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Things to Know About Breast Cancer

On: October 6, 2008

According to the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women, after skin cancer. Breast cancer also accounts for more than 1 in 4 cancers diagnosed among American women. Furthermore, a woman has a 1 in 8 chance of getting breast cancer during her lifetime, and the olderRead More →

Breast Cancer Vaccine

By: M.J. Blackstone

On: October 3, 2008

In: Breast Health, Women's Health

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New on the horizon is the possibility of a breast cancer vaccine. According to the BBC, a new vaccine “targets breast cancer caused by an excess of a protein called HER2.” As HER2 is the most common form of breast cancer, so this is indeed a break through. Researchers found that whenRead More →