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Issue 13

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Issue 12

‘boobies’ bracelets banned

nanny angels take moms, kids under their wings

‘preventive’ surgery barbaric

delayed childbirth associated with pregnancy-associated breast cancer

cheap diabetes drug tested as cancer treatment

summer camp helps children cope

city doctor gets $430,000 to fight cancer

Issue 11

experts: up to a third of breast cancer cases could be avoided with diet, exercise

cancer isn’t the best thing that ever happened to me

preventive surgery; a growing number of women are opting for prophylactic mastectomies

a wonder drug, but not a miracle; herceptin, the drug breast-cancer

historic cancer study will monitor 300,000 canadians

Issue 10

breast cancer drug leaves women permanently bald

mistake mastectomies spark new protocol

expose your skin to the sun

canada lags in cancer care

skip the needless chemo

new study tailors drugs to patients

Issue 9

an aspirin a day keeps the breast cancer at bay

smoking creates health concerns for women of all ages

new study proves less is more

jonnas body please hold

critical illness insurance can save your life

tumour dna test paves the way to customized cancer treatment

Issue 8

talking to your 3 year-old about death, cancer

much more vitamin d please

can grape juice cure cancer?

fighting for medicine

microwave heat plus chemo shrinks breast cancer tumours

Issue 7

decade in review, top 10 research discoveries

mammograms raise odds of cancer in high-risk women

mammography, more harm than benefit

drug combo boosts breast cancer survival

loneliness linked to onset of breast cancer

soy, nuts and hops help fight cancer

Issue 6

specialists help combat breast cancer in poorest countries

men get breast cancer too

is fat your friend?

to screen or not to screen

new surgery to allow breasts to regrow

quebec 5.4 million class action settlement approved

Issue 5

canadian researchers decode breast cancer dna

entire family opts for double mastectomies and more

breast tenderness is early warning

doctors split over benefits of tamoxifen

’suddenly’ by giller prize winner bonnie burnard

‘lab on a chip’ to revolutionize diagnosis process

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