Richard has fought off breast cancer twice, but in January was told the disease had spread to her right kidney and bones.

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One, to ward off breast cancer, is to start having mammograms younger and be screened more often, in the hope that the earlier a tumour is found and treated, the better.

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In the U.S., most moms start off breast-feeding, but only 40% are still doing so at six months and just 20% make it to one year, which is the milestone that the AAP recommends at a minimum.

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She spoke of the Amazon woman who would cut off her right breast so that it did not get in the way of her bow, and whose prowess was commemorated by statues in the temple.

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She was undergoing chemotherapy at the time for breast cancer and had just buzzed off her hair in anticipation of losing it all.

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It could be that the research enables scientists to develop a test to identify women who would be better off receiving a different breast cancer drug, such as anastrozole.

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For now, at least, knowing that you have a risk of breast cancer may not necessarily make you better off.

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Time off: Keeps a leather-covered journal in his breast pocket, for watercolors and notes.

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It turns on genes that keep you healthy, and turns off genes that promote heart disease, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and diabetes.

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Via email and telephone, many women I talked to rattled off stories about going into New York City hospitals saying they wanted to breast feed exclusively and then having nurses bully them into using formula as a supplement because they were having difficulties nursing.

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