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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Bone marrow transplant need to save the life of 26 year-old Natash Collins, a Yale medical student
Friday, April 17, 2009
Paul Ridley celebrates the completion of his solo rowing expedition across the Atlantic on March 29. His 88-day trip raised $100,000.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Removing the Doubt: One Woman's Choice for Bilateral Mastectomy
To read more about Ms. Aulner’s story please click on the above light blue link or visit www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/06/AR2009040602380.html
Friday, April 3, 2009
Unraveling the Next Chapter for Female BRCA carriers: Sexual Development, Body Image and Sexual Functioning
Matloff ET. Cancer J. 2009 Jan-Feb;15(1):15-8.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Promising Test Flags BRCA Mutations in Populations of Hispanic Women
To read more about this article please click on the above light blue link.
Voelker R. JAMA. 2009;301(13):1326-1327.