Should you worry about ovarian cancer?
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Diem Brown – MTV reality star, cancer warrior and patient advocate - was only 34 years old when she died after a long battle with ovarian cancer on November 14.
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WOMEN'S HEALTH
Study links obesity to breast cancer
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According to two new studies, obesity increases the risk for breast cancer in post-menopausal Hispanic and African-American women. The first study, from the Cancer Prevention Institute of California, analyzed 3,200 Hispanic women and found that those who gain weight through adulthood – especially after menopause – had a higher risk for estrogen receptor-negative and progesterone receptor-positive breast tumors.
Read MoreNew report says pregnant women should ‘avoid all tuna’
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Pregnant women should ‘avoid all tuna’ due to the dangers of being exposed to high levels of mercury, according to a new study from Consumer Reports.
Read MoreHeart attack symptoms in women often missed
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February is American Heart Month across the U.S. It also is the time of year when the American Heart Association promotes it’s “Go Red for Women” initiative, which focuses on heart disease in women.
Read MoreWhat you need to know about bone health
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Osteoporosis and osteopenia (low bone density) currently affects an estimated 55 percent of the population over the age of 50 in the United States
As of 2010, it was estimated that more than 52 million Americans were affected by the condition, a statistic that is thought to climb to 61 million people by 2020.
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