(Medical Xpress) -- Today’s chemotherapy treatments reduce deaths from breast cancer by around a third in a wide range of patients, a giant new analysis of data from over 100 different clinical trials has shown.
Dec 6, 2011
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In a Statement of Principles unveiled today, The Endocrine Society proposes a streamlined definition for endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and offers recommendations that will strengthen the ability of current screening ...
Jun 26, 2012
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Some women with early-stage, low-risk breast cancer may not need radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery, according to new research led by McMaster University, BC Cancer, Hamilton Heath Sciences, and the University of ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Endocrine disruptors are contaminants that interfere with endocrine or hormone systems and can cause tumors, birth defects and developmental disorders in mammals. Often, these contaminants are used in a variety of consumer ...
Sep 21, 2015
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Compared with receiving chemotherapy alone, women with breast cancer who also received the hormonal drug triptorelin to achieve ovarian suppression had a higher long-term probability of ovarian function recovery, without ...
Dec 22, 2015
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(HealthDay)—For women with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive invasive breast cancer, initiation of cholesterol-lowering medication (CLM) during endocrine therapy is associated with improved survival and distant recurrence-free ...
Feb 15, 2017
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Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy - designed to reduce the size of breast tumors before surgical removal - appears to be as effective as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with localized, estrogen-receptor (ER)-positive breast ...
Nov 9, 2016
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Potentially harmful chemicals which can interfere with the normal functioning of human hormones are known as endocrine disruptors (EDs).
Jul 5, 2017
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Increasing concerns regarding potentially harmful long-term effects of premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy (PBO) have caused a decline in the number of women choosing to proactively remove both ovaries as a precaution to ...
Sep 13, 2023
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(HealthDay)—Multiple chemicals associated with endocrine disruption and asthma are contained in hair products used by black women and children, according to a study published online April 25 in Environmental Research.
May 21, 2018
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