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Breast guidelines test American tolerance for risk

The uproar over new breast cancer screening guidelines in the United States underscores the delicate balance scientists and...

Burden of proof: Breast cancer changes fall short

Making drastic changes to U.S. breast cancer screening guidelines will take much stronger evidence than that offered by a...

New US guidelines: routine mammograms start at 50

Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s,...

By Julie Steenhuysen

Sweeping new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s,...

Australian scientists plan to regrow breasts after cancer

Australian scientists have developed a surgical technique that may allow cancer-suffering women to regrow their breasts after...

Pain often persists years after breast surgery

In a study of Danish women who had surgery for breast cancer, nearly half still reported pain 2 to 3 years later, according...

Dense breasts linked to return of breast cancer

Women with dense breasts who have had lumpectomies for breast cancer are at a higher risk of a recurrence, according to a...

REFILE: Liposuction: A source for breast augmentation?

Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in...

Liposuction: A source for breast augmentation?

Worried about what to do with fat you've had liposuctioned from pudgy areas? Researchers have turned it into stem cells in...

Jews who survived wartime Europe have more cancer

Israeli Jews who survived World War Two in Europe have a significantly higher risk for cancer than other Jews, possibly as...

Former KISS drummer: men get breast cancer too

Peter Criss, founding member of rock band KISS, knows that many of his male fans are macho, so he is making the rounds to...

UK's NICE blocks Glaxo breast cancer drug again

Britain's cost-effectiveness watchdog has decided to block use of GlaxoSmithKline's breast cancer drug Tyverb on the National...

Meat, dairy and breast cancer: new findings

Cutting down on processed meats and red meat cooked at high temperatures as well as high-fat diary products may help reduce...

Low income linked to poorer breast cancer survival

Lower-income women appear less likely to survive breast cancer than their more-affluent counterparts, and later diagnosis...

Program eases trauma of chemotherapy side effects

When Michele VonGerichten started chemotherapy to treat her breast cancer, one of her big worries was that her newly bald...

For women on HRT, tenderness may be warning sign

Women whose breasts became tender after taking hormone replacement therapy had nearly twice the risk of developing breast...

Exercise boosts well-being after breast cancer

Being told you have breast cancer is tough emotionally, but regular exercise can help you keep your spirits up, a new study...

Canada researchers map a tumor's transformation

Canadian researchers said on Wednesday they had documented the genetic transformation of a breast tumor mutation by mutation,...

Tiny chip can measure estrogen in breast tissue

A new pocket-sized device may allow doctors to check a woman's breast cancer risk in minutes with just droplets of blood...

U.S. study shows mammograms save lives

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

Gene clue may explain breast cancer drug response

German scientists have found a clue to why some women with breast cancer respond better to treatment with the drug tamoxifen...

'Prudent' diet linked to lower breast cancer risk

A diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains, and low in sweets and processed meats, may help lower the risk of breast...

Mastectomy can safely spare nipple for some women

Women who have mastectomies to limit the risk that breast cancer will spread or come back often lose their nipples along...

Does estrogen help women survive colon cancer?

Estrogen could help women diagnosed with advanced colon cancer to survive longer, a new study out in the journal Clinical...

More women having a healthy breast removed

A small but growing number of women with breast cancer are choosing to have the unaffected breast removed in an effort to...

Early form of breast cancer may need new name

A common, nonmalignant tumor of the breast called ductal carcinoma in-situ or DCIS may need a name change because the word...

Breast cancer drug cuts risk of second cancer

In premenopausal women with breast cancer, taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen significantly reduces the risk of developing...

Erbitux extends life in one study, fails in second

Colon cancer drug Erbitux produced conflicting results in clinical trials on Wednesday, as one study showed it improved survival...

Drugs to prevent breast cancer carry heavy risks

Tamoxifen and other drugs used to help prevent breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease carry their own potential...

Genetic test for breast cancer drug often lacking

A genetic test to determine if women should receive the breast cancer drug Herceptin is frequently not given, U.S. researchers...

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