Breast Cancer Articles

Christopher Li, MD, PhD, a breast cancer epidemiologist, recently led a study in regards to previous research which showed that both premenopausal and postmenopausal women with a history of migraines also have a lower risk of developing breast cancer.  The study was published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention (2009;18[7]:2030-2034).
The study included over 4500 women [...]

The New England Journal of Medicine published a study in May, 2009 which indicates that older women who receive a combination of chemotherapy drugs have improved survival rates. This study specifically targeted older women with early-stage breast cancer and shows that chemotherapy can make a difference.
The study included 600 women with stage I, II, IIIA, [...]

Minority women don’t seem to be getting the word about breast cancer as loudly as they could be. Part of our goal is to reach those women who just don’t know or don’t believe they are as prone to getting this disease. The more women we educate, the fewer there will be who are [...]

As if women in general, and postmenopausal women even more, didn’t know that there are many reasons to exercise and eat well. Now, they’ve been given one more.
HealthDay News has reported that a study has shown that women with high blood pressure, diabetes, insulin issues, or other types of [...]

Can a pill prevent breast cancer?  Maybe. There’s a fairly new buzzword going around…Resveratrol.  Haven’t heard of it yet? Well, neither had I. And while it’s still being tested for use in humans in order to gain FDA approval, the preliminary studies are showing all sorts of promising results, only one of which includes blocking [...]

Southeast China found during a recent study that women who add more mushrooms and green tea to their diets may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer.
More than 2,000 women were included in the case-controlled study. Based on the data, it was concluded that higher dietary intake of mushrooms decreased breast cancer risk in [...]

Breast Cancer Prevention - Is Drug Therapy the Right Choice?

I know you didn’t ask, but I’ll tell you anyway… here’s my two cents about drug therapy. Obviously this is an individual choice.  I’m not a medical expert and I’m not a doctor.  I’m simply one person with personal experience.  The doctors offered drug therapy to [...]

Breast cancer risk factors are the things in your life that can increase your risk for getting breast cancer. Keep in mind that having a breast cancer risk factor, or even several, does NOT mean that you’ll get breast cancer. Studies are showing that most women with one or more of these factors are never [...]