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Hot Topics - New Osteoporosis Guidelines Released
Your Questions - I have heard people say that some women cause their own cancer because they keep all their emotions bottled up inside. Is there any truth to this?
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Hot Topics - Red Meat Eaten During Adolescence May Increase Risk of Premenopausal Breast Cancer
Your Questions - I just learned that there are different types of radiation treatments. Which is the best?
Hot Topics - Grapefruit Intake and Breast Cancer Risk
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Your Questions - What is the CA 27.29 blood test? Should I have it done?
Your Questions - My gynecologist recommended Vagifem vaginal tablets for vaginal atrophy and dryness. Are they safe to use long-term?
Hot Topics - New Evidence-Based Review Finds Breast Self-Exam Fails to Reduce Cancer Deaths
Vaginal Dryness
Your Questions - Microcalcifications were seen on my mammogram. My doctor said I don't need a biopsy, but I'm worried. Should I get one?
Expert Archives - Getting Strong With Exercise After Breast Cancer
Hot Topics - 2007 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Your Questions - Is there a way to prevent breast cancer?
Hot Topics - ASCO 2008—Three Important Breast Cancer Studies
Your Questions - Is the Estring safe? Could the estrogen get into my breast and increase my risk of a breast cancer recurrence? Are there other options I should try?
Your Questions - My tumor tested positive for HER2. Does that mean my chance of recurrence is much greater?
Hot Topics - Study Finds Dense Breast Tissue Increases Breast Cancer Risk

Hot Topics - Red Meat Eaten During Adolescence May Increase Risk of Premenopausal Breast Cancer
Hot Topics - New Osteoporosis Guidelines Released
Your Questions - I just learned that there are different types of radiation treatments. Which is the best?
Your Questions - My biopsy came back as atypical lobular hyperplasia. What does this mean? What are my best treatment options?
Hot Topics - Grapefruit Intake and Breast Cancer Risk
Your Questions - Should I have the CYP2D6 tamoxifen resistance test?
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Understanding your cancer
Your Questions - I have heard people say that some women cause their own cancer because they keep all their emotions bottled up inside. Is there any truth to this?
Your Questions - Is the Estring safe? Could the estrogen get into my breast and increase my risk of a breast cancer recurrence? Are there other options I should try?
Your Questions - What does "relative risk" mean? I see this term all of the time in research studies.
Your Questions - After I started taking tamoxifen, I found that I tired easily. My oncologist said tamoxifen shouldn't make me tired, and ran some blood tests and diagnosed me with a condition called hypothyroidism. Is there a connection between this and the tamoxifen? What does this mean?
Your Questions - I had a total thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer in 1968 at the age of 16. Thirty years later, in 1998, I was diagnosed with a Stage I lobular breast cancer. Is there a link between thyroid cancer and breast cancer?
Your Questions - I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I was previously diagnosed with hypothyroidism and take Synthroid. Will tamoxifen affect my hypothyroidism?
Your Questions - What are aromatase inhibitors?
Your Questions - I am postmenopausal and have hormone-sensitive early breast cancer. I have been taking tamoxifen for two years. Should I switch to an aromatase inhibitor?
Your Questions - I just completed five years of tamoxifen. My doctor is now recommending that I take the aromatase inhibitor Femara for five years. Do you think this makes sense? I want to do all that I can to prevent a recurrence.
Your Questions - My doctor recommended that I have hormone therapy before I have my surgery. I thought hormone therapy was used after surgery. Why is she suggesting I have it before my surgery?
Your Questions - What are the risks associated with tamoxifen? I am trying to decide if I should take it.
Your Questions - My chemotherapy treatment for invasive cancer put me into menopause, and my oncologist put me on Arimidex. Is this the right drug for me? I'm also taking Fosamax, which my doctor prescribed to help maintain my bone mass.