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Experts Say These Strategies Can Help Prevent Breast Cancer

Research suggests as many as 50% of all cases of breast cancer in Canada are linked to factors within our control. Here’s how you can take preventative action today.

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Yes, You Can Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk—Here’s How

Breast cancer isn’t always preventable, but you can manage the risks presented by these three contributing factors.

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This Doctor Helps Breast Cancer Patients Prepare For Treatment

Thousands of women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. Ontario doctor Annette Richard is on a mission to improve their care.

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Male Breast Cancer: What Doctors Need You to Know

While it’s thankfully rare, men do get breast cancer. Knowing these 14 things could save your life—or a loved one’s.

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New Ways to Beat Breast Cancer

Trials of non-invasive, painless treatments to beat breast cancer are showing excellent results.

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Breast Cancer: One Woman’s Story of Survival

Wendie den Brok was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer on May 13, 2005. She remembers the date clearly because

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Designing a Future Without Breast Cancer

The fifth annual White Cashmere Collection 2008: A Touch of Pink, Designing a Future without Breast Cancer, along with the launch of Pink Cashmere bathroom tissue, are the latest fund- and awareness-raising initiatives of the brand. A portion of the proceeds from every package of limited-edition Pink Cashmere will go to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. And the fifth Annual White Cashmere Collection combines fashion with compassion. Following are the original sketches from the eight Canadian designers who contributed to this year’s collection; the dresses will be crafted from sheets of white Cashmere, with a touch of Pink.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and it’s a great time for women all over the world to not only join the fight against this disease, but to learn more about it. This information page has everything you need to know about early detection, prevention and the ways you can help support the cause.

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When a Loved One Has Breast Cancer

Being diagnosed with breast cancer, or any other potentially life-threatening disease, is a hard blow for anyone. When you find out that someone dear to you has an illness, whether they are a family member or a close friend, you’ll want to be there for them as much as you can-but it’s not always obvious what the best approach is.

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The Latest Word on Breast Cancer

This year, more than 22,000 Canadian women were diagnosed with breast cancer. That’s a pretty frightening statistic, but advances in diagnostic techniques as well as in treatments are improving our odds of beating the disease.

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