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Breast 'awareness' trumps self-exams, docs say

A vacation to Washington nearly a decade ago led to a life-changing revelation for Kathi Cordsen. Passing by a breast cancer awareness event, her mother blurted it out: Her doctor had just confirmed that she had breast cancer.

Task force opposes routine mammograms for women age 40-49

Women in their 40s should not get routine mammograms for early detection of breast cancer, according to updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Many breast cancer surgery survivors report lingering pain

Almost half of women who have breast cancer surgery still have pain or numbness two to three years later, according to a new study. Women younger than 40 who receive lumpectomies are at the greatest risk.

People.com: Phil Mickelson's Mom Diagnosed with Cancer Weeks After His Wife

The news comes after the golfer temporarily bowed out of the tour to be with his wife

Gene variations could predict ovarian cancer risk

Variations within women's genes could predict risk for ovarian cancer, a new study has found.

Ovarian cancer survival linked to two key proteins

The chances of surviving ovarian cancer appear to vary dramatically depending on the levels of two tumor proteins, suggesting that this type of cancer may have a more nuanced outlook than the grim statistics indicate.

Alternating mammograms, MRIs may be best for high-risk women

Women at high risk for breast cancer are generally advised to have one mammogram and one magnetic resonance image scan every year, and they usually schedule them around the same time, along with a hands-on examination by a doctor. The idea is to get three different views of what's going on in the breasts.

Cancer rates fall, but lung cancer still problematic, report says

Rates of new cancer diagnoses and deaths for U.S. men and women have fallen for the first time, according to a new report from leading cancer and medical research organizations.

A head-to-toe look at breast cancer's real effects

Let's face it: Your mom, your sister-in-law, your co-worker, your best friend from college -- someone you know has had breast cancer. Someone you care about has sat white-faced, clutching the kitchen phone, or in a doctor's office, and gotten the scary news that every woman dreads -- news that one out of eight of us will hear in our lifetime, 250,000 of us this year alone.

SI.com: Jim Trotter: Texans' owner McNair a horseman with heart

Houston Texans patriarch Bob McNair is everything an owner of a professional sports team should be: involved without being meddlesome, supportive without being overbearing. He is self-made, smart and enlightened. The next time he is overcome by ego will be the first.

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