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Breast Cancer
Research on breast cancer reported by scientists at Yale University
June 5th, 2008
"Chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer has significantly improved survival outcomes but is associated with ovarian toxicity, resulting in early menopause for many premenopausal women," investigators in the United States report. "A qualitative study was conducted that generated a grounded theory explaining how women carried on with life in response to breast cancer and menopause. My purpose in this article is to describe three distinct types of responses from women in that study: making the best of it, struggling and barely noticing," wrote M.T. Knobf and colleagues, Yale University. The researchers concluded: "The degree of menopausal symptom...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-06-05)
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