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develop comprehensive new way to predict breast cancer... method yet to predict a woman’s risk of breast cancer, according to a study by Cancer Research UK published in Genetics in Medicine... who have different risks of developing breast cancer.
Importantly, for the first time, researchers have taken into account more... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, risk prediction, online...
Cancer incidence continues to rise: 1 in 5 men, 1 in 6... 2018, an estimated 18.1 million new cases cancer will be diagnosed globally, and 9.6 million will die from the disease,... 5 men and one in 6 women worldwide will develop cancer during their lifetime, and one in 8 men and one in 11 women will die from... cancer incidence, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), GLOBOCAN 2018,...
linked to 60 per cent lower risk of breast cancer death in first 10... who chose to participate in an organised breast cancer screening programme had a 60 per cent lower risk of dying from breast cancer... screening, breast cancer, organised breast cancer screening programme, risk of breast cancer...
loss linked to lower breast cancer risk for postmenopausal... had a lower risk of developing invasive breast cancer than those who maintained or gained weight. Published early online in Cancer... obesity has been strongly related to breast cancer risk, studies examining whether weight loss might reduce postmenopausal... cancer risk, weight loss, postmenopausal...
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mammography is linked to a reduction in breast cancer mortality, a study... is linked to a subsequent decline in breast cancer mortality. New findings have just been published in the Journal of Medical... (New Zealand) investigated trends in breast cancer mortality in New Zealand women in order to either corroborate or negate a... cancer mortality, screening mammography, New...
CancerSEEK: Generalised screening for multiple cancer... that may allow earlier detection of eight common cancer types. The findings have just been published in the journal Science... more than 1,000 patients, their method, dubbed CancerSEEK, detected cancer with a sensitivity of 69 to 98% (depending on cancer... detection, circulating protein markers, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, oesophageal cancer,...
body fat is carried can predict cancer... your middle could be as good an indicator of cancer risk as body mass index (BMI), according to research published in the British... waistline increased the risk of obesity related cancers (Note 1) by 13 per cent. For bowel cancer, adding around 8 cm to the hips is... Journal of Cancer Press... waist circumference, hip circumference, cancer risk, overweight,...
weight linked to 8 more cancer... has identified eight additional types of cancer linked to excess weight and obesity: stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas,... decades could help to reduce the risk of these cancers, the data suggest.
The findings, published in The New England Journal of... weight, overweight, obesity, stomach cancer, liver cancer, gallbladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer,...
research confirms obesity link to 11 cancer... research funded by the World Cancer Research Fund International, published in the British Medical Journal,... weight gain, and waist circumference) and 36 cancers and their subtypes. This was funded as part of WCRF International grant... cancer risk, oesophageal adenocarcinoma, multiple myeloma, cancers of the gastric...
encouraging developments in the area of national cancer screening... report on the 2003 Council Recommendation on cancer screening, published today [1], reveals a steep rise in national screening... Safety, said “Breast, cervical and colorectal cancer claim the lives of around a quarter of a million European citizens each year.... cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, European...
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child deaths and 20,000 deaths from breast cancer every... and prevent an extra 20,000 deaths from breast cancer every year.
Although breastfeeding is one of the most effective preventive... life expectancy, intelligence, breast cancer, ovarian...
review concludes evidence for alcohol causing cancer is... association between alcohol consumption and cancers at seven sites in the body: oropharynx, larynx, oesophagus, liver, colon,... long-recognised association between alcohol and cancer. An association means there is a relationship of some kind between the two... cancer, causal...
activity associated with lower risk of many cancer... a lower risk for colon, breast, and endometrial cancer... led by Dr. Steven C. Moore at NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) examined the associations between physical activity and... activity, colon cancer, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, cancer prevention, cancer...
breast cancer patients, never too late to quit... late to quit smoking, a large study of breast cancer survivors has found that those who quit smoking after their diagnosis had a 33... involved more than 20,600 women with breast cancer, and is one of the largest studies of survival outcomes according to smoking... cessation, breast cancer,...
programme effective in preventing some invasive cancer... for and treatment of an early form of breast cancer has been found to prevent subsequent invasive cancer, according to research... is described as a very early form of breast cancer, where cancer cells are present in milk ducts, but have not yet invaded the... carcinoma in situ (DCIS), invasive breast cancer, screening...
mammograms may indicate increased risk of breast cancer... may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer for up to 10 years after the false-positive result, according to a study... the case rID: 21555
“Our finding that breast cancer risk remains elevated up to 10 years after the false-positive result suggests... false-positive result, risk of developing breast cancer...
of 21-gene assay to spare chemotherapy in breast cancer... a 21 gene assay can identify women with breast cancer who can be spared chemotherapy, reports the New England Journal of Medicine... (TAILORx) study.
