About Breast Cancer: Statins May Join Fight Against Breast Cancer

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Breast Cancer Breast Cancer Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment Daily Life From Pam Stephan, your Guide to Breast Cancer Scientists are still working on understanding how cancer develops and spreads. Sometimes a happy coincidence occurs, when they find out that a drug meant for one problem may help with another! Cholesterol Drugs May Fight Against Breast Cancer Statins are widely prescribed for folks who have high cholesterol. But new research shows that these drugs may help fight heart disease as well as colon, skin, and breast cancer. That's very good news. This has not been tested on people yet, but the research is moving in that direction. See More About:  breast cancer  statins  cancer treatment Barbie Considers A No-Hair Day To Help Cancer Survivors My little sister and I collected at least 14 Barbie dolls when we were kids. Barbie was a role model for us -- in so far as a doll can be -- she always looked healthy, well-dressed, and confident. So when I read that Barbie might go bald to help people with cancer, I had to know more. (I hope Bald Barbie comes with wigs, caps, and very comfy clothes.) See More About:  breast cancer support  telling kids  hair loss Oncotype DX - Multi-Gene Test for Early Stage Breast Cancer Personalized cancer treatments depend on many details of your diagnosis, and one of the big factors is your genetic makeup. Although the BRCA gene mutations are the big players, many other genes affect your risk for breast cancer, recurrence, and response to treatment. A multi-gene test gets to the nitty-gritty of what your body is predisposed to do. See More About:  genetic mutation  genetic factors  genes Top 10 Ways to Support a Spouse with Breast Cancer Treatment for breast cancer made me feel very sick. Fortunately, my husband, Karl D. Stephan, stepped up to the challenge of suddenly becoming a home caregiver, while also holding down a full-time job. I asked him for his top ways to be supportive when your spouse is in treatment for breast cancer. Here's what he had to share. Readers Stories About Support See More About:  health records  spiritual help  breast cancer support Breast Cancer Ads Breast Cancer Cancer Treatment Cancer Research Barbie Doll Statins Featured Articles Risk and Prevention Newly Diagnosed - What You Need to Know Before Starting Treatment Is It Breast Cancer? - Diagnosis, Tests, Results Treatment Options for Breast Cancer Support and Resources - During and After Treatment Life During Treatment - Self Care, Side Effects, Reconstruction   More from About.com Living with Depression By obtaining the correct medical intervention and learning better coping skills, you can not only live with depression, but live well. More> 9 Symptoms of Depression If you have experienced five or more of these symptoms within the same two week period, this could be indicative of an episode of depression. More> This newsletter is written by: Pam Stephan Breast Cancer Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Breast Cancer newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Must Reads What is Breast Cancer? Symptoms of Breast Cancer Diagnosis of Breast Cancer Treatments for Breast Cancer Preventing Breast Cancer Advertisement