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New Research Suggests Chemo Brain Can Last for Months—or Longer
Women who undergo chemotherapy may still show signs of cognitive difficulties six months after treatment, according to one recent study.
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Why Where You Live Has a Big Impact on Your Health
Your local community may have more of an impact on your overall health than you realize, according to one recent study.
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Some Women with Breast Cancer Choose to Have an Unnecessary Mastectomy
According to one recent study, one in six women with breast cancer chooses to have a healthy breast removed even when there’s no indication that a double mastectomy will improve her odds of survival.
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Spring Allergy Alert
Springtime is here — and so is allergy season. Allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever, is marked by a sensitive reaction to things in the environment, such as pollen, dust mites or pet dander. If you suffer from a runny or stuffy nose and watery, itchy eyes around this time of year, it’s likely that you have seasonal allergic rhinitis. And in spring, pollen is the main culprit.
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Redefining herself – and her lifestyle
For years, no decades, Michelle Milliner walked through department stores and dress shops admiring the designer labels and their elegant styling. She looked but never for very long. She knew her size 30 body was not going to fit into any of those clothes.
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Teetotaler Gene May Affect Alcohol Consumption
A recent study indicates that genetics may play a role in how much some people drink.
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How Access to the Internet May Impact Women’s Health
Women who lack access to the internet may be missing an opportunity to improve their health, according to one recent study.
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How 3D Mammography Improves Breast Cancer Detection
About 1 in 8 American women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, but one technology is improving breast cancer screening and helping us detect the disease earlier.
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New Treatments for Lung Cancer
Harnessing the body’s immune system to help destroy lung cancer cells is the goal of new therapies being developed at UF Health Cancer Center — Orlando Health. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among both men and women, causing more deaths every year than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined, according to the Cancer Research Institute. Cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly 80 percent of lung cancers.
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Pre-Pectoral Reconstruction: A New Technique for Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy
One in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and many of these women will undergo a mastectomy to remove one or both breasts followed by reconstruction.
