Definition of breast cancer: Cancer that forms in tissues of the breast, usually the ducts (tubes that carry milk to the nipple) and lobules (glands that make milk). It occurs in both men and women, although male breast cancer is rare.
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Breast Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of breast cancer.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/healthprofessional
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Breast Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of breast cancer.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast/patient
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Breast Cancer and Pregnancy - National Cancer Institute
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of breast cancer during pregnancy.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast-cancer-and-pregnancy/healthprofessional
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Breast Cancer and Pregnancy - National Cancer Institute
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of breast cancer during pregnancy.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/breast-cancer-and-pregnancy/patient
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Male Breast Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of male breast cancer.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/healthprofessional
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Male Breast Cancer Treatment - National Cancer Institute
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of male breast cancer.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/patient
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Physical Activity Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer - National Cancer Institute
Strenuous long-term physical activity decreases a woman's risk of invasive and in situ breast cancer, according to the February 26, 2007, Archives of Internal Medicine.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/prevention/breast/physical-activity0307
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Breast Cancer: Prevention, Genetics, Causes - National Cancer Institute
Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/prevention-genetics-causes/breast
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Breast Cancer: Screening and Testing - National Cancer Institute
Methods of cancer detection, including information about new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/screening/breast
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Breast Cancer: Treatment - National Cancer Institute
Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/treatment/breast
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Aromatase Inhibitors Come of Age - National Cancer Institute
Aromatase inhibitors (AIs), which interfere with the body's ability to produce the hormone estrogen, are rapidly changing the standard of treatment for breast cancer. Researchers have now taken up the challenge of learning how and when to best use these d
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/treatment/breast/aromatase-inhibitors0307
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Breast Cancer Home Page - National Cancer Institute
Information about breast cancer treatment, prevention, genetics, causes, screening, clinical trials, research and statistics from the National Cancer Institute.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/types/breast
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What You Need To Know About™ Breast Cancer - National Cancer Institute
Information about detection, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer. NIH Publication No. 05-1556
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/breast
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NCIDEA: Advisory Boards and Groups
NCIDEA: Advisory Boards and Groups
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/common/clickpassthrough.aspx?clickitem=listId_e77bb1cc-1e0b-4b78-b988-cdc2b1132b95_Url_http%3a%2f%2fdeainfo.nci.nih.gov%2fadvisory%2fboards.htm&redirectUrl=http%3a%2f%2fdeainfo.nci.nih.gov%2fadvisory%2fboards.htm&fromUrl=%2fTemplates%2fdoc.aspx%3fviewid%3d0b3dd146-d194-4dac-a447-8484b552c072%26ReqUrl%3d%252Fcancertopics%252Ftypes%252Fbreast
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine - National Cancer Institute
Healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, conventional cancer treatments.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/common/clickpassthrough.aspx?clickitem=listId_f03ffc8e-81e9-4e20-8338-59e149e696b4_Url_%2fcancertopics%2ftreatment%2fcam&redirectUrl=%2fcancertopics%2ftreatment%2fcam&fromUrl=%2fTemplates%2fdoc.aspx%3fviewid%3d0b3dd146-d194-4dac-a447-8484b552c072%26ReqUrl%3d%252Fcancertopics%252Ftypes%252Fbreast
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Past Highlights - National Cancer Institute
Press releases, news reports, and other features that have appeared on the NCI Web site, including information on advances in basic and clinical research and news about cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment.
http://cancernet.nci.nih.gov/common/clickpassthrough.aspx?clickitem=NCI+Highlights_Past+Highlights&redirectUrl=%2fpasthighlights&fromUrl=%2fTemplates%2fdoc.aspx%3fviewid%3d0b3dd146-d194-4dac-a447-8484b552c072%26ReqUrl%3d%252Fcancertopics%252Ftypes%252Fbreast
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Breast Cancer Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Breast Cancer Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
http://cdmrp.army.mil/bcrp/
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Funding Opportunities-FY07 Breast Cancer Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), US DoD
Funding Opportunities-FY07 Breast Cancer Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), US DoD
http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/bcrp.htm
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Breast Cancer - C-Health
C-Health delivers in-depth, physician-reviewed health & fitness articles on drugs and conditions, as well as the latest health news, medical research & more to keep you updated on the latest treatments and diagnostic techniques.
http://chealth.canoe.ca/channel_main.asp?channel_id=136
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CNN.com - Health - Life goes on, even with breast cancer - May 26, 2000
CNN.com - Health - Life goes on, even with breast cancer - May 26, 2000
http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/05/26/dougherty.cancer/
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CNN.com - Health - Life goes on, even with breast cancer - May 25, 2000
CNN.com - Health - Life goes on, even with breast cancer - May 25, 2000
http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/cancer/05/26/dougherty.cancer/
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CNN.com - Breast cancer cases rise, cancer deaths decline - June 5, 2001
Cancer deaths - particularly those for breast, prostate, lung and colon cancers - declined during the 1990s, the National Cancer Institute reports. Doctors said early detection might be saving more lives.
