Breast Cancer Signs

• Risk of dying from breast cancer has dropped sharply since the 90s, research shows

  Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in women in Canada and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in Canadian women. But studies show improvement in survival rates.

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  Jun 13, 2023
  
• Only 2% of people in this study knew early breast cancer signs. Here’s what they are

  About 73 per cent of those surveyed said they regularly check for breast cancer signs. But most couldn't identify them.

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  Sep 25, 2017
  
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• Nearly 1 in 2 Canadians expected to get cancer. Here’s why

  Nearly one in two Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime, the Canadian Cancer Society is warning.

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  Jun 20, 2017
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• Hair dyes, relaxers linked to increased risk of breast cancer: study

  Women's risk of developing breast cancer increases by up to 74 per cent, depending on race, new study finds.

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  Jun 19, 2017
• These lifestyle changes may help keep breast cancer recurrence at bay

  You’ve survived what was likely the toughest battle of your life: breast cancer. But what can you do to make sure the disease doesn’t recur?

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  Feb 21, 2017
• Here’s the ‘trick’ that led one woman to finding her breast cancer

  Hayley Browning always checked for lumps in her breast while standing up – just as she was told. But she ended up finding her breast cancer in an unconventional way.

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  Feb 9, 2017
• World Cancer Day: Important cancer screening tests and when you should get them

  Pap tests, mammograms, PSAs – there are handfuls of tests available to you to screen for various cancers but are you aware of when you should be taking them?

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  Feb 4, 2017
• Think you’re too old for a mammogram? Keep screening even in your 70s: study

  Women in their 70s may think they’re too old to worry about mammograms and breast cancer, but new research suggests there shouldn’t be an age cut-off.

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  Nov 29, 2016
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• DIY breast reconstruction: New device lets women do part at home

  This might be the ultimate do-it-yourself project: Doctors are testing a device that would let women do part of their own breast reconstruction at home.

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  Nov 16, 2016