Documents tagged 'Breast'
Published: 15/11/2008
One year after a major study linked postmenopausal hormone therapy to an increased risk of breast cancer, new findings from the same study paint an even more ominous picture of the hormones’ role in the disease. In addition to stimulating the growth of breast cancer, the combination of...
Published: 15/11/2008
Eating three or more bowls of the Japanese delicacy Miso soup could cut women’s risk of developing breast cancer, researchers suggest. The soup contains fermented soy paste along with other ingredients including seaweed, bean curd and vegetables. Most people in Japan eat the soup at least...
Published: 15/11/2008
The mineral selenium may help protect some women from developing breast cancer, research has suggested. The element, which can be found in brazil nuts, liver and kidneys, may help the body defend itself. Scientists from the University of Illinois believe they may have worked out how selenium...
Published: 15/11/2008
Giving cancer patients a form of vitamin D could help radiotherapy work more effectively, researchers have suggested. The combination could help wipe out cancer cells altogether. Radiation therapy is commonly used prior to surgery to reduce the size of the tumour, and after surgery to...
Published: 15/11/2008
Contact: Paul Francuch francuch@uic.edu 312-996-3457 University of Illinois at Chicago Selenium, a trace element found in foods such as certain nuts, liver and kidneys, may prove to be an important nutritional supplement for preventing breast cancer -- if a person is genetically predisposed to...
Published: 15/11/2008
Some women could develop breast cancer because of the way hormones affected their body during puberty, researchers have suggested. Exposure to high levels of female hormones - oestrogens - due to early menstruation or late menopause are already suspected to affect breast cancer risk in women....
Published: 15/11/2008
An antidepressant has been found to help women by reducing menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes. The study of the drug paroxetine was funded by its makers GlaxoSmithKline. Menopausal symptoms are usually treated with hormone replacement therapy, which reduces flushes by 80 to 90%. But...
Published: 15/11/2008
Scientists have successfully blocked the spread of human breast cancer implanted into mice. If breast cancer - and other forms of the disease - can be stopped from spreading around the body, then many lives could be saved. A team from the San Francisco VA Medical Center were able to stop the...
Published: 15/11/2008
Cases of breast cancer in Britain have reached an all-time high, with the number of women diagnosed with the disease passing the 40,000 mark for the first time. Experts for the charity Cancer Research UK blamed part of the rise on soaring rates of obesity and increased alcohol consumption. But...
Published: 15/11/2008
Doctors and cancer charities have been asked to help trace 5,000 women who are at high risk of breast cancer after receiving radiotherapy treatment for the immune system disorder Hodgkin’s disease. The Department of Health (UK) said yesterday that research showed up to one in three women...
