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		<title>&#8216;Basal-Like&#8217; Breast Cancer Does Not Originate From Basal Stem Cells</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New research uncovers a case of mistaken identity that may have a significant impact on future breast cancer prevention and treatment strategies. The study, published by Cell Press in the September 3rd issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell, suggests that despite their &#8220;stem cell-like&#8221; characteristics, most aggressive breast tumors are not derived from normal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join the UFT and NYSUT in the Battle Against Breast Cancer. UFT members will walk with other NYSUT locals throughout the state to raise funds for breast cancer research, advocacy and patient services. UFT teams will carry the banner in all locations.

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		<link>http://www.pinklightsofhope.com/making-strides-against-breast-cancer-walk/</link>
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		<title>Sexualised breast cancer campaign sending the wrong message</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Breast cancer awareness is a worthy and honorable goal &#8230; but we should not give carte blanch to sexist rhetoric, even if well-intended, writes Melinda Tankard Reist , a Canberra author and blogger.

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		<link>http://www.pinklightsofhope.com/sexualised-breast-cancer-campaign-sending-the-wrong-message/</link>
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		<title>Once promising breast cancer drug could get FDA boot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The diagnosis was Stage 4 breast cancer. The prognosis: grave.&#8221;I got the impression that it was just like, &#8216;Well, you&#8217;re going tocome here for chemo every week … kind of until you die,&#8217;&#8221; ErinHowarth said with a sardonic laugh.

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		<link>http://www.pinklightsofhope.com/once-promising-breast-cancer-drug-could-get-fda-boot/</link>
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		<title>Cancer survivor rates improving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FOUR OUT of every five women diagnosed with breast cancer today and the same numbers of men diagnosed with prostate cancer will still be alive in five years, a conference in Dublin heard at the weekend.

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		<link>http://www.pinklightsofhope.com/cancer-survivor-rates-improving/</link>
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		<title>Breast cancer survivor Diane Montville of Bainbridge Township is a key volunteer in the Race for the Cure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not only has Montville survived cancer, the 49-year-old has become one of the top 100 fundraisers for the Race for the Cure and has been the volunteer chair of the northeast affiliate for the race for three years.

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		<link>http://www.pinklightsofhope.com/breast-cancer-survivor-diane-montville-of-bainbridge-township-is-a-key-volunteer-in-the-race-for-the-cure/</link>
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		<title>Newly Developed Prediction Tool Helps Estimate Local Recurrence In Patients With Non-Invasive Breast Cancer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The decision regarding treatment following breast-conserving surgery for patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in-situ (DCIS) has long been an area of discussion and confusion for patients and physicians alike. While the mortality rates for DCIS remain low, the risk of local recurrence in the breast is high. Standard treatments following surgery include radiation therapy and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pinklightsofhope.com/newly-developed-prediction-tool-helps-estimate-local-recurrence-in-patients-with-non-invasive-breast-cancer-2/</link>
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		<title>Acupuncture Helps Ease Side Effects And Symptoms Of Some Cancers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recent studies have shown that acupuncture can help control a number of symptoms and side effects &#8212; such as pain, fatigue, dry mouth, nausea, and vomiting &#8212; associated with a variety of cancers and their treatments&#8230;

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		<link>http://www.pinklightsofhope.com/acupuncture-helps-ease-side-effects-and-symptoms-of-some-cancers/</link>
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		<title>Using PET/CT In The Detection Of Breast Cancer Metastases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About one-third of women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer will have their cancer travel, or metastasize, to other parts of the body, with the bone being the most common site of initial detectable spread&#8230;

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		<link>http://www.pinklightsofhope.com/using-petct-in-the-detection-of-breast-cancer-metastases/</link>
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		<title>Breast, ovary removal found to raise cancer survival rates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Even if a patient has already been diagnosed with breast cancer, the surgery can reduce risk of dying, finds a study of women with two common breast cancer genes. Preemptive removal of breasts or ovaries in women with two common breast cancer genes can sharply reduce the risk of contracting cancer and dying, even if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.pinklightsofhope.com/breast-ovary-removal-found-to-raise-cancer-survival-rates-2/</link>
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