Breast Cancer
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Mammography starting at 40 cuts risk of breast cancer death
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System provides ‘faster, less invasive’ method for breast cancer detection
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Many older adults ‘overscreened’ for cancer
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Postmenopausal use of estrogen alone lowers breast cancer cases, deaths
“This should change the way we look at breast cancer prevention, though we might have to be a little creative about it.”
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‘Knowledge is power’: Knowing BRCA1/2 status tied to survival
Knowing BRCA1/2 mutation status before developing breast cancer was tied to improved survival in Ashkenazi Jewish women in Israel.
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Early screening may halve breast cancer mortality in childhood cancer survivors
A modeling study supports early breast cancer screening in women with a history of chest radiation.
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Does obesity reduce drug efficacy in breast cancer?
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Could being active reduce cancer death risk from alcohol?
Regular physical activity may reduce the risk of death from alcohol-related cancers.
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Breast density asymmetry might increase breast cancer risk
Researchers have observed a trend, but the work continues.
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Women who avoided pregnancy due to migraine said it would make raising a child difficult.
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Lifestyle choices may reduce breast cancer risk regardless of genetics