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to predict increased risk of non-familial breast cancer... detecting cancer at an early stage, or even predicting who has an increased risk of being... one out of ten women will develop breast cancer at some point in life. In most cases the disease is sporadic, i.e. it is not... breast cancer, risk...
with olive oil appears to protect against breast cancer... olive oil in the primary prevention of breast cancer. Results of a randomised clinical trial have been recently published in JAMA... credit: Pixabay (pexels.com)
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer type worldwide, with about 1.7 million cases... cancer... diet, olive oil, breast cancer...
hormone could help treat breast cancer... half of all breast cancer patients could one day benefit from having the cheap and widely-available... to block oestrogen receptors, which cause cancer cells to grow.
Women whose tumours have progesterone receptors as well are... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer,...
by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), has assessed the cancer-preventive and adverse effects of various... of the landmark 2002 IARC Handbook on Breast Cancer Screening [2] in light of recent improvements in treatment outcomes for... cancer screening, mammography, emerging technologies, clinical breast examination,...
history of breast cancer doesn't mean a poor prognosis for women who develop the... finds that women who are diagnosed with breast cancer and have a family history of the disease face no worse of a prognosis after... (pexels.com)
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cancer risk may be increased in women who have first-degree relatives with a history... a family history of prostate cancer among first-degree relatives may increase a woman’s risk of developing breast c... should take a complete family history of all cancers – even those in family members of the opposite sex – to help assess a pat... cancer risk, first-degree relative, prostate...
health increases risk for postmenopausal breast cancer irrespective of... abnormalities, were at increased risk for breast cancer compared with their metabolically healthy counterparts, according to a study... significant risk factor for a number of types of cancer including postmenopausal breast cancer,” said Marc J. Gunter, PhD, associate p... breast cancer, insulin resistance, breast cancer...
types of cancer not due to “bad luck”, says IAR... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s specialised cancer agency, strongly d... across a wide range of tissues with lifetime cancer risk and suggests that random mutations (or “bad luck”) are “the major contr... Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization (WHO), cancer...
targeting breast cancers produced robust immune... DNA vaccine targeting mammaglobin-A, a breast cancer-associated antigen, was proven safe and found to effectively elicit immune... target for immune intervention in breast cancer patients,” said study author William E. Gillanders, MD, professor of surgery a... immune response, breast cancer...
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breast cancer risk decreases rapidly after starting regular physical... per week had a lower risk for invasive breast cancer compared with women who exercised less during those four years, according to... per week and it is consistent with the World Cancer Research Fund recommendations of walking at least 30 minutes daily,” said A... women, breast cancer risk, physical...
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Survival times of Czech cancer patients are now significantly longer than... Cancer survival still varies widely between European countries despite major... been a major increase in survival rates for most cancer types, meaning that the Czech Republic is no longer among East European...
cancer burden rises to 14.1 million new cases in 2012: Marked increase in breast... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, today... the most recent estimates for 28 types of cancer in 184 countries worldwide and offers a comprehensive overview of the global... Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), GLOBOCAN 2012, cancer incidence, cancer prevalence, cancer mortality,...
find sex hormones and breast cancer link in women under... Cancer Research UK scientists have identified a link between higher levels of sex... of around 760 premenopausal women with breast cancer, and around 1700 without – from seven earlier studies.
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anti-cancer compound shows promise for breast... researchers have discovered that anti-cancer compounds currently in clinical trials for some types of leukaemia could offer... oestrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) breast cancers when combined with the breast cancer drug tamoxifen in preclinical models.... ER-positive breast cancer...
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mammograms in young women at increased breast cancer risk may save... have just been published in the journal Familial Cancer [1] show that women under the age of 40 at higher risk of breast cancer who... Calbert Warner (pexels.com)
Leading breast cancer research charity Breast Cancer Campaign, has funded the first ever study into... cancer, family history, mammographic...
