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Black women less likely to get breast cancer, but more likely to die from it

African-American women are less likely to get breast cancer than white, Asian and Latina women, but once diagnosed with breast cancer, they are more likely to die from it.

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Logic can help overcome fear, denial
May. 14th — Dear Susan: My mother is 71 years old and hates to go to the doctor. I recently talked her into making an appointment to have an area of skin on her neck looked at that I thought could be cancerous. She hadn't been to a doctor in three years.
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Former prostitute works to save women from streets
May. 12th — In the early morning hours, Dee Dee Perry, 45, gets in her car and does "spiritual drive-bys" along International Boulevard in East Oakland, Calif. She drives up and down the busy corridor known as the "track" looking to proselytize to prostitutes.
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Ali put a face on Parkinson's disease
May. 9th — About a quarter of a century ago, Muhammad Ali was standing with one of his daughters (he has 9 children) by a driveway at Los Angeles International Airport. We were walking by when my son, Andrew, spotted the famous boxer. My other son, Tom, immediately ran over to him and Ali did a right-left-right handshake and gave Tom an autograph.
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Same-day surgery: An overview of what to expect
May. 7th — Same-day surgery allows a person having an operation to go home later the same day. Medical advances now have made it possible for many people to go home the same day of an operation. For this to happen, everything must go smoothly, and the person must feel comfortable. Any same-day surgery may become an overnight stay, if necessary.
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Insurers face increased scrutiny for canceling policies
May. 5th — When Karen Knee filled out an online application for health insurance four years ago, she scanned her address book and her memory. She wrote down the names and numbers of her doctors and listed her recent health history - anti-depressants after a death in the family, a normal Pap smear and a bladder infection. She never thought to mention that her back sometimes felt sore after playing soccer or that she'd once taken pain pills after a muscle spasm.
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'Caring Conversations' important for families
May. 12th — It's not an easy discussion to have, but we all need to be talking with our loved ones about end-of-life decisions. Bill Colby, the lawyer who represented Nancy Cruzan's family in that landmark right-to-die case of the mid '80s, makes the case for those "caring conversations."
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Walk a mile — or five — in her shoes
May. 9th — Sue Parks kept her promise. She walked five miles around Annapolis, Md., the day after she did a similar jaunt around Dover, Del.
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Could it be depression in disguise?
May. 8th — Many of our clients divorce, start a new life, and then a couple of years down the road wonder why the zest just isn't there — and it's often depression. They don't feel "depressed." The bad times have passed and they wonder "There's nothing really that bad right now. What's wrong with me?" What's wrong is that after going through something traumatic such as divorce, sometimes the body and the mind need some time to reconnect.
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Coping with life's major turning points
May. 6th — Has life thrown you a curve ball or delivered a wake-up call? If so, you might be in a new position to exercise some real power. You might need to make a decision that will alter the course of your life.
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Getting the right fitness fit
Apr. 28th — While most sports bras come in just small, medium and large, most breasts don't, which is probably why you've been squeezing into some and getting little support from others.
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