Recent news that hormone therapy mayincrease the risk of breast cancer had many women concerned abouttaking estrogen plus progestin, but new research shows those samehormones may decrease their risk of developing colorectalcancer.
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A doctor’s uncertainty and a hospital’s budget are just two of the factors that experts say may keep breast cancer patients from getting thorough breast reconstruction advice.
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High levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone thatis produced in early pregnancy, may lower a woman’s risk of breastcancer, according to a report in the American Journal ofEpidemiology.
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Former Senator Tom Daschle has vowed that if chosen to be health secretary, the healthcare reform process will be aggressive and open, and it will move quickly to improve care while lowering costs.
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The first baby girl in Britain to have been screened beforeconception for a genetic form of breast cancer has been born,doctors said on Friday.
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A British baby genetically engineered to be born free of the BRCA 1 breast cancer gene is due to be born soon.
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Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if theymaintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains andlow-fat dairy, a new study suggests.
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