October 24, 2015 Nutrition education may prevent breast cancer recurrence New research has found that nutrition education focused on reducing red meat consumption and increasing fruit and vegetable consumption may reduce the recurrence of breast cancer.
October 24, 2015 Smoking linked with increased risk of common type of breast cancer Young women who smoke may have an increased risk of a common type of breast cancer, according to a new study.
October 24, 2015 Koch, Kravis donate total of $250M for hospitals, research Industrialist David H. Koch (kohk) and financier Henry R. Kravis have made separate donations totaling $250 million for hospitals and medical research in New York City.
October 24, 2015 New drug in development to reverse spread of breast cancer Researchers at Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales, are working on a novel compound that targets a well-studied protein called Bcl3, which has been shown to play a crucial role in breast cancer’s spread throughout the body – a deadly process known as metastasis.
October 24, 2015 Florida woman charged with faking cancer, collecting over $4G in donations A Florida woman is facing third-degree felony charges after detectives say she faked breast cancer and collected thousands of dollars in donations from her friends and family, fox59.com reported.
October 24, 2015 More butt lifts, fewer breast implants in 2014, says US plastic surgery report About 15.6 million Americans got plastic surgery in 2014, a 3 percent increase from 2013, according to an annual report released Thursday by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
October 24, 2015 FDA approves Pfizer's high profile breast cancer drug The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Pfizer Inc's Ibrance, a potential new standard of care for advanced breast cancer, in a regulatory decision that came more than two months earlier than expected.
October 24, 2015 What a mammogram could do for you: Study lays out risk, benefits To maximize the benefits and lower the risks of routine mammograms for breast cancer screening, it's best to base decisions on each woman's individual risk level, as well as her values and priorities, researchers concluded after reviewing 50 years of studies on mammograms.
October 24, 2015 High cholesterol may 'fuel' the growth and spread of breast cancer Researchers at Duke University Medical Center found that a common byproduct of cholesterol may foster the growth and spread of breast cancer cells.
October 24, 2015 Longer tamoxifen treatment reduces risk of cancer recurrence, study suggests For women who take tamoxifen to treat breast cancer, extending treatment to 10 years significantly improved their chances of surviving the disease and reduced the risk of the cancer coming back, according to a major study
