In an experimental study, breast cancer survivors who experienced severe hot flashes underwent nerve block therapy to regulate their body’s temperature and found the number of occurrences was decreased dramatically, according to an article published in Thursday’s Lancet Oncology.
Within the study, the average number of hot flashes per week fell from about 80 to […]
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The number of women who opted for mastectomy when diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer increased significantly at the same time MRI screening before surgery doubled, a new study finds.
Research from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., shows that mastectomy rates for early-stage breast cancer dropped between 1997 and 2004, and then jumped between 2003 and […]
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WASHINGTON: Bone drug, zoledronic acid, may help in preventing the spread of cancer in women with locally advanced breast cancer, says a new study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
The study underlined that as bones are common sites for the spread, or metastasis, of breast cancer, it is required to maintain […]
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Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D when they’re diagnosed have a higher risk of their cancer spreading and are more likely to die from the disease, according to new research from scientists in Toronto.
Women with vitamin D deficiency had almost twice the risk of the cancer spreading, and they were 73 percent […]
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NEW DELHI: Forty five-year-old Kumud Devi is inconsolable. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Kumud underwent mastectomy of her right breast at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on April 3. But the post-operation pathology report of the tissue which was removed left her in a state of shock. The report said […]
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A daily dose of aspirin reduces a woman’s chance of developing a particular type of breast cancer by 16%, according to a study of more than 126,000 women.
The latest research backs up a review of 21 studies which found that anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin reduce breast cancer risk by up to 20%. About 45,000 […]
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A study of 127,000 women found that those who took the drug lowered their chances of getting hormone-sensitive breast cancer by 16 per cent.
The research, by scientists at the US National Institutes of Health, is the latest to highlight the potential health benefits of the cheap painkiller.
It has already been shown to combat rheumatoid arthritis, […]
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Cancer patients and their doctors often focus on beating the disease first. But new research shows they also benefit by early monitoring for lymphedema, a devastating side effect of cancer treatment that can show up years later.
Lymphedema is a painful swelling of an arm or leg that can occur months or even years after cancer […]
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December 5, 2007 – 8:52 am
CTV.ca News Staff
Women who live in cities have denser breasts than those who live in suburban and rural areas, making them more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a study presented Monday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.
Breast tissue in women may be fatty or glandular or a mixture […]
November 10, 2007 – 7:20 am
Breast cancer services at the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar are to be shut down by the Health Service Executive. Eithne Donnellan , Health Correspondent, reports.
No new breast cancer patients will be referred there and about 600 women a year who used the service will be referred instead to the Mater hospital in […]
