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		<title>Study May Help Cool Hot Flashes for Cancer Patients</title>
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Hot flashes can be a very debilitating condition for women who undergo estrogen depletion, either naturally (with menopause), with surgical ablation (of the ovaries), with certain types of chemotherapy, or with pelvic radiation, any of which can induce sterilization.  For many women, hot flashes are a tolerable condition, even though it has great “nuisance value”. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mycanceradvisor.com/2010/03/04/study-may-help-cool-hot-flashes-for-cancer-patients/</link>
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		<title>Cancer Can&#8217;t Stop the Creation of New Life with 22-year-old Frozen Sperm!</title>
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This is an amazing story and an inspiration to all cancer patients! See below for news about a mother who had the foresight to preserve the sperm of her teenage son who was being treated for leukemia&#8230;no doubt something that was not on the radar screen of a young person who has been given a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mycanceradvisor.com/2010/03/02/httpabcnewsgocomgmaoncallstoryid7303722page1/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time To Quit Smoking!</title>
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Cigarette smoking and tobacco use result in significantly more deaths each year than illegal drugs and AIDS. Smoking damages nearly every organ in the human body, is linked to at least 15 different cancers, and accounts for some 30% of all cancer deaths. And it costs billions of dollars each year in health-related expenses. Yet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mycanceradvisor.com/2010/02/24/smoking-and-cancer/</link>
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		<title>Fertility Preservation: An Issue Less Than Half of Affected Cancer Patients Are Told About</title>
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Fertility is an important quality of life issue for cancer patients of child-bearing age. Some types of cancer treatments (especially certain forms of chemotherapy and with radiation to the pelvis) can impair fertility. Such patients may benefit from referral to a reproduction specialist before they start their cancer treatment. Unfortunately, the majority of studies show [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mycanceradvisor.com/2010/02/22/fertility-preservation-an-issue-less-than-half-of-affected-cancer-patients-are-told-about/</link>
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		<title>Senator John Kerry&#8217;s Invaluable Story About His Prostate Cancer Experience</title>
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This is one of the best stories on a prostate cancer journey that I have seen on video since I posted a blog on Rudy Giuliani.  These two political icons had access to a massive amount of information about their prostate treatment options….and then made opposite decisions: Senator  John Kerry chose surgery , while Mayor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mycanceradvisor.com/2010/02/22/senator-john-kerry-invaluable-story-about-his-prostate-cancer/</link>
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		<title>Senator Chris Dodd Says His Prostate Cancer Is Manageable</title>
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Yet another well-known politician has announced that he has prostate cancer. Senator Chris Dodd (Democrat, Connecticut) described his experience that began with a rising PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen; a  blood test). This screening test plus a physical exam first detected what is apparently a very early stage of prostate cancer. He then had a biopsy which [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mycanceradvisor.com/2010/02/22/senater-chris-dodd-says-prostate-cancer-is-manageable/</link>
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		<title>What Does Vitamin D Have To Do with My Breast Cancer Risk?</title>
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An interesting and important article was published in the prestigious Journal of Clinical Oncology about a study of vitamin D levels in breast cancer patients. This is an important topic because vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased breast cancer risk and decreased breast cancer survival.
At the onset of this trial, 74% of premenopausal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mycanceradvisor.com/2010/02/17/vitamin-d-deficiency-in-women-with-breast-cancer/</link>
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