‘fine tuners’ control body’s own attack against cancer... body’s own immune system’s fight against breast cancer is controlled by genetic ‘fine tuners’, known as microRNAs, according to a stu... CC BY 3.0, Link
Looking at 1,300 breast cancer samples, Cancer Research UK scientists found that the influence of these... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer,...
class drugs reduce breast cancer rates by more than a third in women at high... and three similar drugs reduce breast cancer incidence by 38 per cent in women at an increased risk of the disease... to date scientists calculate that one breast cancer would be prevented for every 42 women who took the drug for five years and... Cancer Research UK Press...
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test reveals women’s response to breast cancer... could be used to measure how well a woman’s cancer is responding to treatment, according to a new Cancer Research UK study... work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
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links cigarette smoking, breast cancer... from a new American Cancer Society study support the hypothesis that smoking is associated with increased... between active cigarette smoking and breast cancer risk remains controversial. Despite about 130 epidemiologic studies and seven... cancer risk, cigarette smoking, invasive breast cancer, American Cancer...
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million premature cancer deaths could be prevented per year if targets set to reduce NCDs are met by... Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)... 7.6 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which, 4 million people die prematurely (aged 30... for International Cancer Control (UICC), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World...
compared with mastectomy for early breast cancer... that lumpectomy plus radiation for early breast cancer may provide patients with a better chance of survival than mastectomy.... treatment choice for women with early breast cancer; however, over the past 10 years, a growing number of women have been choosing... Cancer Press... surgery, survival rates, breast cancer...
injury, as non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, become the dominant causes of death and disability... cancer...
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The scientists, funded by Cancer Research UK, found that women with the fault, and who had the... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, survival rate, gene fault, ER-positive breast...
simple blood test could be used to detect breast cancer... way to test for the early signs of breast cancer than using mammograms to spot a lump say researchers today (Tuesday), as... improve treatment by detecting whether breast cancer patients are likely to relapse and what drugs their particular type of tumour... Cancer Research UK Press... test, breast cancer, breast...
women with diabetes at greater risk of breast cancer... are nearly 30 per cent more likely to get breast cancer, according to results of a comprehensive review published in the British... examining the potential link between breast cancer and diabetes.
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cancer screening programmes: benefits outweigh... major review of breast cancer screening services in Europe, jointly led by researchers at Queen Mary,... in published European studies in terms of breast cancer deaths prevented, and the major harms, in particular, the rates of what are... cancer... cancer screening, benefits,...
potential drug target for one in ten breast cancer... Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered how a key protein fuels breast cancer... [1].
Earlier this year the same team, from Cancer Research UK’s Cambridge Research Institute, published a groundbreaking study s... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, claudin, transforming growth factor...
to X-rays raises risk of breast cancer in young women with BRCA... in BRCA genes are more likely to develop breast cancer if they are exposed to chest X-rays before they are 30, according to a study... international study, part-funded by Cancer Research UK, looked at almost 2,000 women with BRCA faults in the Netherlands,... Cancer Research UK Press... BRCA genes, breast cancer...
active lifestyle helps lower breast cancer... helps to reduce the chance of getting breast cancer, new research shows today... ever looking at physical activity and breast cancer – is part of ongoing work by the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (... Cancer Research UK Press... physical activity, breast cancer...
heart problems with 2 chemo drugs for breast cancer... who have breast cancer and are treated with two chemotherapy drugs may experience more cardiac... and more women are surviving longer with breast cancer, so it's becoming a chronic disease, said lead author Erin Aiello Bowles, MPH,... cancer...
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World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) will... Cancer Research Fund Press... Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), World...
risk of recurrence of most common type of breast cancer... of recurrence of the most common type of breast cancer despite optimal cancer treatment, according to a new study published early... inflammation that may drive some cases of breast cancer to spread and recur despite treatment.
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cancer patients with high density mammograms do not have increased risk of... a marker of increased risk of developing breast cancer, does not seem to increase the risk of death among breast cancer patients,... 9,000 women with a confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer, high mammographic density was not associated with the risk of death from... Cancer Institute Press... density, breast cancer...
babies of breast cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy while pregnant do not appear to be at higher... who were diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer while pregnant.
197 (48%) of the women underwent chemotherapy during... cancer... pregnancy, breast cancer...
compound slows breast cancer in a mouse... a mouse model with similarities to human breast cancer progression, according to a study published August 2 in the Journal of the... in mice for colon, intestinal, and prostate cancer, by inducing apoptosis.
