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breast cancer

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Noun1.breast cancer - cancer of the breast; one of the most common malignancies in women in the US
carcinoma - any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer


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LANCASTER -- A $250,000 grant from the Avon Foundation will pay for expanding educational seminars and breast cancer screenings in the Antelope Valley.
FOR HEALTHIER WOMEN GRANT TO FIGHT BREAST CANCER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Like many types of cancer, breast cancer results from complex interactions of genetic predisposition and environmental exposures.
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1) Current users of estrogen-only therapy had a roughly one-third greater risk of breast cancer than never-users of hormone therapy, while current users of combined estrogen-progestogen therapy had twice the risk of never-users.
Current hormone therapy use linked to 30-100% rise in risk of breast ... by London, S. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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