Cancer: Breast

Many Women Still Don’t Get Annual Mammograms

Only one in 20 follows schedule recommendations, researchers say.
Mammograms are quick, relatively painless and potentially lifesaving tests.

Yet despite…    

Smoking ups risk of premenopausal breast cancer

Both active and “passive” smoking (exposure to secondhand smoke) increase the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal but not postmenopausal women, a study of…    

Study backs wider chemotherapy for breast cancer

Women 65 and older with breast cancer should consider chemotherapy even though doctors have been reluctant to use it in that age group because…    

Promo for breast cream causes uproar in Thailand

A promotion for breast enhancing cream that involved three models having a 15 minute mammary massage in public has caused a furor in Thailand,…    

Learn About Holistic Health, Breast Cancer

Here’s a chance to learn more about holistic health and breast cancer.

In a JD Breast Cancer Foundation fundraiser Monday night, you…    

Breast Cancer Treatment With Tamoxifen Appears to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease

Women with breast cancer treated with the anti-estrogen drug tamoxifen are at significantly less risk of having a heart attack or symptoms of heart…    

Gene mutations tied to less invasive breast cancer

Mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene have been linked to invasive forms of breast cancer, and new research suggests that they are also…    

New tool predicts benefit of mammograms

If every woman aged between 50 and 79 got a mammogram every year, it would reduce deaths from breast cancer by 37 percent,…    

Metalworking fluids linked to breast cancer risk

Women with jobs that involve metalworking fluids may have a somewhat higher risk of developing breast cancer, a preliminary study suggests.

Metalworking…    

Gene ‘signature’ may predict breast cancer relapse

Scientists have discovered a genetic marker that may predict which breast cancer patients are at high risk of recurrence, potentially saving many women…    

Radiation for breast cancer ups throat cancer risk

Women with breast cancer who undergo radiation treatment after mastectomy run a moderately increased risk of developing cancer of the esophagus, according to population-based…    

Low thyroid activity may lower breast cancer risk

A new study indicates that women with abnormally low thyroid function—a condition known as hypothyroidism—seem to be protected to some degree against breast…    

Underactive Thyroid Cuts Breast Cancer Risk

Women with an underactive thyroid are less likely to develop breast cancer. For those that do get breast cancer, their chances are better that…    

Breast exam adds little to mammography: study

Having a doctor examine the breasts for potential signs of cancer may add little to the benefits of mammography screening, a large study suggests.…    

Seaweed’s estrogen effects suggest cancer benefits

More women may want to develop a taste for seaweed, if animal research is any indication of the food’s potential cancer-fighting ability.

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Students, staff helping teacher cope with breast cancer

The students and staff at Robert Wilson Elementary School are going out of their way to support one of their teachers who’s undergoing chemotherapy.…    

Treatment easier for mammography-detected tumors

Women whose breast cancer is detected by screening mammography are more likely to be treated with breast conservation and without chemotherapy compared with women…    

Robust DNA repair may lower breast caner risk

The innate capacity to repair damaged DNA seems to affect a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer. Deficient DNA repair appears to triple the…    

New breast imaging detects smallest tumors

A technique called molecular breast imaging (MBI) is highly sensitive in detecting small lesions and can also spot tumors missed by mammography and ultrasound,…    

Radiation ups long-term breast cancer survival

The addition of radiation therapy to chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery “substantially” improves survival, according to a 20-year followup analysis of a British Columbia…    

Westernization linked to breast cancer rise

The breast cancer rate is rising among women in Singapore and appears to be approaching that seen in Europe, researchers report. The introduction of…    

Oleic acid key to olive oil’s anti-cancer effect

Scientists have discovered why eating a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables and particularly olive oil can help to protect women from developing breast…    

Implants after mastectomy don’t harm survival

New research suggests that implants used for breast reconstruction after cancer surgery do not raise a woman’s long-term risk of dying from breast cancer…    

No, job stress doesn’t raise breast cancer risk

While stress has been linked to a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, having an overly stressful job does not appear to do…    

Breast cancer diagnosis may not affect job

Contrary to some beliefs, women who return to work after being diagnosed with breast cancer are not typically demoted or otherwise discriminated against in…