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September 29, 2009
Social Isolation Worsens Cancer, Mouse Study Suggests
Using mice as a model to study human breast cancer, researchers have demonstrated that a negative social isolation causes increased tumor growth. The work shows -- for the first time -- that social isolation is associated with altered gene expression in mouse mammary glands, and that these changes are accompanied by larger tumors. This novel finding may begin to explain how the environment affect
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September 9, 2009
Evaluating media reports of science
I was recently linked to this post from PETA's blog from June of 2008. This is a great classroom exercise in evaluating media reports.1. Meat increases the risk of breast cancer. A 2007 study of 35,000 women published in the British Journal of Cancer found that women who ate meat were far more likely to develop breast cancer than women who consumed none. Will Jessica's next t-shirt will say, "Rea
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August 27, 2009
2-Day Symposium Raises Concerns About Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing
Companies are increasingly offering genetic tests directly to consumers to assess their risk for illnesses such as breast cancer or diabetes. These tests have raised concerns over whether people will receive adequate counseling -- given that the tests are not administered by health care providers -- and whether consumers' genetic information will be kept private, among other issues. On Aug. 31
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May 18, 2009
Women With Breast Cancer Cope Better Following Program Focused On Body, Mind And Spirit
Pathfinders, a program designed to care for the whole person -- body, mind and spirit -- has been found to help women with terminal cancer cope and has improved their quality of life, according to a study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. "The program helped improve distress and despair during the initial three months and up to six months after diagnosis among women w
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April 29, 2009
Emotions, support sway exercise post-breast cancer (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Among women recovering from breast cancer, symptoms of depression are consistently associated with low physical activity, researchers report, while family support appears to reduce declines in physical activity over time.
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April 21, 2009
Emotional Health Affects Exercise Patterns In Breast Cancer Patients
The first study to monitor physical activity in breast cancer patients for five years suggests that patients with greater depressive symptoms and a lower emotional quality of life are less likely to exercise as part of their recovery than are patients reporting less distress. While the findings may seem intuitive, they also add weight to a growing pool of data supporting the need to concentrate o
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