November 14, 2006
Study Finds Red Meat Appears to Increase Breast Cancer Risk in Premenopausal Women
By: Rob Stein
Source: Washington Post
Younger women who regularly eat red meat appear to face an increased risk for developing hormone-sensitive breast cancer, according to a new finding from the Nurses Health Study.
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October 24, 2006
Mammography Saves Lives, But May Lead to Overdiagnosis
Source: Reuters Health
A review of six large studies by the well respected Cochrane Center finds that women who have regular mammography screening are less likely to die of breast cancer, but more likely to be treated for a cancer that poses no danger to their health.
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October 10, 2006
New Breast Cancer Gene Found
By: Rob Waters
Source: Bloomberg News
Scientists have identified another gene that can carry mutations that increase a woman's risk of breast cancer. This gene, called BRIP1, increases risk about 16 percent; it's discovery is unlikely to lead to new genetic screening protocols.
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July 14, 2006
Drug Thwarts Breast Cancer, Brings New Threat
Source: Associated Press
Raloxifene raises risk of stroke, blood clots for some women.
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July 11, 2006
Study: Ovarian Cancer Risk Remains for BRCA Carriers Who Have Ovaries Removed
By: Helen Branswell
Source: Canadian Press
Over four percent of women still at risk for peritoneal cancer.
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