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Zoom-based mindfulness group proves feasible intervention for post-cancer sexual health

Without intervention there are a lot of people who are just out there dealing with post-cancer sexual health, feeling like they’re alone.

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Endowment supports breast cancer research

Inside the mind of researcher Veronica Irvin

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Improving confidence keeps breast cancer survivors exercising

Regular exercise may reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence and breast cancer-related mortality, experts say, making it crucial to effectively target breast cancer survivors who do not engage in regular physical activity for interventions.

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A World Apart: Cultural barriers hamper Portland’s Hmong community in health-care system

PhD student Jennifer Kue is working to understand the barriers that prevent Hmong women from seeking breast and cervical cancer screenings.

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2ME2 – 2-methoxyestradiol – a cure?

Breast tumors metastasize to bone in 80 percent of patients with advanced disease causing osteolysis, a painful process that can lead to fractures.