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breast

[brest] / brɛst /




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This can lead to irreversible changes such as a deeper voice or breast development.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

More recently, actress Olivia Munn documented her bilateral mastectomy on social media, following her diagnosis of Luminal B breast cancer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Lindsay Schiffman, who works in events for a luxury fashion company in New York City, was diagnosed with breast cancer last fall, just three days before her engagement party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Researchers reported that women using GLP-1 medications had roughly a 30% lower likelihood of developing breast cancer compared with women who were not taking the drugs.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

He was a foreigner, and although I no longer stood in awe of him, still the secret had been long locked up in my breast and would not come out easily.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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