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Download a presentation by Hima Kandimalla of Mount Hope Women's Hospital in Trinidad and Tobago.

Presentation by David B. Toub, MD.

Postoperative radiation therapy substantially decreases local relapse and moderately reduces breast cancer mortality, but can be associated with increased late mortality due to cardiovascular morbidity and secondary malignancies.

Positive Association Between Mammographic Breast Density and Bone Mineral Density in thePostmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions Study

Transcriptional Changes Associated with Breast Cancer Occur as Normal Human Mammary Epithelial CellsOvercome Senescence Barriers and Become Immortalized

In a study published today in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction1, researchers from New York's Cornell University report the first IVF pregnancy to result from the use of tamoxifen as an ovarian stimulant.

Breast cancer is traumatic not only for the women who develop it, but also for the men in their lives. I know. In 1991, my wife was diagnosed, and I found myself along for an unpleasant ride as she had surgery, two months of daily radiation, and six months of biweekly chemotherapy, not to mention the emotional upheaval the disease engenders.

Human MUC1 mucin, a membrane-bound glycoprotein, is a major component of the ductal cell surface of normal glandular cells. MUC1 is overexpressed and aberrantly glycosylated in carcinoma cells. The role MUC1 plays in cancer progression represents two sides of one coin.

Sore breasts can signal the onset of PMS -- that 'ouch' feeling tells some women they're premenstrual more reliably than a calendar. Cyclical breast soreness shouldn't cause concern, according to Women's Health America. However, breast pain doesn't have to be tolerated. Here's how to minimize discomfort, and how to recognize cautionary signs that should send you to your doctor.

Breast Cancer and Breast Disease

This month is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and so I feel it's an appropriate time to Reflect on my last eighteen months going down that road. I will try not to make this a sad trip but instead a hopeful one for all of us either with the disease or with loved one's going through this journey.

This week on the Women's Forum there have been two posts that have "touched home" for me. I must share with you that I was hesitant at first to answer them. Why, you are probably asking... Well they are Both subjects that I am completely familiar with and yet felt reluctant to open-up about on the forum.

Janet George is a mother of three, grandmother of seven, and a breast cancer survivor. Her story began after a routine mammogram. Janet's mother died of breast cancer, so regular mammograms have always been part of her healthcare. Janet was notified that a small tumor had been found during a routine mammogram, and her cancer was diagnosed after a wire localization biopsy.

Disclosure Declaration •Grant Support –National Institutes of Health, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc, Pharmacia Corp., Berlex Laboratories, Proctor and Gamble •Honoraria and consultation fees –Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Berlex Laboratories, Pharmacia Corp., TAP Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Co. •Participation in company sponsored speakers’ bureau –Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Berlex Laboratories, Pharmacia Corp., Merck Pharmaceuticals.

Educational tutorial on endometriosis.

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES: . Objectives . Know the risks, benefits and side effects of oral contraceptives . Utilize basic concepts in OC prescribing . Know how to modify regiments to manage side effects .Objectives .Know the risks, benefits and side effects of oral contraceptives .Utilize basic concepts in OC prescribing .Know how to modify regiments to manage side effects

Extended Use of Combined Oral Contraceptive PillsDr Hamed EllakwaAssociate Professor of Obsterics and GynecologyMenoufiya University, Egyptdrhamedellakwa@yahoo.com

Endometriosis-An Overview Prof. Dr. Mohammad A. Emam Prof. of Obstetrics and Gynecology Mansoura Faculty of Medicine Mansoura Integrated Fertility Center (MIFC) EgyptEmam MA, EGYPT, 2003

INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER (IBC) is an advanced and accelerated form of breast cancer automatically rated as Stage IIIb that usually is not detected by mammograms or ultrasounds. It requires immediate aggressive treatment with chemotherapy prior to surgery and is treated differently than more common types of breast cancer.