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Vitamin D deficiency linked to breast cancer in new study (AFP via Yahoo! News)

16 May 2008

Women deficient in vitamin D at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die or see the tumor spread, a Canadian study published in the United States has shown.

A toast to the Carnbee ladies (Fife Today)

16 May 2008

Hot on the heels of their victory in the Fife finals, the Carnbee branch of the Scottish Rural Women's Institutes (SRWI) has just beaten the rest of Scotland's SRWIs to carry off the silver quaich. (14/05/2008 17:50:35)

Study: Women increasingly opt for mastectomy (USA Today)

16 May 2008

More breast cancer patients are undergoing mastectomies, reversing a trend in which women were choosing less extensive surgeries that let them keep their breasts, a new study suggests.