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Women need not wait to conceive after breast cancer
12-07-2006 · EurekAlert!Young women who are diagnosed with breast cancer need not wait the recommended two years after treatment before attempting to conceive, says a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
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- Study links breast cancer risk to epigenetic changes related to race, smoking and birth size
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- The '2-week wait rule' is failing breast cancer patients
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