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Ovarian cancer: not-so-silent. A swollen abdomen, urinary symptoms, and bloating can be warning signs of ovarian cancer, which afflicts 1 in 57 women in the US.. 10:12. 2004
Role of plant estrogens in disease remains unclear. Weak estrogens in foods and supplements offer little health protection.. 10:10-11. 2004
Treating abnormal uterine bleeding. Hysterectomy is not always necessary.. 10:3. 2004
What is a dropped bladder, and how is it treated?. 10:16. 2004
Alternative cancer therapies can be dangerous. "Natural" and "herbal" are not synonymous with "safe".. 9:1-2. 2003
Breast-cancer drug letrozole picks up where tamoxifen leaves off. But we don't know who stands to benefit the most from this follow-up approach.. 9:4-5. 2003
Experts hopeful about designer estrogens. For some women, selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) help prevent breast cancer.. 9:1-2. 2003
I've heard that lymphedema can develop after cancer treatment. What is lymphedema, and how is it treated?. 9:12. 2003
Low-dose HRT may thwart bone loss. One form of low-dose HRT seems to preserve bone, but its safety remains uncertain.. 9:12-13. 2003
What's my risk of getting an inherited form of breast cancer?. 9:12. 2003
A clearer picture of HRT.. 8:1-2. 2002
Hysterectomy options. Total and subtotal surgical procedures prove comparable.. 8:4. 2002
Fruits, veggies, and breast cancer: time to toss away five-a-day?. 7:4. 2001
Herceptin: help for advanced breast cancer.. 7:4. 2001
HRT and breast cancer.. 6:5. 2000
Fibroid face-off.. 5:3. 1999
Preventive mastectomy.. 5:4. 1999
A new alternative to estrogen: raloxifene.. 4:4. 1998
Lymphedema after cancer.. 4:1-2. 1998

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