Hartley welcomes FDA action
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State Senator Joan Hartley (D-Waterbury) applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration updating its regulations to require mammogram providers ... Continue Reading →
Family history of breast cancer prompts man to get examined
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My mother and both of her sisters had breast cancer in their 30s, with my mother eventually passing after her third bout at age 43. They ... Continue Reading →
Length of hormone treatment depends on the individual
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 60-year-old woman at the end of a five-year regimen of hormone therapy. My doctor has advised me to eventually stop the ... Continue Reading →
Late recurrences are possible in breast cancer patients
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I just read another sad story about a woman who had breast cancer, fought it and seemed to win, but after five years, it came back ... Continue Reading →
Less mercury in flu shot than in can of tuna
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DEAR DR. ROACH: How much mercury is safe? – A.C.
ANSWER: The chemical element mercury exists in three forms: elemental mercury, which is the kind in thermometers; ... Continue Reading →
Learn right way to use a cane
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have Parkinson’s disease, and balance is an issue. I have been using a cane on the right side, my weak leg side. I have ... Continue Reading →
Chest CT can’t replace screening mammogram
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am due to have a mammogram, but around the same time I am supposed to have a chest CT as a follow-up to my chondrosarcoma cancer. I ... Continue Reading →
Eating right can help fight breast cancer
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A pink ribbon is the symbol worn in October for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts from cells of the ... Continue Reading →
Pulmonary fibrosis needs exact diagnosis
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was recently diagnosed with mild to moderate pulmonary fibrosis. His mother died from pulmonary fibrosis. From what we have read there ... Continue Reading →
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