http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/06/05/cancer.report/
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CNN.com - Health - Study: Veggies won't cut breast cancer risk - February 13, 2001
Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables will help cut a woman's chances of getting all sorts of dreaded diseases, but breast cancer isn't one of them, according to a new study being published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/13/diet.breastcancer/
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CNN.com - Study: Stopping hormones drops breast cancer risk - Nov. 29, 2002
It is a crucial and complex issue for women who suffer from menopausal symptoms: Is hormone-replacement therapy too risky? CNN anchor Carol Costello spoke with medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen about questions surrounding the treatment.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/11/29/otsc.hormones.cancer/
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CNN.com - Preventing breast cancer the hard way - Oct. 31, 2002
Some might think 49-year-old Denise Barickman is crazy. Some might say brave. She had both her breasts and her ovaries removed earlier this year.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/10/31/breast.cancer/
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CNN.com - Californians seek cause for high breast cancer rates - Nov. 1, 2002
Marin County, California, seems like paradise. Just across the Golden Gate bridge, it's home to rich, beautiful, healthy people.
http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/conditions/11/01/cancer.cluster/
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CNN.com - Latina pop star brings cultural awareness to breast cancer - Oct. 3, 2003
Every year, breast cancer strikes close to 200,000 women in America.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/10/03/hln.bio.soraya/
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Welcome to the Breast Cancer Lighthouse
Easing Cancer Pain is an interactive CD-ROM highlighting personal stories of individuals dealing with cancer pain. This web site takes the user on a virtural retreat where you listen to and read information regarding cancer pain relief.
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/bcl/index.html
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Breast Cancer Topic: Canadian Breast Cancer Survivors
Breast Cancer Discussion Forums - Access the shared knowledge of thousands of people affected by breast cancer
http://community.breastcancer.org/topic/55
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Breastcancer.org Community Knowledge Exchange - breast cancer discussion forums
Breast Cancer Discussion Forums - Access the shared knowledge of thousands of people affected by breast cancer
http://community.breastcancer.org/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php
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NEJM - Twenty-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial Comparing Total Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, and Lumpectomy plus Irradiation for the Treatment of Invasive Breast Cancer
Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine - Twenty-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial Comparing Total Mastectomy, Lumpectomy, and Lumpectomy plus Irradiation for the Treatment of Invasive Breast Cancer
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/347/16/1233
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NEJM - Physical Activity and the Risk of Breast Cancer
Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine - Physical Activity and the Risk of Breast Cancer
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/336/18/1269
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Welcome to CureBreastCancer.org
CureBreastCancer, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing breast health awareness and education to all women and their families., Welcome to curebreastcancer.
http://www.curebreastcancer.org/
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BEST WEB SITES on BREAST CANCER, version 1.8
BEST WEB SITES on BREAST CANCER, version 1.8
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~jbonine/bc_sources.html
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Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors
The Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors at Cornell University provides science-based information on breast cancer and environmental risk factors. Our web site resources include fact sheets, maps and statistics, databases, newsletters, bibliographies, slide shows, and much more.
http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/
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Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project
Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project
http://epi.grants.cancer.gov/LIBCSP/
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Ethnomed: Breast Cancer (Cambodian
Ethnomed: Breast Cancer (Cambodian
http://www.ethnomed.org/patient_ed/cancer/breast/CambodianBreastCancer/xplain.html
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Breast Cancer: Steps to Finding Breast Lumps Early - familydoctor.org
Information for women about finding breast lumps early from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
http://www.familydoctor.org/018.xml
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Breast Cancer: Steps to Finding Breast Lumps Early - familydoctor.org
Information for women about finding breast lumps early from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
http://www.familydoctor.org/healthfacts/018/index.html
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Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Risk: What Does It Mean to Me? - familydoctor.org
Information about genetic testing for breast cancer risk from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
http://www.familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/cancer/risk/332.html
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Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer
http://www.fbhc.org/Patients/BetterHealth/BreastCancer/home.html
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Breast cancer Encyclopedia of Medicine - Find Articles
Breast cancer from Encyclopedia of Medicine in Array provided free by LookSmart Find Articles.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0002/ai_2601000232?lstpn=article_results&lstpc=search&lstpr=external&lstprs=other&lstwid=1&lstwn=search_results&lstwp=body_middle
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Breast cancer - Genetics Home Reference
Breast cancer - Genetics Home Reference
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=breastcancer
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Breast cancer - Gizmodo
Breast cancer - Gizmodo
http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/breast-cancer/
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Heal Breast Cancer Foundation. Independent, holistic research, Hollywood Awards & Gala, PreVenT wristband and Yoga for a cure campaign.
