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Dry skin is an irritation at best and a medical condition at worst. Vitamins and supplements may help, but talk to your doctor first.
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Early Signs of the Flu
Each year the flu virus affects Americans with symptoms ranging from fever, chills, muscle aches, cough and headache. Because the earlier you treat the flu, the sooner you can begin to improve, it is important to recognize the early signs of the flu.
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Causes of Sagging Breasts in Teenagers and Young Women
Breast sagginess sometimes develops in teens and young women. So learn the causes of saggy breasts and what you can do to achieve a perkier look.
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This Bra Supports You AND Breast Cancer Patients
Even if you’re not a breast cancer survivor, you can help women recovering from breast cancer surgery. Buy any Athleta bra from Oct 2-15 and the company will donate an Empower Bra to UCSF’s Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, up to a maximum of 2,500 bras.
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Chronicles of Courage: Balancing Cancer Treatments With 'Normal' Life
This is what living with cancer is like. It’s not living “in spite” of cancer, or “through” cancer, or “above” cancer. It’s having it. And it’s also having all the other stuff too, the stuff that makes life rich and fun and hard.
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Chronicles of Courage: Living Every Day Like It's Your Last
It shouldn’t take surviving stage three triple negative breast cancer to make you live every day like it’s your last.
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Chronicles of Courage: When Cancer Comes Back
Here's what it feels like to go to the doctor when you’re pretty sure you have breast cancer. You have to leave the solid ground of before. You have to leap into after. Your life depends on it.
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Chronicles of Courage: Why Knowledge Is Power With BRCA Testing
I learned that while you can’t “catch” cancer, I have what’s called a cancer history, meaning there was a chance I might carry the BRCA gene mutation — something that greatly increases the likelihood of getting the disease.
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Chronicles of Courage: Life After My Preventative Double Mastectomy
Paige More, 26, underwent a preventative double mastectomy in January 2017 after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation.
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Hormone Treatments for Breast Growth
Breast tissue is sensitive to hormonal changes. Hormonal changes can cause an increase in size, tenderness and breast composition. These changes occur during every menstrual cycle. The introduction of hormones might change breast size, but it can also cause many unwanted and unpleasant side effects.
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Early Signs of Pancreatic Cancer
One of the biggest problems with pancreatic cancer is by the time symptoms become severe enough to alert the person to make a doctor’s appointment, it's already progressed to a serious stage.
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Is late-night eating linked to cancer? A doctor breaks it down
A recent study linked certain cancers with late-night eating—but that may be just a part of the picture.
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Prevent Skin Cancer With These 7 Crucial Tips
May is Skin Cancer (and Melanoma) Awareness Month — read on to learn some vital information about preventing skin cancer and keeping your skin youthful, beautiful and healthy.
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Flight attendants have higher cancer rates, and this doctor thinks he knows why
Flight attendants are at an increased risk for several types of cancers — and radiation exposure (from outer space) along with what's known as circadian rhythm disruption (from red-eye shifts and constant jet lag) have been cited as potential causes for the prevalence of cancer.
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This Specific Penis Shape Is Linked to Cancer Risk
Are you the proud owner of a curved penis? You might be at a higher risk of developing several types of cancer.
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Baking Soda Poison Ivy Treatment
The poison ivy plant can be found in many parts of the United States; approximately half of the population will have an allergic reaction or develop a rash upon exposure.
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Certain Cancers That Cause Nosebleeds
Most nosebleeds stop on their own without medical treatment and typically don’t represent a significant health concern. However, recurrent or unexplained nosebleeds may indicate a serious underlying disease, including cancer.
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5 Things You Need to Know About Breast Cancer Symptoms
Breast cancer symptoms might include a breast lump or skin changes, or nipple-related symptoms. However, early breast cancer frequently causes no symptoms.
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What to Expect in the Last Stage of Cancer
When cancer cannot be cured, the disease eventually progresses to its last stage. Certain signs and symptoms typically occur as the end of life approaches, regardless of the type of cancer involved.
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A Daily Dose of Aspirin Can Stop Cancer From Developing
New research suggests taking low doses of aspirin on a daily basis can reduce the chance of death from cancer.
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