 | Breast cancer: Six women, six paths Breast cancer is no longer considered a single disease. New molecular tools are allowing doctors to see what is going on inside tumors with much greater accuracy, enabling them to tailor their therapeutic approach to fit the traits of each cancer and the needs of each patient, as these women illustrate. |  | A new you: Post-mastectomy options It had taken some years for Nicole McLean to embrace her God-given breasts, ample at size H cups. So when, at 39, she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and told, despite her adamant protests, that mastectomy was the best option, McLean never hesitated to pursue reconstruction. |   | Finding the words Even the best-intentioned person can become speechless or tongue-tied when reacting to a loved one's breast cancer diagnosis. What should you say? And what should you not say? Several peer counselors at Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization offered the statements they found most and least helpful to hear during their own breast cancer battles. |  | Reebok settles charges over toning shoe claims Reebok International Ltd has agreed to pay $25 million to settle charges that it made unsupported claims that its "toning shoes" help wearers get fit faster, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said. |  | iPads help elderly remember, socialize Devices that monitor an elderly person's movements, habits, temperature in their home and remind them to take their pills have existed in the market for years — with varying degrees of success — but the iPad is one of the first in the high-tech field to interact with them. | |  | |
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