Articles filed under 'Breast Cancer'


New technology pinpoints genetic differences between cancer and non-cancer patients

Scientists have developed a new technology that detects distinct genetic changes differentiating cancer patients from healthy individuals and could serve as a future cancer predisposition test.

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Strong social ties benefit breast cancer patients

Breast cancer patients who have a strong social support system in the first year after diagnosis are less likely to die or have a recurrence of cancer, according to new research.

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Smoking may be associated with increased risk of breast cancer

Smoking before menopause, especially prior to giving birth, may be associated with a modest increase in the risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new study.

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Race gap narrows for some cancers in African-Americans; continues to increase for others

While the overall death rate for cancer continues to drop among African-Americans, the group continues to have higher death rates and shorter survival of any racial and ethnic group in the US for most cancers.

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Protein related to aging holds breast cancer clues

A new study shows how a deficiency in an aging-associated protein may set the stage for a common, age-associated type of breast cancer.

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Anti-estrogen medication reduces risk of dying from lung cancer, study finds

A new study has found that tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen breast cancer medication, may reduce an individual’s risk of death from lung cancer. The study supports the hypothesis that there is a hormonal influence on lung cancer and that estrogen levels play a role in lung cancer patients’ prognosis.

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Scientists identify avoidable breast cancer risk factors

About 30 percent of postmenopausal breast cancers could be avoided by more exercise and refraining from hormone replacement therapy, according to new calculations by scientists in Germany.

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Study uncovers why hormones increase breast cancer risk

Researchers have identified how the hormones progesterone and estrogen interact to increase cell growth in normal mammary cells and mammary cancers, a novel finding that may explain why postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy with estrogen plus progestin are at increased risk of breast cancer.

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Strong social ties benefit breast cancer patients

Breast cancer patients who have a strong social support system in the first year after diagnosis are less likely to die or have a recurrence of cancer, according to new research.

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Preoperative breast MRI suggests high cancer yield

The use of preoperative Breast MRI detects otherwise occult cancer with a relatively high degree of accuracy when applied to a diverse population of patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a new study.

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