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Proton Beam Therapy For Breast Cancer Treatment

Find out how Proton Beam Therapy uses proton as external beam therapy, with the dosage falling off rapidly… [more]

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Breast Cancer Answers Reaches 1 Million Video Views in First 3 Months!

Since our launch in late November 2011 we have reached over one million video views! The team here at Breast Cancer Answers couldn’t be more proud to be reaching this milestone in such a short period of time. We are are excited to know that our content is reaching women and advocates who really need [...]

Uterine Risk From Breast Cancer Treatment

In this video Dr. David Margelith explains the risk of developing uterine cancer while treating breast cancer. Prescriptions like Tamoxifen used to treat breast cancer could have serious side effects, including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and uterine cancer.         David A. Margileth, MD practices medical oncology at St. Joesph Hospital in Orange, [...]

Lymphedema Risk With Chemotherapy

In this video, Breast Cancer expert Dr. David Margileth explains the link possible between breast cancer chemotherapy and lymphedema.         David A. Margileth, MD practices medical oncology at St. Joesph Hospital in Orange, CA specializing in oncology, hematology, and internal medicine (board certified). His selected area of interest is breast cancer. Dr. [...]

Breast Cancer Exercise Program For Patients

Dr. Harness briefly describes some guidelines of exercise for breast cancer patients in various stages of recovery and provides a link to Dr. Moshe Frenkel’s printable list of recommended exercise programs for breast cancer patients.         Jay K. Harness, MD, FACS is a board certified surgeon currently treating patients at St. Joesph [...]

Breast Cancer Risks Women Should Be Aware of

In this video Dr. Hoda Anton-Culver provides women with important breast cancer risk factors they should be aware of.         Hoda Anton-Culver, Phd: The number one risk factor for breast cancer is age. As women age, the risk for breast cancer increases and that we cannot do anything about, obviously. But also [...]

Breast Cancer Risk From Family History

In this video Dr. Anton-Culver explains why family history plays an important role in assessing a woman’s risk in developing breast cancer.         Widely recognized as a leader in cancer research, Dr. Hoda Anton-Culver is a Professor & Chair of the Epidemiology School of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine as [...]

Breast Cancer Obesity Info, Cancer Expert Explains

Dr. Hoda Anton-Culver describes the breast cancer risks involved for obese women of all ages and why maintaining an acceptable BMI is important for all women. Dr. Hoda Anton-Culver, PhD: Well, obesity affects lots of things in the body and obesity at different ages affects the hormone level in a woman’s body, so obesity premenopausally [...]

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