Breast Cancer - Latest Stories

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  Jolie 'moved' by support following surgery

  LONDON, June 3, 2013 (AFP) - Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie said Sunday she had been "moved" by public support after she revealed she had had a double mastectomy to reduce her high risk of breast cancer.

  June 03, 2013
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  Jolie's aunt dies of breast cancer: report

  LOS ANGELES, May 30, 2013 (AFP) - Angelina Jolie's aunt has died of breast cancer, it was reported Sunday, less than two weeks after the Oscar-winning actress announced that she had undergone a preventative double mastectomy.

  May 30, 2013
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  Women hail Jolie's mastectomy revelation

  LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2013 (AFP) - Health activists, doctors and movie fans hailed glamorous Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie on Tuesday for her decision to reveal that she had had her breasts removed to reduce her cancer risk.

  May 15, 2013
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  Embryo test for breast cancer is feasible

  A lab test to screen embryos for inherited risk of breast or ovarian cancer is "feasible" but controversy surrounding this method is unlikely to be stilled, a fertility conference heard on Monday.

  July 07, 2012

• Breast cancer cases on the rise

  PARIS, Sept 15, 2011 (AFP) - Diagnosed cases of breast cancer rose by 260 percent and those of cervical cancer by 20 percent from 1980 to 2010, with the biggest hikes occurring in developing countries, according to global estimates reported on Thursd

  September 15, 2011
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  High cancer risk in moms who don't nurse

  WASHINGTON, Aug 17, 2011 (AFP) - African-American women who do not breastfeed their babies face a higher risk of getting an aggressive form of breast cancer than their counterparts who nurse, said a US study on Tuesday. The analysis found that wome

  August 17, 2011