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Modified Pap tests can show early warning signs of other cancers
The Pap test may become a key step in the early detection of ovarian and endometrial cancers.
LA Times
Cancer patients still suffer after treatment
Cancer patients can continue to suffer long after treatment is over.
Toronto Star
FDA Approves 23andMe Test For Breast Cancer Gene
If a simple test could tell you your breast cancer risk, would you take it?
Women's Health
Montreal surgeon, now cancer patient, urges doctors to show empathy
In more than 40 years as a colorectal surgeon Phil Gordon placed many patients on chemotherapy protocols.
Montreal Gazette
Breast cancer treatments can raise risk of heart disease
The American Heart Association issued a stark warning Thursday for women with breast cancer.
Washington Post
Global cancer survival rates improve, but wide gaps remain
Cancer patients' survival prospects are improving, but there are huge disparities between countries.
CBC News
Young women avoid smear tests because they’re embarrassed about their bodies
A survey found that one in three 25-29 year olds were not taking up invitations to get checked because of a negative body image.
Metro
Breast cancer survival 'unaffected by faulty gene'
Young breast cancer patients with faulty BRCA genes have the same survival chances as those without, a study has found.
BBC News
‘Chemo brain’ could be by-product of cancer: U of T research
The memory and cognitive challenges experienced by cancer survivors, known as “chemo brain” or “chemo fog,” are not just the result of chemotherapy.
U of T News
Women turn to exercise to help reclaim their bodies after cancer
For many women, exercise is a way to take back control—to take ownership of their bodies again, to tell cancer they're calling the shots now.
Shape Magazine
These moms have the BRCA gene mutation. Here’s how it affects their parenting.
It’s not just the same shoe size that Jaime Wright inherited from her mother, or her love of music, entertaining or singing in the car.
Washington Post
Chemo’s Psychosocial Impacts May Outweigh Physical Side Effects
The psychosocial impacts of chemotherapy have become more significant for patients than physical side effects such as nausea and vomiting, according to the preliminary results of a study...
Psych Central
Vancouver mom's Facebook post leads to early cancer diagnoses for 5 women
A Facebook post written by a Vancouver mother at a time when she was feeling a bit sorry for herself may have helped save the lives of five strangers.
CTV News
Fitness may lower breast cancer risk
Aerobic fitness seems to alter the interior workings of cells in ways that may substantially lower the risk of breast cancer.
New York Times
What to know about ovarian cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, ovarian cancer kills more American women than any other cancer of the reproductive system
Metro
What women can do to lead healthy lives as they age
Medical science is catching up with the physiological differences that can affect a woman's chances of developing a range of age-related diseases.
Globe and Mail
What you need to know about cancer-causing BRCA gene mutations
In announcing her resignation as a federal cabinet minister and Liberal MP, Judy Foote revealed Thursday that she has the cancer-causing BRCA2 gene and has passed it on to her children.
CTV News
UK South Asian women 'hiding cancer because of stigma'
A number of UK women from South Asian backgrounds who have cancer hide it because of a perceived stigma about the disease.
BBC News
Australian mom chronicles cancer battle on Instagram to inspire others
A brave woman from Down Under is determined to stand up to her cancer — and do it in a way that inspires others.
Today
How Early Should You Be Screened For Breast Cancer?
Guidelines say that women should begin getting annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer once they turn 45 — but new research may just change that.
Refinery 29
Cancer survivors struggle with mental health issues
An enormous number of those diagnosed with cancer will undergo mental and emotional strain.
Toronto Star
How yoga could ease cancer patients' pain and fatigue
Researchers found patients who practiced yoga slept less but had less fatigue, in large part because they cut down on daytime napping.
The Guardian
Montreal mother and daughter face breast cancer at the same time
Last November, barely 22 when she was diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, Lindsey Hope Finkelstein had radical surgery to amputate both breasts. Within six months, her mom, Merle, was in the operating room for the same surgery, a double mastectomy.
Montreal Gazette
New ovarian cancer drug ‘biggest breakthrough in decade’
A new drug has been hailed as the biggest breakthrough in a decade for women living with untreatable ovarian cancer after trials led to significant shrinkage in tumors.
Newsline
New hope for women infertile after cancer treatment
Having trouble getting pregnant can be frustrating and depressing, and it’s even more so if you’ve lost your fertility to cancer.
