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Study: Pomegranates May Help Fight Breast Cancer

(Jan. 6) -- The antioxidant-boosting pomegranate just got a boost of its own: U.S. researchers say that on top of all its other health benefits, the ancient fruit fights breast cancer as well. A rare compound found in pomegranates, ellagic acid, helps stop the growth of hormone-fed cancer cells, according to a study...

Teresa Heinz Says She's Fighting Breast Cancer

BOSTON (Dec. 23) -- Teresa Heinz says she is being treated for breast cancer discovered through mammography and argues that younger women should continue undergoing the tests despite a federal panel's recent recommendation to reduce their frequency. The 71-year-old wife of the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, Sen....

Critics Blast Advice About Mammograms

(Nov. 18) -- Reactions to new government guidelines for breast cancer screenings have been visceral and immediate, and have sparked instant disagreement among doctors. Those objecting to the shift scoff at the composition of the government-appointed panel and the fact that it only re-examined old data and never touched...

Background on breast cancer screening

Breast cancer screening refers to the medical screening of asymptomatic, apparently healthy women for breast cancer in an attempt to achieve an earlier diagnosis.

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