Investors upbeat about health care bill There were more winners than losers on Wall Street on the first trading day after the landmark health care bill was passed by the House. Read more on USA Today
NIH Student Award Winner Exploring How Couples Cope with Breast Cancer
NIH Student Award Winner Exploring How Couples Cope with Breast Cancer Amber J. Belcher, a doctoral student in psychology at the University of Delaware, has won the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The fellowship will support Belcher’s research on how couples cope with breast cancer. Read [...]
Breast cancer fight aided by pink donation
Breast cancer fight aided by pink donation Men and women in need of reduced-cost mammograms have options available at Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital. The hospital was the recent recipient of a $2,500 gift from Tough Enough to Wear Pink, a Missoula non-profit focused on breast cancer awareness. Read more on Ravalli Republic
Study: Aspirin reduces recurrence of breast cancer
Study: Aspirin reduces recurrence of breast cancer Women who take aspirin regularly after their breast cancer goes into remission are about 50 percent less likely to suffer a recurrence or to die from the disease, according to new findings from the ongoing Nurses’ Health Study. Read more on Lansing State Journal
Bags that carry you through: Local breast cancer survivor fills totes to help other survivors
Plano resident Debbie Stallings was speechless when the doctors gave her the diagnosis: breast cancer. “I just stood there when he said it. I didn’t know what to think,” she said. Always part of the Susan G. Komen races each summer, Stallings decided to go one step further and find other ways to get involved. [...]
Can breast cancer happen to me twice?
Can breast cancer happen to me twice? In Singapore, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, making up for 29.7 per cent of the detected cancers in the female population. Compared to other Asian countries, Singapore has one of the highest incidences of breast cancer. Read more on AsiaOne