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Health Helpline
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Breast cancer: Should I have breast-conserving surgery or a mastectomy for early-stage cancer?
Your optionsHave surgery to remove the breast (mastectomy).Have surgery to remove just
the cancer from the breast (breast-conserving surgery) followed by radiation
treatments.Key points to rememberFor early-stage breast cancer, studies...
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Ovarian Cancer
What is ovarian cancer?Ovarian cancer happens
when cells that are not normal grow in one or both of your
ovaries. This topic is about epithelial ovarian
cancer, the most common type. This cancer is often cured when it
is caught...
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Women and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injuries
Women have more
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries than men:
women athletes injure their ACLs up to 8 times as often as men
athletes.1 Experts have identified three areas where
differences between men and women may affect the risk...
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Cervical Cancer
Is this topic for you?This topic talks about the
testing, diagnosis, and treatment of cervical cancer. For general information
about abnormal Pap test results, see the topic
Abnormal Pap Test.What is cervical cancer?Cervical cancer...
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