Reader's Digest
Woman shares photo of inflammatory breast cancer symptom to save lives
A woman has shared a photo of her breast in the hope it’ll educate others of the warning signs of inflammatory breast cancer.
Huffington Post
New therapy offers hope against incurable form of breast cancer
A type of inherited and incurable breast cancer that tends to affect younger women could be targeted by a new therapy, researchers have found.
The Guardian
Pregnancy after breast cancer doesn't raise recurrence risk: study
A study of more than 1,200 women now shows they may be able to have a baby without boosting the risk that their cancer will return.
ABS CBN News
A drink a day tied to higher breast cancer risk, report says
A new report from the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research reveals just how much of a risk daily drinking might pose for both premenopausal and postmenopausal women.
CNN
B.C. scientists uncover new subtypes of ovarian cancer, allowing for more targeted treatment
B.C. cancer scientists have discovered seven new subtypes of ovarian cancer, which means treatment can now be targeted, allowing some patients to possibly skip chemotherapy.
The Province
Younger patients face unique challenges post-cancer
Cancer and its treatment have a particularly large and too-little understood impact on young people already facing the challenges of school, establishing careers and finding partners.
Toronto Star
A dimpled breast photo may have saved her life
Claire Warner was bending over and pulling up her socks one day last June when something strange caught her eye in her bedroom mirror.
Today
Why we need a new war on cancer
Advances in screening and diagnosis are sending some cancer patients down aggressive treatment paths that they shouldn't be on. The solution: a new war on cancer and a rethinking of resources.
National Post
Why thousands of women might be getting unnecessary mastectomies
Researchers found that nearly half of women who chose to have a double mastectomy after genetic testing didn’t actually have the mutations, most notably BRCA1 and BRCA2, known to increase their cancer risk.
Women's Health
7 ways dermatologists protect their skin - without avoiding the sun
We polled 23 top derms about the educated tweaks they make to a typical SPF routine.
Women's Health
A shocking diagnosis: Breast implants gave me cancer
After learning she had breast cancer, Raylene Hollrah had a double mastectomy. But then cancer struck again.
New York Times
You can take steps to lower your breast cancer risk
Fear of breast cancer is widespread, yet many women don't realize that adopting protective living habits may help keep it at bay.
New York Times
Low-dose aspirin linked to lower breast cancer risk, study says
More potential good news for people who regularly take a low-dose aspirin: Women who took one had a lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research
CNN
How one tattoo artist helps breast cancer survivors feel beautiful again
David Allen has refined his technique, and used his tattoos to transform a sense of disfigurement a lot of women feel into feelings of beauty.
The Verge
Poor diet during teens, early adulthood may raise breast cancer risk
Previous studies have associated an unhealthful diet - particularly one that is low in vegetables, high in refined sugar and carbohydrates, and high in red and processed meats - with chronic inflammation, which may raise the risk of certain cancers.
Medical News
Canadian model spreads message of love after ovarian cancer recurrence
Elly Mayday is a model with a message. The 28-year-old body positive activist was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2013 -- but instead of backing down, she said she used the diagnosis as “fuel to talk about the things I wanted to talk about...
CTV News
This blood test could spot ovarian cancer
A blood test every four months could help spot ovarian cancer in women who are highly susceptible to the disease, researchers say.
Daily Mail
Exercise, keeping weight down help prevent breast cancer recurrence, review finds
Women who've survived breast cancer can reduce their risk of recurrence by avoiding weight gain and getting consistent exercise, a new Canadian review suggests.
CBC News
Cooling caps may help women keep hair during breast cancer chemo
Women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer are more likely to keep most of their hair with the help of devices that cool the scalp, according to two new studies.
The Globe & Mail
Colorectal cancer rates soar in younger people
Stacey Betancourt had no reason at all to suspect she had cancer. When she was 27, she started suffering pain and irregular bowel habits. The worst her doctors thought it might be was irritable bowel syndrome.
NBC News
Signs of breast cancer explained, using lemons
Is that a lump I can feel? Should I be worried about the dimpled skin there? What exactly am I feeling for? Those were the concerns of Corrine Beaumont, a young designer, who created the 'Know Your Lemons' campaign, which has been shared more than 32,000 times on Facebook in the past few days.
BBC
You Need To Know About This Unusual Way To Check For Breast Lumps
Lumps aren't the only symptom of breast cancer and thankfully, we're increasingly wising up to some of the other symptoms, such as skin dimpling and discharge. One recent campaign even used lemons to illustrate them.
Refinery29
