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Study: In vitro fertilization does not increase risk of breast cancer
A new study has found that in-vitro fertilization (IVF) does not increase a woman’s risk of contracting breast or endometrial cancer. According to Reuters, researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) examined the medical records of 67,608 Israeli women who received IVF treatments between 1994 and 2011 and compared them…
Breast cancer study suggests new treatment could slow aggressive tumors
New research into cancer growth has pinpointed a mechanism that impacts the aggressiveness of breast cancer tumors, according to a Scripps Research Institute study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. It’s an important finding because doctors often find it difficult to figure out if a particular tumor will become…
Lung cancer worsening threat for European women: study
Cancer rates in Europe are generally falling, but lung cancer is poised to overtake breast cancer as the disease’s biggest killer of women, a study published on Wednesday said. In 2013, about 1.31 million people — some 737,000 men and 576,000 women — will die of cancer in the 27-nation…
Experts: Research fails to address environmental factors in breast cancer causes
An interagency panel tasked with studying how the U.S. spends money in the study and prevention of breast cancer said on Tuesday that more money should be spent to study environmental causes of the disease as well as how women can prevent it. According to the New York Times, the…
Breast cancer drugs proposed for ‘high-risk’ women
Women with a family history of breast cancer who are thought to be at greater risk of developing the disease could be offered drugs aimed at preventing it under draft guidelines published Tuesday. The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has launched a consultation on proposals to recommend…
Study: 1.3 million overdiagnosed for breast cancer in US
More than a million US women have received unnecessary and invasive cancer treatments over the last 30 years, thanks to routine mammograms that detected harmless tumors, scientists said Thursday. The results throw new doubt over the effectiveness of an already controversial cancer screening tool that is aimed at detecting tumors…
Breast cancer screening saves lives, says study
PARIS — The benefits of preemptive breast cancer screening outweigh the risks, a study said Tuesday, insisting the practice saves thousands of lives. The new research adds to the debate about the dangers of overdiagnosis, which sees some women undergo invasive treatment for cancers that would never have made them…
New 3-D breast scan technique effective with 25 times less radiation
A new type of computerized tomography (CT) scan produces 3-D images of breast tissue while delivering a radiation dose that is 25 times smaller than current technology. According to a paper published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS), scientists have declared that the new technique…
Study finds similarities between ovary, breast cancers
WASHINGTON — A new study found marked molecular similarities between breast and ovarian cancer which scientists said could help lead to new treatments for hard-to-treat forms of breast cancer. The study, which was published online Sunday in the British journal Nature, uncovered pronounced genomic similarities between the basal-like subtype breast…
Study: Mammogram radiation may put young women at higher risk of breast cancer
The radiation that young women are exposed to during a mammogram may actually put them at significantly higher risk of developing breast cancer, especially if they are genetically predisposed to it, according to a study published Thursday in the BMJ. Though women are typically only screened for breast cancer with mammograms over the age of…
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