Breast Cancer Awareness Night

Omaha, NE – The Nighthawks would like to thank Methodist Hospital Estabrook Cancer Center for presenting the Second Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game. To commemorate the night, Nighthawks players will wear pink gloves and socks, while coaches will wear pink shirts.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Night

Stage Zero Breast Cancer: What is it?

Stage Zero Breast Cancer: What is it? — Tue Oct 05 03:42:22 UTC 2010 Stage zero breast cancer. Have you ever heard of it? Jackie Fox first heard this diagnosis on April 4, 2008, after undergoing her first digital mammogram, following 10 years of normal, traditional mammograms. “There were just tiny specks on the image. … about: American Cancer Society Breast breast cancer Breast cancer cancer Cancer cancers Conditions and Diseases DCIS ductal carcinoma Health Health Medical Pharma high tech x-ray Jackie Fox Mammary ductal carcinoma Mammography mastectomy National Cancer Institute Omaha Omaha media relations manager Stage zero breast cancer Stage zero cancer x-ray Zero Breast Cancer at: American Cancer Society

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VAST competes at Omaha meet

Vermillion Swim Team started their summer long course season off with a swim in Omaha, NE on June 11-13. They participated against teams from South Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska and Iowa. Madisen Martinez won the 50 Breast Stroke and Madisen Lavin won the 200 Freestyle.

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Majority of Medical Oncologists and Ob-Gyns Disagree With New Mammogram Recommendations, New Infogroup’s ORC Oncology …

PRINCETON, N.J.—-Recent recommendations by the US Preventive Task Force on Breast Cancer advising that women under the age of 50 should not get routine mammograms have resulted in fierce debate within the medical community.

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Albany Baseball Team Supports ALS and Breast Cancer Research

The College Baseball Blog — Sun Dec 20 12:00:00 UTC 2009 FROM CBB NEWS SOURCE Albany, N.Y. – The UAlbany baseball team supported ALS and Breast Cancer Research organizations by participating in two local walks held in the Capital Region last weekend. The Great Danes gathered at Saratoga State Park for the 8t… about: Albany ALS America East Breast Cancer Community Service Conditions and Diseases Great Dane Health Saratoga State Park Sports University at Albany SUNY

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Study Shows Another Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Breast Cancer

A new Columbia University study shows that as many as three-fourths of premenopausal women with early stage breast cancer have vitamin D deficiency. It was further found that daily supplementation of 400 IU per day did not correct the deficiency.

The 103 women on whom the study focused were all receiving chemotherapy. Of these, a total of 74% were vitamin D deficient at baseline, with 80% of African-Americans and 84% of Hispanics deficient at baseline.

All of the women were given daily supplementation of 400 IU of vitamin D and 1,000 mg of calcium carbonate. After a year, only 15% of White and Hispanic women had adequate levels of vitamin D and all of the African-American women remained deficient.

The study, reported in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, is the latest in a growing field of research to identify a link between a deficiency of D vitamin and breast cancer.

Research done in 2008 by the University of Toronto indicates that vitamin D levels could be crucial to the outcome for women with early stage breast cancer. Of the participants in the Canadian study, the risk of the cancer spreading was 94% higher among those with low levels of the vitamin, and the risk of death for them was 73% greater.

In a small 2007 study by Creighton University in Omaha showed that supplemental vitamin D appeared to significantly lower the risk of cancer. The study followed 1,179 healthy women with an average age of 67, who were divided into three groups. One group was given supplements of calcium along with 1000 IU of vitamin D, while another group received calcium alone and the third group received placebos.

Though the study was primarily focused on the effect on bone health, a significantly lower risk of cancer stood out in the findings. Over the four years of the study, the cancer risk for those taking both calcium and vitamin D was 60% lower.

The current recommended daily dose of D vitamin is 400 IU per day for adults, an amount that some researchers suggest is far too low.

NCCN Emphasizes Tailored Treatment in Discovery Health Channel Program Metastatic Breast Cancer: Individualizing … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

NCCN program on Discovery Health Channel profiles patients undergoing treatment for metastatic breast cancer and their physicians’ use of the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology(TM) for Breast Cancer to determine an individualized treatment regimen. The program, which provides free CME credits, premieres on Sunday, November 22 at 7:00 am EST.

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Updated NCCN Guidelines For Breast Cancer Discourages Prophylactic Mastectomy In Women Other Than Those At High Risk (Medical News Today)

Despite a recent study finding that an increasing number of women who had cancer in one breast are opting to have the other breast removed, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology(TM) for Breast Cancer discourages prophylactic mastectomy in women except for those considered high risk.

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