- a man-made chemical found in a number of plastic products,including drinking bottles and the lining of food cans — mayreduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatments, scientistsreport in the latest issue of Environmental Health Perspectives.
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In a new study, researchers found caffeineis not associated with overall breast cancer risk, but it couldincrease the risk of cancer for women with benign breast disease orfor specific types of tumors.
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A mastectomy is prudent when breast cancer returns after alumpectomy, because survival rates are better than with anotherlumpectomy, according to a new report.
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Among women with breast cancer, those on menopausal hormonereplacement therapy are more likely to have lower-grade tumors andbetter odds of surviving than women not using hormone replacement,according to a Swedish study.
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negative tumors, Japanese researchers report in the InternationalJournal of Cancer.
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Friday is National Mammography Day
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Study found those who took them were less likely to get venousthromboembolism
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Method detects masses with higher blood flow speeds, likelyindicating disease, study says
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Getting chemotherapy did improve chances of survival, study found
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