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March 7, 2014 Research Updates

Top Cancer Research Stories: Winter 2014

Top cancer research stories for Winter 2014 include studies on mammography, risk reduction for carriers of BRCA gene mutations and radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer.

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January 6, 2014 Research Updates

Top Cancer Research Stories: November-December 2013

Top cancer research stories for November-December 2013 include a study on media coverage of the Angelina Jolie story and a study on the reasons behind higher breast cancer mortality rates for African American women.

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December 21, 2013 Research Updates

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2013: What Did We Learn?

My top five takeaways from the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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October 30, 2013 Research Updates

Cancer Research Top Stories: September-October 2013

Top cancer research stories for September-October 2013 include progress on a preventive breast cancer vaccine and new drugs that remove “brakes” on the immune system.

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Welcome! I'm a cancer research advocate who was diagnosed with breast cancer more than 20 years ago at the age of 35. I write about developments in cancer research and a variety of cancer and health-related topics from the patient advocate perspective. Please sign up below to be notified when new posts are published. Thank you!
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