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Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in the lab, but here's a more immediate use: Fat liposuctioned from other parts of the body can safely be used to increase a woman's breast size, according to study findings presented this week at the Plastic Surgery 2009 meeting in Seattle.

Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in the lab, but here's a more immediate use: Fat liposuctioned from other parts of the body can safely be used to increase a woman's breast size, according to study findings presented this week at the Plastic Surgery 2009 meeting in Seattle.

Israeli Jews who survived World War Two in Europe have a significantly higher risk for cancer than other Jews, possibly as a result of hardships endured in the Holocaust, researchers said on Monday. They said their study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, suggests that stress or other factors such as extreme deprivation may play a role in triggering cancer.

Peter Criss, founding member of rock band KISS, knows that many of his male fans are macho, so he is making the rounds to tell them even tough rocker guys like him can suffer from a disease usually associated with women -- breast cancer.

ffective * Glaxo says 2,000 women a year will be denied treatment LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's cost-effectiveness watchdog has decided to block use of GlaxoSmithKline's breast cancer drug Tyverb on the National Health Service (NHS) once again, despite a fresh review of the medicine.

Cutting down on processed meats and red meat cooked at high temperatures as well as high-fat diary products may help reduce a woman's risk of risk of developing breast cancer, hints results of a large study on diet and breast cancer.

Lower-income women appear less likely to survive breast cancer than their more-affluent counterparts, and later diagnosis may largely explain why, a new study suggests. Using data on more than 100,000 U.S. women diagnosed with breast cancer between 1998 and 2002, the study found that those living in economically depressed areas had poorer survival rates through the end of 2005.

ear-old program helps women cope with appearance * Goal is to allow women to regain control and normalcy * 50,000 aided every year in U.S., plus other countries By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Michele VonGerichten started chemotherapy to treat her breast cancer, one of her big worries was that her newly bald head would distract attention as she tried to carry on with her marketing job.

Women whose breasts became tender after taking hormone replacement therapy had nearly twice the risk of developing breast cancer than women whose breasts did not become tender on the drugs, U.S. researchers said on Monday. They said breast tenderness may be a way to identify women who have a higher risk of developing breast cancer while taking hormone replacement therapy to treat menopause.

Being told you have breast cancer is tough emotionally, but regular exercise can help you keep your spirits up, a new study shows. Among Chinese women diagnosed with breast cancer, those reporting even low levels of regular exercise were more likely to report better physical, mental, and social well-being than those reporting no exercise, Dr.

Canadian researchers said on Wednesday they had documented the genetic transformation of a breast tumor mutation by mutation, shedding light on how cancer develops and offering potential new routes to fighting it. They found 32 separate mutations in the tumor, at least five of which had never been linked with cancer before.

A new pocket-sized device may allow doctors to check a woman's breast cancer risk in minutes with just droplets of blood or a sliver of breast tissue, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday.

Women who never get mammograms are far more likely to die of breast cancer than women who are regularly screened, U.

German scientists have found a clue to why some women with breast cancer respond better to treatment with the drug tamoxifen than others, and say the finding could help doctors offer more personalised treatment. In a study published on Tuesday, the researchers said about half of patients have a genetic variation of a certain enzyme which helps them metabolise the drug - meaning they are likely to respond well.

A diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and low in sweets and processed meats, may help lower the risk of breast cancer in some African-American women. In a study of more than 50,000 African-American women, researchers found that thinner and younger women who ate a generally "prudent" diet were less likely to develop breast cancer than their counterparts who maintained a more Western-style diet.

Women who have mastectomies to limit the risk that breast cancer will spread or come back often lose their nipples along with the breast. Now a study suggests that some of those women may be able to have surgeries that leave their nipples intact, and allow for more straightforward reconstruction of the breast in plastic surgery.

Estrogen could help women diagnosed with advanced colon cancer to survive longer, a new study out in the journal Clinical Cancer Research suggests. While younger, presumably premenopausal women lived longer after being diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer than men of the same age, women 55 and older had worse survival than their male peers, Dr.

A small but growing number of women with breast cancer are choosing to have the unaffected breast removed in an effort to prevent a recurrence, researchers reported Monday. Using data from New York State hospitals, the researchers found that between 1995 and 2005, the prevalence of preventive mastectomy among women with a history of cancer in one breast more than doubled.

A common, nonmalignant tumor of the breast called ductal carcinoma in-situ or DCIS may need a name change because the word "carcinoma" scares so many women, a U.S. panel of experts said on Thursday. They said the term carcinoma creates a lot of worry in women who fear they will develop cancer, even though long-term survival rates for DCIS are excellent, approaching 100 percent.

In premenopausal women with breast cancer, taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen significantly reduces the risk of developing a second cancer in the other breast, according to a Swedish study. This is the first study to show this in younger, premenopausal women, Dr.

Colon cancer drug Erbitux produced conflicting results in clinical trials on Wednesday, as one study showed it improved survival in patients with a certain genetic profile while a second found no difference. The mixed picture muddies the waters in a battle between Erbitux -- sold by Merck KGaA, Eli Lilly and Bristol-Myers Squibb -- and Amgen's rival treatment Vectibix.

Tamoxifen and other drugs used to help prevent breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease carry their own potential health risks and should be prescribed with caution, researchers warn in a report published Monday.

A genetic test to determine if women should receive the breast cancer drug Herceptin is frequently not given, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Up to two thirds of patients with aggressive breast cancer had no documentation of the test in their health insurance records, according to a study published online by the journal Cancer.

Adding the common diabetes drug metformin to chemotherapy helped shrink breast cancer tumors faster in mice and keep them away longer than chemotherapy alone, raising hope for a more effective way to treat cancer, U.

Women taking the next puff of a cigarette might consider this: smoking 100 or more cigarettes may substantially increase their odds of developing breast cancer, researchers report. Previous studies linked regular exercise, limiting alcohol intake, and avoiding postmenopausal obesity as lifestyle changes that can reduce women's odds of developing breast cancer, notes Dr.

Surviving breast cancer is no guarantee that a new cancer won't appear in the other breast. However, research now suggests that women can build their own personal armor to at least partially protect themselves from this occurring.

Women with diabetes are less likely to get important cancer screening tests than women without diabetes, new research from Spain confirms. Dr. Rodrigo Jimenez-Garcia and colleagues from Rey Juan Carlos University in Alcorcon, Spain analyzed data on 12,429 women eligible for mammography (women 40 and older) and 13,739 eligible for Pap smears (women 18 to 69 years old).

Cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment may want to sip some red wine before treatment. A study in women with breast cancer found that drinking red wine can help limit the toxic effects of radiation therapy. "The possibility that particular dietary practices or interventions can reduce radiation-induced toxicity is very intriguing," Dr.

Nearly 40 percent of all breast cancer cases in the United States could be prevented if women kept a healthy weight, drank less alcohol, exercised more and breastfed their babies, according to a report published on Tuesday. The report, which reviewed 81 new studies on the links between lifestyle and cancer, showed that 70,000 breast cancer cases could be prevented in the United States alone every year.

Adding a clinical breast exam to screening mammography increases breast cancer detection rates, but it also increases rates of falsely positive results, Canadian researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.