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Certainly we know, for example, that in post-menopausal women, obesity influences the risk of breast cancer.RelatedABC News OnCall+ Breast Cancer Home PageAdditional Breast Cancer ResourcesWe know that alcohol consumption, even a modest amount of alcohol -- two glasses of wine a day, for example -- has been shown to increase your risk of getting breast cancer.

As far as the Internet goes, it's really important to remember that anyone can open a web page and virtually say anything. So you want to go to reputable sources such as the National Cancer Institute, the American Cancer Society, the Y-ME Foundation, a site such as this from ABC News.

Michael Zevon answers the question: Should I Blame Myself for Breast Cancer?Answer: No. Women should not blame themselves for being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Question: Will acupuncture help prevent or reduce my pain and/or nausea caused by my breast cancer or its treatment?Barrie Cassileth answers the question: Can Acupuncture Help Treatment Pain?Answer: Acupuncture most definitely reduces pain in many people. It reduces nausea in many people.

R), Advanced Practice Nurse, Albany New York; President, Oncology Nursing SocietyOctober 1, 2007 9:38:07 AM Question: Will hypnosis help me manage symptoms such as nausea, pain, fatigue, and insomnia caused by my breast cancer or its treatment?Georgia Decker answers the question: Will Hypnosis Help Me Manage My Symptoms?Answer: The use of hypnosis for symptom management, including fatigue, insomnia, pain, nausea, needs to be appropriate. Then, to help you manage the symptoms, hypnosis can be very helpful.

Anderson Cancer CenterOctober 1, 2007 9:44:39 AM Question: Will I be able to get pregnant after chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer?Dr. Eva Singletary answers the question: Can I Get Pregnant After Chemotherapy?Answer: For women who have received chemotherapy and their menstrual cycles return back to normal, they are able to have children without any problems.

What we can say is that women after a diagnosis of breast cancer -- and in particular, it seems to me, those who have received chemotherapy -- report difficulty with multi-tasking. And at the same time, some of the studies that have been done suggest that -- using formal tests -- that there is a difference in how they think and how they perform tasks, compared to what would be expected for women their age.

Numerous posts on the ABC OnCall Plus Breast Cancer site testify to the fact that paying for breast cancer screening and treatment is a top concern. These worries affect both those without health insurance as well as those who are underinsured, meaning that they don't have adequate coverage to pay their bills in the event of a major medical problem

ore PhotosBut recently, he battled a bigger foe, one that few men ever confront: breast cancer.Doctors diagnosed Carruth with breast cancer earlier this year after finding a lump in his left breast.

Now, according to new research published Monday in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, it has been linked to another health problem: breast cancer.Research shows that weight gain in adult women could lead to breast cancer

Jeffrey Weitzel answers the question: Deodorants and breast cancer risk?Answer: It was reported in the lay press that deodorants or antiperspirants might increase breast cancer risk. Some people think the theory would be that because it clogs up the pores in your armpit that it would decrease the circulation of the lymph fluid that would be draining from the breast.

New research says that about 5 percent of breast cancer Web sites have inaccuracies.But breast cancer information available on the Internet is more accurate than others carrying health information, the team at the University of Texas M

he study, published in the Journal of the American Cancer Society, surveyed nearly 1,200 early stage breast cancer patients in Detroit and Los Angeles. The women who learned about breast reconstruction were four times more likely to choose mastectomy over lumpectomy