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Breast cancer epidemiology

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For breast cancer patients, never too late to quit smoking

Previous studies have also speculated that the risk of developing breast cancer in smokers might depend on when smoking started and for how long. There are...

False-positive mammograms may indicate increased risk of breast cancer later

mammogram result may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer for up to 10 years after the false-positive result, according to a study... RA, Sprague BL, Zhu W, Kerlikowske K. Increased risk of developing breast cancer after a false-positive screening mammogram. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers... mammography, false-positive result, risk of developing breast cancer...

Men with high oestrogen levels could be at greater risk of breast cancer

the female hormone oestrogen may have a greater risk of developing breast cancer, according to research by an international collaboration including Cancer...

Genetic screening could improve breast cancer prevention

ability to work out which women are at increased risk of developing breast cancer, a major study of more than 65,000 women has... letters of DNA code could indicate a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. The study, the most definitive of its type conducted so far, was funded by...

Breast cancer risk may be increased in women who have first-degree relatives with a history of prostate cancer

first-degree relatives may increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in CANCER [1], a...

Early mammograms in young women at increased breast cancer risk may save lives

aged 35-39 and with a 17% or higher lifetime risk of developing breast cancer will be screened annually for five years to determine the benefits of this...

Exposure to X-rays raises risk of breast cancer in young women with BRCA faults

caused by radiation, so they are at a greater risk of developing breast cancer. It’s important that these women and their doctors are aware of this.” The s...

Breast cancer patients with high density mammograms do not have increased risk of death

breast density, which is a marker of increased risk of developing breast cancer, does not seem to increase the risk of death among breast cancer patients,...

Tamoxifen's preventative role

women under age 55 years who have an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Research has shown that tamoxifen can protect against breast cancer for...

Scientists identify avoidable breast cancer risk factors

of physical activity which increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Alcohol consumption and overweight were found to have less influence on...

High-fat diet during puberty linked to breast cancer risk later in life

become overweight or obese, may be at a greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to Michigan State University (MSU) researchers...

‘Gene hunters’ find two new breast cancer genes

better test to identify women who are at a high risk of developing breast cancer, but there are still many more pieces of the genetic puzzle to...


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