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Markey Cancer Center at UK gets National Cancer Institute designation, opening up new treatment options for patients
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The University of Kentucky annouced Friday that its Markey Cancer Center has earned a prestigious National Cancer Institute designation. Wi...
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Health care decisions by and for Medicare patients differ widely by place; Lexington big in back surgery, low in mastectomy
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10:57 AM
All medicine involves decisions and, according to a new series of nine reports published by the Dartmouth Atlas Project , those decisions di...
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Colorful fruits and vegetables linked to lower breast cancer risk
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Come to find out, pink isn't the most important color when it comes to breast cancer. According to researchers in the Journal of the Nat...
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Experimental concentrated breast cancer radiation therapy offers new options for women who live far away from treatment facilities
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7:27 AM
A study at the University of Louisville James Graham Brown Cancer Center designed to make radiation treatment more accessible to women who...
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Horses and Hope Race Day set for Nov. 18 at Churchill Downs
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The Fifth Annual Horses and Hope Race Day honoring breast cancer survivors will be Sunday, Nov. 18, at Churchill Downs . Hosted by First La...
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Breast cancer awareness: Testing urged, guidelines explained, misconceptions explored
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10:48 AM
Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2, the genes most commonly involved in breast cancer, have up to an 80 percent chance of getting the disease. Oct...
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