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Current Challenges and Advances in Cancer Treatment

Cancer treatment often involves multiple options based on general data about how most patients will respond to therapy. However, this approach may not be effective for everyone, as treatment responses and side…

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Why Are Autoimmune Diseases More Common in Women? The Estrogen Connection

Did you know that 80% of people affected by autoimmune diseases are women? This stark gender difference raises an important question: why are women more likely to develop autoimmune diseases than men?…

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Does HRT Lower Heart Disease Risk? The Truth About Estrogen

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. While it can affect women at any age, it increases after menopause. In part, this is due to…

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Managing Radiation Therapy Side Effects with Genetic Testing

Radiation therapy is a successful treatment against many types of cancer. Unfortunately, some survivors will experience radiation toxicity from the treatment, with the most problematic side effects manifesting years later and potentially…

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MiraKind Year in Review

Happy Holidays! As we reflect on 2024, we’d like to share some of our achievements with you and express our gratitude to our patients and donors. These successes would not have been…

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Personalizing Your Prostate Cancer Treatment With Genetic Testing: An Interview with Dr. Joanne Weidhaas

November is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, so this month weโ€™ve interviewed MiraKindโ€™s founder, Dr. Joanne Weidhaas, about personalizing prostate cancer treatment and how patients can personalize their treatment choices with a new…

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Breast Cancer Risks: Alcohol vs. HRT

Staying on top of health-related knowledge can be overwhelming. With constant advancements in science, itโ€™s not always easy to keep track of new findings. Yet, itโ€™s important to know which discoveries are…

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Are Women with Breast Cancer at an Increased Risk of Developing Ovarian Cancer?

The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer who are later diagnosed with ovarian cancer is very low. However, the short answer is yes โ€” having breast cancer does indicate you might…

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Recent Research on Estrogen and Alzheimerโ€™s Disease

โ€œPeople think itโ€™s an old-age personโ€™s disease. Itโ€™s like cancer was 25 years ago: You didnโ€™t mention the C word. Cancer activists have done an excellent job of destigmatizing it, putting it…

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Using a Patient’s Unique DNA to Improve Prostate Cancer Treatment

In November 2020, we announced that we had undertaken new research into other genetic variants that are connected to cancer. Specifically, ones that affect prostate cancer.1 Our research has produced a lot…

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The KRAS-variant and Second Cancer Risk

A second cancer diagnosis is often a concern of cancer patients. Although it seems unfair to have to go through the whole cancer journey again, the good news is that it is…

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Hereditary Breast Cancer and How to Get Checked

Breast cancer can be caused by hereditary factors, environmental factors, or both. In this blog post, we will discuss what hereditary breast cancer is, the known genetic variants associated with it, and…

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What are โ€œNormalโ€ Estrogen Levels in Women?

Estrogen is a powerhouse hormone in a woman’s body. It plays an essential role in sexual development, the reproductive system, the immune system, and overall health. While there are medically normal ranges…

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Talking About Family History of Cancer With New Partners and Loved Ones

As we grow older and enter middle age, thoughts about our health and its implications for the future become more pronounced: particularly when it comes to cancer. The mere mention of โ€œthe…

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How to Find a Menopause Doctor

Menopause happens to all women at some point in their lives. Even though it is a normal and natural process, there is still a gap in knowledge surrounding menopause โ€” nearly half…

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Any discussion of medical management options on this website is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute a medical recommendation. All medical management decisions should be made based on consultation between each patient and his or her healthcare professional.

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