Walking Can Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
PHILADELPHIA — Postmenopausal women who were very active or walked for at least seven hours a week had a reduced risk for breast cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology,...
View ArticleAmerican Association for Cancer Research to Participate in ABC News’ Upcoming...
Leading breast cancer researcher Judy Garber, M.D., M.P.H., will be tweeting during the ABC News Twitter chat on Tuesday, Oct. 15, titled “Beating Breast Cancer.” Garber, who served as president of...
View ArticleLong Travel Distance Related to Later-Stage Breast Cancer Diagnosis
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Women with breast cancer who had to travel long distances to a comprehensive cancer center were more likely to have later-stage disease at diagnosis and a mastectomy at surgery,...
View ArticleMeasuring Hormones Could Help Improve Breast Cancer Risk Prediction
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Including the levels of several hormones in currently used breast cancer risk prediction models improves prediction, and this could help better identify women who would benefit...
View ArticleOne Dose of HPV Vaccine May Be Enough to Prevent Cervical Cancer
PHILADELPHIA — Women vaccinated with one dose of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine had antibodies against the viruses that remained stable in their blood for four years, suggesting that a single...
View ArticleSugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption Increases Endometrial Cancer Risk
PHILADELPHIA — Postmenopausal women who consumed sugar-sweetened beverages were more likely to develop the most common type of endometrial cancer compared with women who did not drink sugar-sweetened...
View ArticleAntihormone Therapy Anastrozole May Provide New Option for Breast Cancer...
SAN ANTONIO — Breast cancer incidence among postmenopausal women at high risk for developing the disease was significantly reduced by the antihormone therapy anastrozole, indicating that the drug may...
View ArticleCancer Risk Lower in Women Adhering to Cancer Prevention Guidelines
PHILADELPHIA — Postmenopausal women whose behaviors were consistent with the Nutrition and Physical Activity Cancer Prevention Guidelines put forth by the American Cancer Society (ACS) had lower risk...
View ArticleNew Data Contradict Current Recommendations for Management of Breast Biopsy...
PHILADELPHIA — Contrary to existing understanding, long-term follow-up of patients with two types of breast tissue abnormalities suggests that both types of abnormalities have the same potential to...
View ArticleAmerican Association for Cancer Research to Participate in Upcoming Mayo...
Leading cancer prevention expert Ernest Hawk, M.D., M.P.H., will be tweeting on behalf of the American Association for Cancer Research during this Twitter chat, which will be moderated by the PBS...
View ArticleFive or More Blistering Sunburns Before Age 20 May Increase Melanoma Risk by...
PHILADELPHIA — The risk of developing the most deadly form of skin cancer, melanoma, was more closely related to sun exposure in early life than in adulthood in young Caucasian women, according to a...
View ArticleContinued Use of Low-dose Aspirin May Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk
PHILADELPHIA — The longer a person took low-dose aspirin, the lower his or her risk for developing pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....