Breast Cancer Information, News and Updates

For women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, relaxationtraining may bring at least some relief from hot flashes, a newstudy suggests.

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Women aged 80 and older who have regular mammograms significantlyreduce their chances of being diagnosed with late-stage breastcancer, according to a new study. Yet only about 20 percent ofwomen in this age group get mammograms regularly.

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Experiments in mice could lead to better diagnosis and treatment,experts say

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This, despite research that says proper diet and exercise can keepdisease from recurring

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A chemical in some plastic food and drink packaging including babybottles may be tied to early puberty and prostate and breastcancer, the U.S. government said on Tuesday.

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Study finds these factors influence how likely they are to undergoscreenings

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It reduced mortality among women with HER2 malignancies, studyshows

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New research shows a sharp drop in U.S. breast cancer cases inrecent years was limited to white women, possibly because theyabandoned hormone replacement therapy in greater numbers thanminority groups.

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More estrogen-receptor negative tumors may be a factor, expertssuggest

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Women whose breast cancer may have spread survive a bit longer withweekly infusions of the drug Taxol than less-frequent treatments ortreatment with a similar drug, researchers reported on Wednesday.

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