Feature story
Medication and Lifestyle May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
MONDAY, August 24 (The New York Times)—Mammography is a valuable tool for finding breast cancer when it is still confined to the breast and highly amenable to cure. But no matter how good the odds for survival may be with early detection, I’m quite certain women would rather not develop breast cancer in the first place.
Yet, even though one woman in eight will eventually receive a breast cancer diagnosis, only a minority currently take advantage of the well-established lifestyle measures for reducing chances of developing the disease, and far fewer take medications that can help prevent it in women at higher than average risk.
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Foundation news
Prevent Cancer Foundation awards $250,000 in community grants
Through its community grants program, the Foundation is proud to support 10 projects focused on increasing cancer prevention and early detection in underserved communities across the U.S., from Issaquah, Washington to Tampa, Florida. The projects were selected through a highly competitive grants process, and each program will receive a one-year $25,000 grant.
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