The ONLY non-profit organization dedicated to holistic, meta-disciplinary and preventive research. Research projects, Hollywood Awards & Gala at the Sofitel Hotel Beverly Hills.
http://www.healbreastcancer.org/
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NIH - Breast Cancer
Official website of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is the Federal focal point for health research. The NIH website offers health information for the public as well as medical professionals. There's extensive information on funding opportunities and links to the many Institutes and Centers that make-up NIH such as the National Cancer Institute and the National Library of Medicine.
http://health.nih.gov/result.asp/91
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Finely tuned diagnoses and targeted drugs create optimism about surviving breast cancer - US News and World Report
The crowd applauded wildly and wouldn't be quieted. The overflow audience in the Orlando hall was clearly grateful for what it had just heard. One person described it as "mind boggling," another as "jaw dropping," and several said they were on the verge of tears. "It was a Rolling Stones concert in terms of crowd response," says George Sledge, who was onstage. "Truth to tell, I had a hard time keeping my composure at the end.
http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/articles/050613/13breast.htm
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Symptoms and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Early breast cancer usually does not cause pain. In fact, when breast cancer first develops, there may be no symptoms at all.
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/930766829.html
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Medical College of Wisconsin Healthlink Topics: Breast Cancer
MCW HealthLink articles on Breast Cancer
http://healthlink.mcw.edu/breast-cancer/
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Topic - Breast Cancer
Topic - Breast Cancer
http://www.healthyamericans.org/topics/index.php?TopicID=8
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Imaginis - Breast Cancer: Statistics on Incidence, Survival, and Screening
Award-winning, breast cancer information and news resource. Imaginis also covers related breast cancer health topics such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT), heart disease, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, cervical cancer, and ovarian cancer, as well as, extensive information about medical procedures such as angiography, biopsy, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, x-ray imaging, and radiation therapy.
http://www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/statistics.asp
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Avon Foundation: Walk for Breast Cancer, Need for Speed Relay
Avon Foundation: Walk for Breast Cancer, Need for Speed Relay
http://info.avonfoundation.org/goto/celestejackson
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Cancer Research UK : Breast cancer at a glance
Find out about breast cancer
http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerandresearch/cancers/breast/
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Cancer Research UK : Breast Cancer Key Statistics
Breast cancer key statistics from the Statistical Information team at Cancer Research UK
http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/breast/
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JAMA - Abstract: Intake of Fruits and Vegetables and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies, February 14, 2001, Smith-Warner et al. 285 (6): 769
JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed new medical research findings and editorial opinions on a wide variety of topics important to clinical practice and biomedical science. JAMA has the largest circulation of any medical journal in the world and is received each week by physicians in virtually every specialty and practice setting, JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed new medical research findings and editorial opinions on a wide variety of topics important to clinical practice and biomedical science. JAMA has the largest circulation of any medical journal in the world and is received each week by physicians in virtually every specialty and practice setting JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed new medical research findings and editorial opinions on a wide variety of topics important to clinical practice and biomedical science. JAMA has the largest circulation of any medical journal in the world and is received each week by physicians in virtually every specialty and practice setting
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/285/6/769
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JAMA - Association of Frequency and Duration of Aspirin Use and Hormone Receptor Status With Breast Cancer Risk, May 26, 2004, Terry et al. 291 (20): 2433
JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed new medical research findings and editorial opinions on a wide variety of topics important to clinical practice and biomedical science. JAMA has the largest circulation of any medical journal in the world and is received each week by physicians in virtually every specialty and practice setting, JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed new medical research findings and editorial opinions on a wide variety of topics important to clinical practice and biomedical science. JAMA has the largest circulation of any medical journal in the world and is received each week by physicians in virtually every specialty and practice setting JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed new medical research findings and editorial opinions on a wide variety of topics important to clinical practice and biomedical science. JAMA has the largest circulation of any medical journal in the world and is received each week by physicians in virtually every specialty and practice setting
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/291/20/2433
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JAMA - Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer: The Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Dietary Modification Trial, February 8, 2006, Prentice et al. 295 (6): 629
JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed new medical research findings and editorial opinions on a wide variety of topics important to clinical practice and biomedical science. JAMA has the largest circulation of any medical journal in the world and is received each week by physicians in virtually every specialty and practice setting, JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed new medical research findings and editorial opinions on a wide variety of topics important to clinical practice and biomedical science. JAMA has the largest circulation of any medical journal in the world and is received each week by physicians in virtually every specialty and practice setting JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, is a highly cited weekly medical journal that publishes peer-reviewed new medical research findings and editorial opinions on a wide variety of topics important to clinical practice and biomedical science. JAMA has the largest circulation of any medical journal in the world and is received each week by physicians in virtually every specialty and practice setting
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/295/6/629
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How to Perform a Breast Self-Examination
Although it may seem strange or inconvenient at first, a breast self-examination is a useful thing to learn for future breast health.
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/girls/bse.html
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Living With It - Online Support for Patients Living With Breast or Lung Cancer
Living With It - Online Support for Patients Living With Breast or Lung Cancer
http://www.livingwithit.org/
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Comprehensive information on breast cancer from MedicineWorld.Org
Comprehensive breast cancer information from MedicineWorld.Org. Your gateway to breat cancer information.
http://www.medicineworld.org/cancer/breast/
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