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written by Miles Walker for team Breast cancer info 89 weeks 17 hours 27 minutes ago
Breast cancer risk starts in childhood: Exposure to certain toxic chemicals in the womb and during infancy can lead to early puberty and an increased risk for breast cancer.
Last year, the Breast Cancer Fund asked you to tell Congress to increase funding for the National...(more)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've found a gene that plays a crucial role in the ability of breast cancer cells to respond to estrogen.
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A therapy that temporarily shuts down the ovaries could protect the fertility of women with cancer, say researchers.
Australian scientists used a drug to turn off a hormonal "switch" in the brain that triggers ovulation.
Once the woman's toxic chemotherapy has ended, the drug is stopped and the...(more)
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - MRI scans may offer a new way to detect breast cancer at its earliest stages and perhaps even prevent cancer among high-risk women, European researchers said on Thursday.
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Lorie Williams thought for months that she might have a lump in her breast. But when the doctor said it was cancer, she was still stunned. After all, she was just 29 years old, no one in her family had ever had breast cancer, and she...(more)
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submitted by Robert Cauthorn for team Breast cancer info 70 weeks 4 days 10 hours 39 minutes ago
There's little hard evidence that a diet rich in tomatoes and the tomato antioxidant lycopene can ward off cancer, according to research from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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A new statement could have a very beneficial effect in alerting patients and doctors that ovarian cancer is present at an early stage when it is most treatable.
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submitted by Grace for team Breast cancer info 80 weeks 1 day 5 hours 15 minutes ago
Reuters - The author of the study referenced in the second paragraph points out that the original statement that "60 percent of breast cancer cases in women worldwide were attributable to alcohol consumption" is erroneous; rather, "breast cancer comprises 60% of alcohol-attributable cancers among women."
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submitted by Miles Walker for team Breast cancer info 83 weeks 1 hour 16 minutes ago
Reuters - Women who eat a lot of meat, particularly red or processed meats, may be more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a large study of British women.
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