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breast

[brest] / brɛst /




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While women under 45 make up a small number of overall breast cancer cases, incident rates have increased 1.1% each year for the past 10 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Doctors specializing in breast reconstruction say they are seeing ever-younger women opting to remove their breasts as a prophylactic measure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“People are getting more proactive about their health,” said Dr. Lisa Cassileth, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills specializing in breast surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The second was a matched cohort of 30,528 women, pairing each GLP-1 user with a nonuser who shared similar characteristics, including age, race, ethnicity, BMI, breast density, and diabetes status.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

A kingfisher perched on a peepul tree, its red breast like a tongue of fire.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan




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