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Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) is a type of noninvasive breast cancer that is confined to the cells lining the very end of the milk ducts (lobules) in the breast. LCIS has some of the characteristics of cancer cells but does not invade surrounding breast tissue or other structures. LCIS is usually located in more...
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Local anesthesia for childbirth is most commonly given as a shot that numbs the area around the vagina just before an episiotomy is done. An episiotomy is a cut made in the tissue between the vagina and anus just before the baby's head starts to emerge. (The tissue is called the perineum.) The cut makes...
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Coleman, Addie and Easton were all diagnosed with cancer in the last year and on Saturday, their parents hosted an event to raise money for pediatric cancer research and celebrate their brave little fighters. Four-year-old Addie Abernathey finishes months of intensive treatment on Monday. "His is orbital rabdomyosarcoma, which is a very uncommon cancer we're...