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September is a month of transitions.  Classes begin, the cool autumn air sets in, and I have never seen more moving trucks in one place than I did this weekend in Boston.  Residents scrambled up and down streets and flights of stairs with furniture and sundries during the biggest moving day of the

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The Wall Street Journal Health Blog has an interesting story on a brewing turf war between breast surgeons and plastic surgeons over breast reconstruction procedures. Some women with breast cancer - including some with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations undergoing bilateral mastectomy - decide to have breast

Aspirin’s a ‘wonder-drug’ - but can it prevent cancer? May 13, 2008 This is a bit of a long one, but we felt it was important to get it all down in one place… particularly as this is a topic that pops up frequently in the news.

Testing and Management for Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Posted by Paul on May 6, 2008 The term “hereditary cancer syndrome” describes an inherited gene mutation that increases the chance to develop one or more types of cancer.

       In the recent session of the 39th U.S. Gynecologic Oncology Society annual meeting, Anderson Cancer Center researchers report, carrying BRCA1 / 2 mutations in ovarian cancer in women after chemotherapy, the survival time than BRCA1 / 2 mutations who clearly did not extend .

Jewish Women Change Their Destinies by Testing for Genetic Mutation Posted by Paul on April 25, 2008 “One in 40 Ashkenazi Jews - compared to one in 500 in the general population - carries a mutation that gives women a 50 percent to 85 percent chance of getting breast cancer by the time they are 80.

Macmillan Cancer Support Launches On-Line Personalized Assessment For Risk of Inherited Breast or Ovarian Cancer Posted by Paul on April 24, 2008 With so many women concerned about the possibility of inherited breast or ovarian cancer, Macmillan Cancer Support launched “OPERA” (On-line Personal

Colon cancer is among the most frequently found type of all cancers which usually occurs in people over 50 year of age. The major reason which is attributed to this type of cancer is one’s diet. A diet which is low on fiber and high on fat is considered a potential cause for colon cancer. [...]