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Winner takes pink; loser gets… nothing?

The Twin Cities will be awash in a pink tide this weekend for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. It’s going to be a big deal. Thousands of people are expected to participate in the events Saturday...

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Pink October

Once again it’s here – the breast cancer awareness campaign that has everyone thinking pink during the month of October. It’s fluffy and feel-good and surely on behalf of a worthwhile cause. But if you...

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Rewriting the mammogram rules

The fallout from Monday’s news that mammograms are being recommended less often for women continues to spread far and wide. Reactions have spanned the gamut: confusion, suspicion about the motives...

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Pink passion

  If it’s October, the color must be pink. It would be hard to think of a public awareness campaign that has been more successful than the signature pink ribbon of breast cancer. From burly football...

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Do mammograms really save lives?

There’s a common belief that routine mammograms save lives – but do they really? A provocative article appearing in the latest edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine examines this claim and...

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Men in pink

Amid October’s pink tide of breast cancer awareness, there’s one demographic that’s all too often overlooked: men with breast cancer. Yes, guys get this disease too. I was reminded of that fact earlier...

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5 health messages from Angelina Jolie

It’s been more than two weeks since actress Angelina Jolie revealed the bombshell story of her preventive double mastectomy, and I’m still trying to wrap my head around the implications. This was a...

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5 things to think about before you pink

October is upon us, and the pink reminders that this is Breast Cancer Awareness Month seem more prolific than the autumn leaves scattering from the trees. Here’s another reminder: Consumer beware. Just...

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