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Exercise - the Runaway Winner Against Breast Cancer  -  Whether it is playing a hectic game of soccer, swimming, or even a leisurely walk around the block, studies have found a possible remedy for prolonging life for women who have survived breast cancer. ...
MRI Holds Promise for Early Detection in Women with Inherited Risk of Breast Cancer  - NEW YORK (Cancer Online)- For women whose risk of developing breast cancer is increased as a result of inheriting abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, recent research suggests that an MRI may be more effect ...
Women Starting Mammography on Time, but Failing to Follow Up  -  A new study finds most women now follow the recommendation to receive their first screening mammogram at age 40, but there is widespread failure to return promptly for subsequent exams and several su ...
Race a Factor in Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy  -  African-American women are less likely to be treated with breast reconstruction after mastectomy than women of other races, independent of age and clinical and socioeconomic factors. According to a n ...
Mammography Has Low Risk of Recall for False Positive Findings  -  A new long-term study finds over 20 years, only one in five women who have mammograms every two years will have to undergo follow up evaluation for a false positive finding. Only one in 16 will have ...
More Frequent Screening Advisable for Women with BRCA  - More Frequent Screening Advisable for Women with BRCA Women with BRCA mutations may need to undergo more frequent screening for breast cancer, according to a recent study, the results of which wer ...
Various Factors Predict Breast Cancer Outcome  -  The prognosis for women diagnosed with node-negative breast cancer depends on various indicators, the best in terms of long disease-free survival being diploid status and low percent S-phases analysi ...
Estrogen Replacement Shows Limited Health Benefits  - Estrogen replacement therapy following menopause offers limited health benefits, and may even increase the risk of stroke, according to the latest data analysis undertaken by the Women¡¯s Health Initi ...
Study Provides Insight into Tamoxifen Resistance and How to Reverse It  - Results of a new study by Baylor College of Medicine researchers reveals that "cross talk" between the HER2 growth factor receptor and a key estrogen receptor (ER) coactivator may play an important ro ...
Can Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Fight Cancer?  - NEW YORK (The Cancer Information Network) - Drugs that reduce the body’s production of cholesterol may lower the risk of breast cancer in older women, according to a study sponsored by the National Ca ...
Preoperational Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer May Improve Treatment  -  The current approach in treating breast cancer, where surgical removal of the tumor is followed by chemotherapy to destroy whatever is left of the tumor, may eventually be replaced by a new approach ...
New Antiestrogen Offers Hope To Breast Cancer Patients  - A new antiestrogen known as Arimidex® (anastrozole) may offer hope for breast cancer patients, particularly in preventing recurrence of the disease or the development of a new tumor. The preliminar ...
Antibiotic Use and Breast Cancer Link Found  - A recent study has uncovered a link between the use of antibiotics and the development of breast cancer, with increases in cumulative days of antibiotic use and cumulative number of antibiotic prescri ...
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