Young Women & Breast Cancer

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Added: Wed. Nov 26, 2008 2:41pm
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Breast cancer rare but possible in young women:

At 28, Dina Melendez thought about adding a second child, not losing a breast.

Don't worry, the doctor told her. Most lumps are nothing.

Breast cancer, no. She was far too young.

What the Buckingham woman quickly found out though is youth isn't a guaranteed protection against breast cancer. It's a lesson many Americans learned last week after it was revealed that TV actress Christina Applegate, who is 36, is undergoing treatment for early, non-life-threatening breast cancer Read More>>>

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Exercising as a teen may lower breast cancer risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — New research shows exercise during the teen years — starting as young as age 12 — can help protect girls from breast cancer when they are grown.

Middle-aged women have long been advised to get active to lower their risk of breast cancer after menopause.

What's new: That starting so young pays off, too.

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New Book:
"Taking Care of Your Girls - A Breast Health Guide for Girls, Teens, and In-Betweens"
by Marisa C. Weiss M.D., & Isabel Friedman
ISBN-10-0307406962
ISBN-13-978-0307406965
Order from Amazon.com
Websites: http://www.takingcareofyourgirls.com/
http://www.breastcancer.org/about_us/press_room/prevention.jsp

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