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Jenna Fischer Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Jenna Fischer reveals she’s ‘cancer free’ after being diagnosed with breast cancer last year

Jenna Fischer is highlighting breast cancer awareness month by sharing that she is now “cancer free” after she was diagnosed with the disease in October 2023.

Yahoo · 5h

'The Office' star Jenna Fischer shares triple-positive breast cancer diagnosis. What to know about the disease.

"The Office" actress credits other women's Instagram posts with "needling" her into getting a mammogram a year ago. Now she's urging others to do the same.

Los Angeles Times on MSN · 9h

‘The Office’ star Jenna Fischer reveals private breast cancer battle: ‘I am cancer free’

Jenna Fischer, Pam from 'The Office,' reveals a private cancer battle that is over — for now. She was diagnosed with triple-positive breast cancer last year.

Neighbors bond over breast cancer journeys

CBS Minnesota on MSN · 6h

Neighbors bond over breast cancer journeys as rates rise among AAPI women

New data shows the breast cancer rate is growing each year in women under 50, with the highest increase in Asian American and Pacific Islander women.

The Boston Globe · 1d

Rise in breast cancer rates stirs concern

"Our type of breast cancer is hard to find and diagnose. Our lobular breast cancer tumors were growing for years before being detected," write two advocates. Others write, "Women are right to be concerned about their environment.

Yahoo · 17h

Breast cancer rates rising rapidly in women under 50, new report shows

A new American Cancer Society report reveals that breast cancer rates in women under 50 have risen by 1.4% annually since 2012, double the rate seen in older women. Asian American and Pacific Islander women have experienced the largest increase since 2000.

Breast cancer speeds up biological aging

UPI News on MSN · 18h

Study: Breast cancer treatments might speed aging

Any form of breast cancer treatment appears to speed the aging of the recipient's cells, a new study finds. "For the first time, we're showing that the [aging] signals we once thought were driven by chemotherapy are also present in women undergoing radiation and surgery," said study lead author Judith Carroll .

Yahoo · 8h

Breast cancer speeds up biological aging — and more

Medical Watch Digest for Oct 8. Breast cancer speeds up biological aging A breast cancer battle ages. It doesn’t matter the type of treatment: chemotherapy, radiation or surgery, patients with breast cancer experience an increased expression of aging markers.

The Focus on MSN · 15h

Common cancer treatment could speed up biological aging

The UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that some treatments like chemotherapy and radiation can speed up the biological aging process in breast cancer survivors. Most of us have,

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Women diagnosed with breast cancer in their 20s, 30s, 40s describe being robbed of their femininity

The steepest rise in new breast cancer cases is among women under 50, according to the American Cancer Society.

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From Chauvinism and Death to Ever-Increasing Hope on Breast Cancer | Opinion

In my medical training in the 1960s and 70s, surgeons, who were almost exclusively males, often did not tell their women ...

Breast cancer survivor stresses importance of self-exams, mammograms

When Regina Beyer’s mammogram didn’t show any abnormalities, she wasn’t surprised. After all, no one in her family had been ...

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Doctor shares 3 reasons behind the rise in breast cancer, including some you can control

There's a troubling rise in breast cancer in women under the age of 50, an American Cancer Society report shows, but there are things you can do to help lower your risk. ...

Early detection in breast cancer is key; SMC holds first event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

In efforts to have more people screen for breast cancer, people in Stillwater have teamed up for the month of October — National Breast Cancer Awareness Month — to make it easier to detect. Early ...