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Brave Christina Applegate steps out for pampering after double mastectomy (Daily Mail)

Christina Applegate was seen out for the first time since revealing her heartbreaking decision to have a double mastectomy after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Breast MRIs delay cancer treatment by weeks: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who get an MRI scan wait about three weeks longer before their surgery and are far more likely to get a mastectomy than women who have only a mammogram, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.

MRIs Don't Improve Breast Cancer Care, Outcome (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive an MRI after a new diagnosis of breast cancer not only delay the start of treatment, but they are also more likely to have a mastectomy, as opposed to breast-conserving surgery.

Study challenges routine use of MRI scans to evaluate breast cancer (EurekAlert!)

A new study suggests women with newly-diagnosed breast cancer who receive an MRI after their diagnosis face delays in starting treatment and are more likely to receive a mastectomy. The study, presented today at the 2008 ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium, also shows that despite lack of evidence of their benefit, the routine use of MRI scans in women newly diagnosed increased significantly between ...

Stars 'Stand Up to Cancer,' offer hope (USA Today)

LOS ANGELES Entertainers not only gave their time to Stand Up To Cancer, Friday's three-network, primetime fundraiser. Some offered hope just by their presence.