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More women opt for mastectomies to beat cancer odds

They look healthy. But more and more women are getting mastectomies to counter a hidden risk.

Tags: Paula Wolfson, mastectomy, BRCA1, BRCA2, gene, gene mutation, Angelina Jolie, Dr. Eleni Tousimis

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The 2013 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

The annual event was held on the National Mall Saturday, May 11.

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A survivor's triumph at Komen Race for the Cure

When Kristi Mangan saw a picture of her sister kissing someone this spring, she wondered who the mystery person was.

Tags: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, susan g. komen global race for the cure, Manassas, bob madigan

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High-fat dairy holds higher death risk for women with breast cancer

A new study published in Thursday's Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds breast cancer survivors who ate even one serving of a high-fat dairy product a day were at a 49 percent higher risk of dying from breast cancer compared with those who eat little or no high-fat dairy.

Tags: Brennan Haselton, cancer, ice cream, dairy

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Breast cancer experts: It's time to study environmental impact

A committee of breast cancer researchers recently published a list of recommendations for ways to expand funding and breast cancer studies on possible causes of the disease. Scientists, government officials and advocates are now trying to find ways to implement them.

Tags: George Washington University, research funding, National Institutes of Health, Paula Wolfson

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Miss America contestant pursuing double mastectomy

Tags: Allyn Rose, Miss DC, miss america pageant

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Walking to find a cure for breast cancer

Supporters, walkers continue their three-day, 60-mile walk to raise money for breast cancer research.

Tags: Susan G. Komen for the Cure

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Md. knitting group helps breast cancer patients

The knitting group at Country Meadows Retirement Community estimates that, altogether, they've been knitting for 500 years or so.

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Doctors remind women mammograms can save lives

It is a frightening statistic: Fifty percent of American women who should get annual mammograms do not.

Tags: mammograms, Paula Wolfson

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