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We match people who need health support with survivors, experts, and experienced peers who can help.</description><title>TalkAboutHealth</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @talkabouthealthblog)</generator><link>http://blog.talkabouthealth.com/</link><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/talkabouthealth/feed" /><feedburner:info uri="talkabouthealth/feed" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" /><item><title>Financial Alternatives for People Living with Late‐Stage Cancer</title><description>Cancer changes the lives of millions of people. While those affected by cancer understand its...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talkabouthealth/feed/~4/SN4-GfEiNis" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talkabouthealth/feed/~3/SN4-GfEiNis/38390563434</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.talkabouthealth.com/post/38390563434</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category>cancer</category><category>late-stage cancer</category><category>financial alternatives</category><category>finance</category><category>loans</category><category>cost</category><category>budget</category><feedburner:origLink>http://blog.talkabouthealth.com/post/38390563434</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Prostate Cancer workshop today with Timothy Wilson, MD from City of Hope.</title><description>If you’re up for a prostatectomy or have questions about prostate health, you’ll want to hear from...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talkabouthealth/feed/~4/ygXOf6cZZjk" 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In the ASBrS study, 50...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talkabouthealth/feed/~4/W2diML_dcT4" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talkabouthealth/feed/~3/W2diML_dcT4/25745431097</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.talkabouthealth.com/post/25745431097</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2012 19:47:00 -0400</pubDate><category>breast surgery</category><category>breast cancer</category><category>cancer</category><category>surgery</category><category>brachytherapy</category><category>radiation</category><category>radiation therapy</category><category>internal radiation therapy</category><feedburner:origLink>http://blog.talkabouthealth.com/post/25745431097</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Update From ASBrS</title><description>Update From The American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2012.

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In an interesting...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talkabouthealth/feed/~4/bMsjeiTTBu0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talkabouthealth/feed/~3/bMsjeiTTBu0/24501000043</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.talkabouthealth.com/post/24501000043</guid><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:17:00 -0400</pubDate><category>breast cancer</category><category>male breast cancer</category><category>cancer</category><category>american society of breast surgeons</category><category>breast surgeons</category><category>breast surgery</category><feedburner:origLink>http://blog.talkabouthealth.com/post/24501000043</feedburner:origLink></item><item><title>Thermography Update - Mammography Still the Gold Standard.</title><description>Update From The American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting
There were numerous records set...&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/talkabouthealth/feed/~4/T3WAFVMhuAs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/talkabouthealth/feed/~3/T3WAFVMhuAs/24426864183</link><guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.talkabouthealth.com/post/24426864183</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2012 18:03:00 -0400</pubDate><category>breast surgery</category><category>breast surgeons</category><category>surgery</category><category>surgeons</category><category>american society of breast surgeons</category><category>american society of breast surgeons annual meeting</category><category>thermography</category><category>breast cancer screening</category><category>breast imaging</category><feedburner:origLink>http://blog.talkabouthealth.com/post/24426864183</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>
