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Breast Reconstruction Not Very Safe For Obese
2006-11-10 13:03:02
Significantly obese women may wish to consider delaying breast reconstruction following mastectomy until they achieve a healthier body weight. According to findings presented today at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Plastic Surgery 2006 conference in San Francisco, women who are significantly obese are at higher risk for complications and have a lower satisfaction rate than do normal and overweight patients........
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Genetics Of Breast Cancer
2006-11-10 13:03:02
Last few decades have witness significant advancement in our understanding of the genetic and molecular basis of breast cancer. Most researchers believe in a "two hit theory" for the causation of breast cancer in patients who have inherited a genetic abnormality that causes an increased risk of breast cancer. This theory assumes that eventhough these women are born with a specific a genetic abnormality with high risk of breast cancer development, additional insults induced by the environment may be actually mandatory to cause the process of breast cancer development........
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Breast Cancer Survivors Face Higher Suicide Rates
2006-11-10 13:03:02
The burden is not over for breast cancer patients even after the battle with breast cancer is won. A new study suggests that breast cancer survivors have an increased risk committing suicide compared to women in the general population. Survivor s of breast cancer have as much as 37 percent increased risk of committing suicide compared to other women and this increased risk of suicide persist for more than 25 years after the diagnosis of breast cancer........
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Genome Id Method Against Cancer
2006-11-10 13:03:02
A mathematical discovery has extended the reach of a novel genome mapping method to humans, potentially giving cancer biology a faster and more cost-effective tool than traditional DNA sequencing. A student-led group from the laboratory of Michael Waterman, USC University Professor in molecular and computational biology, has developed an algorithm to handle the massive amounts of data created by a restriction mapping technology known as "optical mapping." Restriction maps provide coordinates on chromosomes analogous to mile markers on freeways........
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