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Breast tenderness linked to cancer risk

Oct. 13, 2009
In a study, women who experienced the effect while taking hormone replacement therapy had a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Women whose breasts became tender after taking hormone replacement therapy had nearly twice the risk of developing breast cancer than women whose breasts did not...
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Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic