Tag: breast
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Jenna Fischer recalls moment she learned about her breast cancer diagnosis
Just over a week after Jenna Fischer publicly revealed her breast cancer diagnosis, the former “The Office” actor is opening up about her journey, treatment and how her mindset has shifted. On Oct. 8, Fischer, 50, shared an Instagram post for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, revealing she had been diagnosed with Stage 1 triple-positive breast cancer in…
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Younger Asian American women had the second-lowest breast cancer rate. Why they’re now tied for No. 1.
Chien-Chi Huang was 40 when she requested her first mammogram at the hospital, shortly after her aunt died from breast cancer. The radiologist didn’t detect a tumor because she had dense breast tissue that can hide cancer on a mammogram. Soon after the mammogram, Huang said she felt a lump under her armpit and began…
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How early puberty may be linked increase of breast cancer among younger women
More younger women are getting breast cancer, and doctors are scrambling to understand why. Rates of breast cancer in women under 50 have increased more than 15% in the last two decades, a rise that is almost entirely driven by an increase in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer (ER+), a tumor subtype that needs the hormone…
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Grandmother who accidentally invited random teen to Thanksgiving diagnosed with breast cancer
The Arizona grandmother who went viral for accidentally inviting a stranger to her Thanksgiving dinner has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Wanda Dench chose to open up about her diagnosis in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, saying she’s been undergoing chemotherapy. Jamal Hinton, the “stranger” she mistakenly texted eight years ago, posted her statement…
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‘The Office’ star Jenna Fischer reveals breast cancer diagnosis
Jenna Fischer is sharing news of her breast cancer diagnosis. “The Office” star, 50, made the reveal on her Instagram on Tuesday, writing that since October is breast cancer awareness month, she wanted to share her story. “I never thought I’d be making an announcement like this but here we are. Last December, I was diagnosed with…
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Breast cancer rising among younger women and Asian Americans, report finds
Americans have benefited from huge leaps in breast cancer treatment over the last two decades, but diagnoses are becoming more common, especially among younger women, according to a report published Tuesday by the American Cancer Society. The new report shows that breast cancer mortality has decreased by 44% since the late 1980s. Rates of breast…
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Black women are more likely than white women to die of all types of breast cancer
Black women are more likely than white women to die from even the most treatable types of breast cancer, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found. The findings, experts say, underscore that it’s racial disparities, not biology, driving the biggest differences in death rates between Black and white women. While Black…