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note’ on breast cancer gene signals risk of disease... molecular 'post-it note' added to a breast cancer gene could flag up the risk that the disease will spread in patients,... credit: shutterstock.com
Cancer Research UK scientists at Imperial College London showed that high levels of a... Journal of Cancer Press... cancer, methylation, tumour suppressor...
switch’ experimental drug could treat different cancer... experimental drug could treat a range of cancer types, according to research published in Clinical Cancer Research today... credit: shutterstock.com
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even mild physical activity, may reduce breast cancer... before or after menopause – may reduce breast cancer risk, but substantial weight gain may negate these benefits... shutterstock.com
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re-write rule book on breast cancer in landmark global... major study carried out by Cancer Research UK scientists could revolutionise the way women with breast cancer... survival more accurately in women with breast cancer based on these new subtypes, and better tailor treatment to the individual... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, genetic fingerprint, personalised...
hormone therapy linked to higher risk for breast cancer... therapy with a higher risk for developing breast cancer... assistant professor in medicine at the Breast Cancer Oncology Center at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass. “What we f... cancer, hormone...
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combination effective in HER2-positive breast cancer... and docetaxel for HER2-positive breast cancer is improved by adding another 'Herceptin-like' drug called pertuzumab. The... shutterstock.com
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alcohol consumption and breast cancer... consumption by adolescents may increase breast cancer risk in those with a family history of the... credit: shutterstock.com
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of fat in assessing breast cancer... is associated with a high risk of breast cancer. But the role of non-dense fat tissue in the breast is less clear. New... mammograms of postmenopausal women with breast cancer were compared to controls without cancer. The study used sophisticated... cancer... cancer, fibroglandular tissue, fat tissue, mammographic...
cancer survival rates... the drug Herceptin to treat early-stage breast cancer for women with an aggressive form of the disease could help boost survival... after five years.
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global analysis of breast and cervical cancer estimates 2 million new cases... number of new cases of breast cancer diagnosed worldwide has risen dramatically from about 640 000 in 1980 to 1.6... (51%) of the 1.6 million new cases of breast cancer and the majority (76%) of the 425 000 new cases of cervical cancer occurred in... cancer... cancer, cervical cancer, incidence, mortality, developing countries, screening...
molecule found in bacteria stops breast cancer... in bacteria blocks a protein which causes breast cancer to develop and spread, reveals research published in Nature Chemistry... credit: shutterstock.com
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of the European Union (Note), three organized cancer screening programmes have been phased in over the last decade in the Czech... screening, coverage, Czech Republic, breast cancer...
has strongest influence on breast cancer hormones in post menopausal... the level of sex hormones that increase breast cancer risk in post menopausal women, according to new research published in the... also appear to affect hormone levels.
The Cancer Research UK funded study examined how levels of sex hormones - known to affect... Cancer Research UK Press... postmenopausal women, hormone levels, breast cancer...
outcome for breast cancer patients with other health... breast cancer patients with certain other health problems have higher mortality rates than... and higher overall death rates among breast cancer patients. In this study, Jennifer L. Patnaik, Ph.D., of the University of... cancer... cancer, comorbidities, mortality rates, survival...
women less likely to survive breast cancer... deprived areas are less likely to survive breast cancer as they are diagnosed at a later stage which means the best available... shutterstock.com
‘The Second All Breast Cancer Report’ is the first in-depth analysis in the UK to look at how the impact of t... Cancer Intelligence Network Press... cancer, socioeconomic...
cancers found between mammograms more likely to be... cancers that are first detectable in the interval between screening mammograms are... studies have shown that cancers diagnosed between mammograms, known as interval cancers, tend to have a worse... cancer... interval, interval cancers, mammography, breast...
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for poor breast cancer management in developing... cancer is on the rise in developing countries and mortality is high. Now, a consensus... countries there is little awareness that breast cancer is treatable, inadequate pathology services for diagnosis and staging, and... cancer... cancer management, low-income countries, middle-income...
future of breast cancer... could be used to prevent breast cancer in women at high risk of the disease in the same way that statins are used for... Oncology today (Monday) the panel - including Cancer Research UK’s Professor Jack Cuzick - agreed that all women with a greater t... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, density of breast tissue,...
confirm five years of tamoxifen boosts breast cancer... are urging breast cancer patients to complete their full prescription of tamoxifen, following long-term... 3,500 patients took part in the study, the cancer came back in around 40 per cent of the women who took tamoxifen for five... Cancer Research UK Press... recurrence, breast cancer...
women as a preventive measure against breast cancer, saves lives and reduces medical costs. That is the conclusion of a new study... that the benefits of tamoxifen to prevent cancer can sufficiently compensate for its side effects in post-menopausal women... cancer... prevention, breast cancer...
breast cancer screening not necessarily best for poorer... credit: shutterstock.com
Globally, breast cancer is the most common female cancer accounting for an estimated 1.4 million cases... cancer... low- and middle-income countries, breast cancer...
