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Women's Health News More research needed on sex differences in lung cancer
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The Society for Women's Health Research gathered three lung cancer experts on Capitol Hill on September 17, 2007 to inform Congress on the need for increased funding to research lung cancer and its impact on women.

Residual fetal cells in women both detrimental and beneficial to women's health
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Fetal cells that persist in a woman's body long after pregnancy - a common occurrence known in scientific circles as fetal microchimerism - in some cases may reduce the woman's risk of breast cancer, according to researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

  Testing women for group B strep during pregnancy could save Britain GBP37 million a year
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A research paper confirms what medical charity Group B Strep Support has been saying for years - that testing pregnant women for group B strep would save lives and save the government money.

 Exercise might actually increase the risk of developing ovarian cancer
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Barcelona, Spain: A new study adds fuel to the debate over whether being fat or inactive affects the risk of developing ovarian cancer.

 Wine, beer and spirits all equal when it comes to breast cancer
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Barcelona, Spain: One of the largest individual studies of the effects of alcohol on the risk of breast cancer has concluded that it makes no difference whether a woman drinks wine, beer or spirits (liquor) - it is the alcohol itself (ethyl alcohol) and the quantity consumed that is likely to trigger the onset of cancer.

 Pregnancy does not harm chances of survival from cancer
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New research offers reassurance to women worried about whether getting pregnant after cancer treatment might worsen their prognosis.

 Relationship between stress and breast cancer
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Women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who have also endured previous traumatic or stressful events see their cancer recur nearly twice as fast as other women, according to a report by a University of Rochester Medical Center scientist.

 $2.19 million grant to study therapy for women with depression
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A University of Rochester Medical Center psychologist has received a $2.19 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health that will fund a study of the effectiveness of Interpersonal Psychotherapy in the treatment of women with depression and a history of childhood sexual abuse.

 New breast cancer screening guidelines
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New guidelines from the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommend that women at very high risk for breast cancer receive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) along with annual mammography, reports the October 2007 issue of Harvard Women's Health Watch .

 High impact exercise in the first phase of pregnancy appears to triple risk of miscarriage
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According to a recent study carried out in Denmark women who exercise intensively during the first phase of pregnancy are 3.7 times more likely to miscarry.

 All alcohol consumption linked to breast cancer risk
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One of the largest individual studies of the effects of alcohol on the risk of breast cancer shows that it makes no difference whether a woman drinks wine, beer or spirits (liquor).

 NHS in Britain aims to improve women's experience of childbirth
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According to new National Health Service (NHS) guidelines for England and Wales women need to be given greater control over where and how they give birth.

 Breast cancer death rate continues to drop
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A report from the American Cancer Society finds the breast cancer death rate in the United States continues to drop more than two percent per year, a trend that began in 1990 and is credited to progress in early detection and treatment.

 Breast cancer survivors optimistic, yet lack critical information on reducing recurrence
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The majority of breast cancer survivors consider themselves stronger after having the disease, according to new survey results released today.

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