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What is breast cancer?
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that can grow into (invade) surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body. The disease occurs almost entirely in women, but men can get it, too.
Drinkers cut cancer risk with folate, study finds
• Breast Cancer news • Aug 10 05
A diet rich in folate can counter the risk of breast cancer caused by drinking alcohol, new research says.
The Australian study, published online in the British…
Breast cancer risk with HRT may be small
• Breast Cancer news • Aug 05 05
The increased risk of developing breast cancer for women who take Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is very small, researchers suggest in this week’s issue of…
Drug switch helps women with early breast cancer
• Breast Cancer news • Aug 05 05
Changing drug treatment for women with early breast cancer can reduce the risk of the disease recurring or spreading by up to 40 percent, Austrian researchers said…
Scientists pinpoint new breast cancer genes
• Breast Cancer news • Aug 04 05
Scientists announced on Thursday that they have pinpointed four new genes believed to be involved in the development of breast cancer.
By examining tissue from 53 breast…
Weight change may also change breast cancer risk
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 29 05
Women who gain a substantial amount of weight at any age, but especially after 50, may have an increased risk of breast cancer, new study findings suggest.
…Genes linked to spread of breast cancer discovered
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 27 05
Scientists have identified genes enabling breast cancer cells to spread to the lungs, a discovery that could improve diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
The set of…
Benefit of breast cancer screening small
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 20 05
In the “real-world”, the reduction in breast cancer deaths associated with screening is small and not significant from a statistical standpoint, a study shows.
Nonetheless, “I’m encouraging everyone to…
Drug combo ups breast cancer survival-study
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 17 05
The combination of the anti-cancer drugs Herceptin and Taxotere appears to work better than Taxotere alone in women with advanced breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast, research…
Breast cancer therapy may give rise to leukemia
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 13 05
Women with early breast cancer who receive higher-than-standard doses of two chemotherapy drugs (epirubicin and cyclophosphamide) as “add-on” therapy are at increased risk of subsequently developing cancer…
Rare type of breast cancer on the rise in the U.S.
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 12 05
Throughout the 1990s, the incidence of inflammatory breast cancer - a relatively rare and aggressive form of the disease - increased and there were…
Estrogen-like chemical ups cancer risk in mice
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 12 05
Exposure to the environmental estrogen 4-nonylphenol increases the risk of breast cancer in mice, according to a new report.
This research is another example demonstrating that estrogen-like chemicals…
Breast cancer outcome similar in women and men
• Breast Cancer news • Jul 11 05
A study shows that men with breast cancer are not at increased risk for relapse after mastectomy compared to women with breast cancerr and therefore…
Overeating plus inactivity ups breast cancer risk
• Breast Cancer news • Jun 20 05
The combination of eating too much and exercising too little appears to significantly increase the risk of breast cancer, particularly in postmenopausal women, according to a…
Women at risk of breast cancer decline tamoxifen
• Breast Cancer news • Jun 16 05
In a study involving 88 women at high risk of eventually developing breast cancer, only 1 agreed to take tamoxifen, a drug that can reduce the risk…
Exercise reduces fatigue after breast cancer
• Breast Cancer news • Jun 14 05
After being treated for breast cancer, women who engage in moderate exercise have more energy and feel better about their bodies than less active women, a study shows.
Women…
Most women overestimate their breast cancer risk
• Breast Cancer news • Jun 13 05
Nearly 9 out of 10 women overestimate how likely they are to develop breast cancer in their lifetimes, according to a new study.
In the study, a group…
One-in-five women would consider breast removal
• Breast Cancer news • Jun 13 05
Twenty percent of women would consider having both their breasts removed to reduce their odds of developing cancer, according to a survey on Monday.
More than 1,500 women around…