Genes linked to osteoporosis, bone breaks
Researchers at The Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have co-authored the largest meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of osteoporosis as part of an international ...
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Apr 16, 2012 |
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Decision guide reduced uncertainty over breast cancer prevention, study finds
When women at high risk of breast cancer viewed a customized web-based decision guide about prevention options, they were more likely to make a choice about prevention and to feel comfortable with their choice, a new study ...
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Apr 15, 2012 |
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Breast cancer risk after false-positive mammography results
False-positive mammograms could be an indicator of underlying pathology that could result in breast cancer, according to a study published April 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Apr 05, 2012 |
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Vitamin D influences racial differences in breast cancer risk
American women of African ancestry are more likely than European Americans to have estrogen receptor (ER) negative breast cancer. There continues to be discussion about the role of low levels of vitamin D in the development ...
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Apr 04, 2012 |
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Study finds link between injectable contraceptives and breast cancer risk in younger women
The first large-scale U.S.-based study to evaluate the link between an injectable form of progestin-only birth control and breast cancer risk in young women has found that recent use of a year or more doubles the risk. The ...
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Apr 04, 2012 |
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Annual mammography with screening ultrasound may benefit women at increased risk of breast cancer
The addition of a screening ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to annual mammography in women with an increased risk of breast cancer and dense breast tissue resulted in a higher rate of detection of incident ...
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Apr 03, 2012 |
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Long-term use of estrogen hormone therapy linked to higher risk for breast cancer
In a landmark study, researchers have linked the long-term use of estrogen plus progesterone and estrogen-only hormone therapy with a higher risk for developing breast cancer.
Cancer
Apr 02, 2012 |
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Study: Long use of any hormones poses cancer risk
New research suggests that long-term use of any type of hormones to ease menopause symptoms can raise a woman's risk of breast cancer.
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Apr 01, 2012 |
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A new breast cancer susceptibility gene
Mutations in a gene called XRCC2 cause increased breast cancer risk, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Human Genetics. The study looked at families that have a history of the disease but do not ...
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Mar 29, 2012 |
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Even a little drinking may raise breast cancer risk: study
(HealthDay) -- Just one alcoholic drink a day can boost a woman's risk of breast cancer by about 5 percent, according to a new review of existing research.
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Mar 29, 2012 |
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Study: Preoperative estrogen-blocking therapy may preempt need for mastectomy
Preoperative treatment with aromatase inhibitors increases the likelihood that postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer will be able to have breast-conserving surgery rather than a mastectomy, according ...
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Mar 23, 2012 |
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'Obscurins' in breast tissue may help physicians predict and detect breast cancer
A new discovery published online in The FASEB Journal may lead to a new tool to help physicians assess breast cancer risk as well as diagnose the disease. In the report, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the Un ...
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Mar 21, 2012 |
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MRI screening for women with a family history of breast cancer but no genetic predisposition
Adding magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to standard breast cancer screening approaches is expensive, though it could be cost effective for a group of women who may not have inherited the breast cancer susceptibility genes, ...
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Mar 21, 2012 |
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Dense breasts can nearly double the risk of breast cancer recurrence
Women aged 50 and over with breasts that have a high percentage of dense tissue are at greater risk of their breast cancer recurring, according to Swedish research presented at the eighth European Breast Cancer Conference ...
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Mar 21, 2012 |
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Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk
In the past decade, results from large prospective cohort studies and the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) randomized placebo-controlled hormone therapy trials have substantially changed thoughts about how estrogen alone and ...
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