Also - Spreading love: One couple's response to inflammatory breast cancer
Also - Spreading love: One couple's response to inflammatory breast cancer
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FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Peter Enzinger, MD
Most of us are familiar with the burning feeling in the chest associated with heartburn, a common ailment caused by acid regurgitation into the esophagus. But for some people heartburn can be a regular occurrence, and that's when the issue may merit a closer look from your health care professional.   
Ellen Thomas, Lynda Thomas and Beth Overmoyer, MD
Love and commitment have enabled Lynda and Ellen Thomas to get through Lynda's diagnosis and treatment. As Lynda continues her fight, the couple are spreading awareness to other women about the rarest and most aggressive form of breast cancer.   
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Myles Brown, MD
A study by researchers has illuminated a specific mechanism by which estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers can become resistant to standard therapies and metastasize. Resistance to therapy for ER-positive breast cancer is a common cause of breast cancer mortality and a major unmet need.
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There's a lot of information on the internet about cancer and unfortunately, that includes fiction as well as fact. It's important to be aware which cancer myths are just that and which are worth concern. One myth suggests that full body massages can spread lymphoma because the therapy stimulates your lymphatic system.
David A. Reardon, MD
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