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This article is from Medical News Today.
If cancer cells lack a certain protein, it could be much easier for them to penetrate healthy body tissue, the first step towards forming metastases. Scientists at the Pharmacology Institute of the University of Heidelberg have discovered the previously unknown cell signal factor SCAI (suppressor of cancer cell invasion), [...]

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This article was was taken from MedicalNewsToday.com
Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis called TMEM, for Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis. As reported in the March 24 online edition of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, density of [...]

The BBC News Reports a study of over 2,000 Chinese women in the International Journal of Cancer found large quantities of both mushrooms and green tea in the diet slashed cancer risk by up to 90%. Research suggests chemicals in the foods block tumor growth and boost the body’s natural defenses against cancer.
 
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First of all, doesn’t it sound like something your gramma would bring over to your house to cheer you up?  The Detroit Free Press  writes about  a new diagnosis breast-specific gamma imaging, uses a radioactive injection that lights up tumor cells, which have high metabolic activity. It is a diagnostic tool, when cancer is suspected, not [...]

This article was taken from the Cancer Prevention coalition.
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Dangers and Unreliability of Mammography: Breast Examination is a Safe, Effective, and Practical Alternative
Samuel S. Epstein, Rosalie Bertell, and Barbara Seaman
International Journal of Health Services, 31(3):605-615, 2001.
Mammography screening is a profit-driven technology posing risks compounded by unreliability. In striking contrast, annual clinical breast examination (CBE) by a [...]

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Dr. Fuhrman delivers the FACTS on breast cancer
Protection is Better than Detection
You can protect yourself so that you don’t detect anything!
What you should know:

Cruciferous vegetables powerfully prevent breast cancer.
Vitamin D powerfully protects against breast cancer.
Mammograms cause some breast cancers, reduce deaths by almost the same number of deaths they cause [...]

Knowing the signs and symptoms of breast cancer may help save your life. When breast cancer is discovered early, you have more treatment options.
Breast Lumps.  The most common sign of breast cancer is a lump- Yet most lumps are not cancerous.
Thickening and or dimpling of the breast.
A spontaneous clear or bloody discharge from your nipple-often associated with a [...]

A risk factor is anything that makes it more likely you’ll get a particular disease. Some risk factors, such as your age, sex and family history, can’t be changed, whereas others, including weight, smoking and diet, are under your control.
But having one or even several risk factors doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll develop cancer — most [...]

Maintain a healthy weight. There’s a clear link between obesity — weighing more than is appropriate for your age and height — and breast cancer. The association is stronger if you gain the weight later in life, particularly after menopause.
Avoid long-term hormone therapy. The link between postmenopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer has been a [...]