Tag Archive: cancer recurrence

Fertility concerns of young women with breast cancer

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“A Web-based Survey of Fertility Issues in Young Women with Breast Cancer” is the title of a 2004 study, admittedly nearly 5 years old, but I know still as relevant today to younger women… Continue reading

Aggressive treatment for early breast cancer

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A particularly fast-growing form of breast cancer should be treated aggressively after surgery even when tumors are very small, according to recent research that could dramatically alter treatment for women diagnosed with breast cancer. The… Continue reading

Younger women and breast cancer – latest research

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I debated posting this research as the aim of this blog is not to scare anyone, but to offer hope and evidence-based research on best practice.  However, the fact remains that re-occurence of… Continue reading

Exercise and losing weight can cut risk of cancer recurrence

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Breast cancer survivors whose bodies make the least estrogen have the lowest chance of breast cancer recurrence, a long-term study shows. Estrogen levels — measured soon after initial breast cancer treatment — were… Continue reading

When cancer treatment ends

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It’s hard for those of us who have undergone treatment for any kind of cancer to trust that our cancer is truly gone, even if that is what the doctor has just told us.   When treatment ends, you… Continue reading