Cancer Day 2011: New physical activity guidance can help prevent breast, colon... do more to stop people suffering and dying from cancer, such as embracing measures, including new physical activity guidance, that... credit: shutterstock.com
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for women with a family history of breast cancer could save... 50 years who have a family history of breast cancer a mammogram every year will detect more cancers and could save lives,... with several relatives with breast cancer or with relatives who had breast cancer diagnosed early in life can be more... cancer... screening, breast cancer...
risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening is slight in comparison to the benefit of expected... of Toronto. "Our study shows that the risk of cancer associated with routine screening in women age 40 and over is very low,... cancer...
lifestyle can reduce breast cancer risk even in women with family... can help women reduce their risk of breast cancer even if they have a family history of the disease, it has been claimed... new study published online by the journal Breast Cancer Research, many women who have a close relative with breast cancer fear their... Cancer Research... breast cancer...
of young breast cancer patients could face increased risks of other... female relatives of women diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 35 are at an increased risk of other cancers even if they do... study, published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday) looked at the risks of breast and other cancers for the... Journal of Cancer Press... BRCA2, familial breast cancer...
deposits could improve breast cancer... screening, could help doctors diagnose breast cancer more effectively... study, published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday), examined the relationship between the composition of these... Journal of Cancer Press... deposits, breast calcifications, breast cancer...
diet during puberty linked to breast cancer risk later in... may be at a greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to Michigan State University (MSU) researchers... of its effect to cause obesity - could drive new cancer prevention efforts.
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‘may increase risk of some types of breast cancer... study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, has confirmed suggestions that certain types of breast cancer are... at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre followed 2,944 postmenopausal women, all of whom took part in... Cancer Research... drinking, lobular breast cancer, ductal breast...
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target may block breast cancer recurrence and boost... Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that a gene called POLQ is linked to an... shutterstock.com
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over the risks and harms of screening for breast cancer, the researchers – part funded by Cancer Research UK – set out to uncover how e... Cancer Research UK Press...
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density linked to cancer... density, already related to breast cancer risk, has been found to be an important indicator for cancer recurrence... Pixabay
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confirms impact of lifestyle on breast cancer... into the links between lifestyle and breast cancer risk and concluded that more than two fifths of cases of the disease could be... 45,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, but researchers at the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) have shown... Cancer Research... cancer,...
tamoxifen to reduce the risk of their breast cancer recurring are less likely to develop the most common type of breast cancer,... credit: shutterstock.com
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identify genes involved in spread of breast cancer to... the US have identified a gene that could allow cancer cells to enter the brain. The work, published in Nature, sheds new light on... shutterstock.com
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lower tumour rates in cancer-prone... study presented at the American Association of Cancer Research conference showed that specially bred 'cancer-prone' mice fed the... in walnuts might be useful in protecting against cancer, although a Cancer Research UK spokesperson pointed out that the study was too... Cancer Research... breast cancer...
model of breast cancer to replace animal... a three-dimensional (3-D) model of human breast cancer in a test-tube which should help to reduce the number of animals used and... the ducts of the breast have started to become cancerous but have not yet invaded the rest of the breast.
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and white wine have ‘no benefit’ for breast cancer... and white wine have a similar impact on breast cancer risk, according to US scientists... Pixabay
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or two drinks a day increase the risk of cancer in... drinks a day increase their risk of several cancers according to a new report from Cancer Research UK published in the Journal of... drink significantly increased the risk of cancers of the breast, liver and rectum. And, in women who also smoked, it increased... Cancer Research UK Press... breast cancer, liver cancer, rectal...
cancer rates fall as women abandon... cancer rates among women in their 50s are falling at the same time as the number of... online today in the European Journal of Cancer.
Cancer Research UK statisticians have calculated that breast cancer rates*... Cancer Research UK Press... replacement therapy, breast cancer...
cancer four times more likely in women with strong family... who have a strong family history of breast cancer are over four times more likely to develop the disease than the general... one first-degree relative under 50 with breast cancer and at least one other relative with breast cancer, or three relatives of any... Journal of Cancer Press... cancer risk, family...
