Physicians Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA; Vincenza Snow, MD; Katherine Sherif, MD; Mark Aronson, MD; Kevin B. Weiss, MD, MPH; and Douglas K. Owens, MD, MS, for the Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians* Breast cancer is one of the most common causes of death for women in their 40s in the United States. Individualized risk assessment plays an important role when making decisions about screening mammography, especially for women 49 years of age or younger. The
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MISSION To connect people with trusted breast cancer information and a community of support. VISION A world where no one impacted by breast cancer feels uninformed or alone. HISTORY & COMMUNITY SERVED LBBC was founded in 1991 by radiation oncologist Marisa C. Weiss, MD, in response to a woman's need for breast-cancer-related information, connection and support after completing treatment. In our early years, Dr. Weiss ran LBBC out of the third floor of her home using volunteers
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February 5, 2015 Avis Ku 20 Victoria Street, 6th Floor Toronto, ON M5C 2N8 aviskmk@cbcf.org Abby Chiu Junior Project Assistant Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation 62 Robin Street, Apt. 3B, Toronto, ON M4D 2P3 Dear Abby Chiu, This letter is to confirm our discussion today that your employment with Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation will be terminated effectively as of Monday, February 8, 2015. As you know, our organization has been experiencing the decrease of public funding and donations over the past
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BREAST CANCER Cancer is a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body. All around our world one may hear the word cancer, but have we ever taken the time to figure out exactly what cancer may be? There are many different types of cancers that one can be diagnosed with such as bone cancer, lung cancer, and breast cancer. I became curious about breast cancer a few years back and I wanted to know is there a possible cure if one is
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Environmental threads.Inadequate access to health care.Individual and Behavioral factors.Education inequalities Black Women have Higher Death rate from breast cancer than other women..Nearly 40,000 women die every year from breast cancer.Black women are %40 more likely to die from Brest cancer than white women. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths,among women in the US.The reason for this fact is because of the fewer economical and social resources,genetic,and lack of information,in
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Optimal care of the patient with cancer incorporates effective physical and psychological care.There are currently several clinical practice guidelines available documenting evidence-based information and treatment recommendations for the physical care of people with cancer, many of which are also available in consumer versions. Some of these treatment guidelines include chapters devoted to psychosocial care. People with cancer suffer significant emotional morbidity. In addition to the distress
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My Medical Choice By ANGELINA JOLIEMAY 14, 2013 LOS ANGELES MY MOTHER fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56. She held out long enough to meet the first of her grandchildren and to hold them in her arms. But my other children will never have the chance to know her and experience how loving and gracious she was. We often speak of “Mommy’s mommy,” and I find myself trying to explain the illness that took her away from us. They have asked if the same could happen to me. I have always
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and also due to not enough money they had to move to east coast with her brother. | She spent her childhood trying to | Life Stage: Adulthood | Jolie inherited cancer from her mother. Her mother died of ovarian cancer in early age because of which could then be passed down to Angelina that’s why she had high chance of breast cancer in her late adulthood and is also likely to pass down to her upcoming generation. | When she enters in her adulthood her health become weakened may be due to under
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Melanoma is a cancer of the melanocytes, the cell found in the skin's epidermis that produces melanin. Melanoma most commonly occurs on the trunk or lower extremities. While malignant melanoma is less common than non-melanoma skin cancer , it is considered the most deadly form of skin cancer. This is because melanoma accounts for approximately 75% of deaths associated with skin cancer. In 2013, it is estimated that 76,690 people will be diagnosed with melanoma and 9,480 people will die of melanoma
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In particular, data have emerged to suggest that metformin may have precise utility for cancer treatment in combination with radiation therapy. These evidence, as well as proposals for future, is the platform on which the review is
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