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Students, Staff Participate in Cuts for Cancer
Fourteen women donated hair at the second annual Cuts for Cancer event hosted by the American Medical Women’s Association on May 24. Donations were sent to the Pantene Beautiful Lengths program, which supplies free wigs to women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.
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From Acrosome to Zygote: A New Lexicon of Reproductive Terminology
In response to the jargon that often emanates in healthcare, the Center for Reproductive Research created Repropedia, an online reproductive lexicon developed as a verified source of medical terminology for the average person.
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Childhood Cancer Scars Survivors Later in Life
Scars left behind by childhood cancer treatments are more than skin-deep. The increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss caused by childhood cancer and treatment are associated with emotional distress and reduced quality of life in adulthood, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.