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Women's Health
Read about the many ways Duke doctors help women manage their health.
New Guidelines Recommend Blood Thinners for Women, People Over 65, with AFib
If you are a woman, or over 65, and have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, new guidelines suggest blood-thinning drugs may reduce your risk for stroke. ...
5 Reasons Why Women Should Be Proactive About Their Heart Health
The differences between men and women extend to matters of the heart, and we don’t mean how they “feel” about each other. Heart disease risks, symptoms and tre ...
Choosing Preventive Double Mastectomy
With a long history of aggressive breast cancer in her family, Kesha Dozier of Raleigh decided, with her doctor's advice, to take matters into her own hands an ...
Renewed Confidence After Breast Augmentation
Lori Flowers decided to undergo breast augmentation after facing a few life challenges. "I was young, healthy and ready to face the world," said the 46-year-ol ...
Kimberly Blackwell, MD, Among Time's 100 Most Influential People
Kimberly Blackwell, MD, a Duke cancer specialist and one of the country’s leading breast cancer researchers, is included in the 2013 roster of Time magazine’s ...
Carol Knocked Out Breast Cancer – Twice
Carol LaRegina underwent breast reconstruction surgery following her mastectomy, then again after choosing to undergo prophylactic mastectomy on her other brea ...
The Unspoken Dilemma
Incontinence. Bowel control problems. Pelvic pain, especially during intercourse. Many women live with these problems silently, not knowing that treatments are ...
Building Better Breast Cancer Treatments
A first-of-its-kind, late-stage breast cancer treatment developed at Duke delivers potent chemotherapy directly to cancer cells while leaving healthy cells rel ...
After breast cancer diagnosis and treatment: I feel I can do anything
Sarah Greene was only 25 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. At first she cried, but within minutes she also made a choice to fight—not fall apart. Her ...
The silver lining in a breast cancer diagnosis
Like many women, Jean Costa found her breast cancer diagnosis to be the beginning of a journey.
Myth or Fact: More Women Go into Labor During a Full Moon
From high tides to bouts of insomnia to good luck, a full moon has been said to cause a wide range of things. Does the waxing moon also bring babies?
Women and Heart Disease: Reducing Your Risk
Heart disease is the leading killer of American adults today. In fact, twice as many women die from heart disease each year as from all types of cancer combine ...