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Learning about the meanings of frequently used cancer terms
January 30, 2020 Communication

6 Frequently Used Cancer Terms: What Do They Actually Mean?

In cancer language, it’s not unusual for the medical or scientific meaning of a term to be different from the way the same word is understood in everyday language.

Doctor examining a mammogram
April 12, 2014 Research Updates

Recent Breast Cancer Screening Studies: What Are the Take-Home Messages?

A major study on breast cancer screening was published recently in the journal of the American Medical Association.

October 2, 2013 Progress Against Cancer

Breast Cancer “Awareness”: What Is The Message?

While mammography screening has increased as a result of “awareness” campaigns, we are far from being able to declare success in the fight against breast cancer.

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