Pregnancy Factors and Breast Cancer Risk
Are there breast cancer risks associated with a pregnancy or an abortion? (Source: About.com Breast Cancer)
Source: About.com Breast Cancer - March 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: breastcancer.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news
Are women who put off pregnancy fueling breast cancer boom?
The number of British women diagnosed with breast cancer under 50 increased from 7,700 in 1995 to 10,000 in 2010, with a corresponding rise thought to be likely among the under-45s. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Breast cancer diagnosis in pregnancy to rise - research
As women wait longer to have their first baby, researchers find more are spotting the disease while pregnant or breastfeeding (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - March 7, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: breastfeeding mother women breast cancer pregnant Source Type: news
Cells to Society: Tackling Cardiovascular Disease / Distinguished Professor in Diabetes / Research News
This study followed women from late pregnancy to one-year postpartum to evaluate breastfeeding expectations and duration.
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Source: Johns Hopkins University and Health Systems Archive - February 19, 2016 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Obesity Impact on Generational Cancer Risk 'Needs Study' Obesity Impact on Generational Cancer Risk 'Needs Study'
Obesity has a complex relationship with cancer risk, which includes the generational transmission of breast cancer susceptibility via obesity during pregnancy, and needs investigating, say experts. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - February 4, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Birth Control & Cancer: Which Methods Raise, Lower Risk
By Kelli MillerIf you're a woman of childbearing years who wants to delay pregnancy, you might have heard that some birth control methods are linked to cancer. Spend a minute online and you'll probably find more than a handful of contradicting reports saying some types cause cancer, while others fend it off. How do you know what to believe?"This is a perplexing issue for many women," says Mia Gaudet, Strategic Director of Breast and Gynecologic Cancer Research at the American Cancer Society. For example, "there is consistent evidence that oral contraceptives (birth control pills) increase a woman's risk of b...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - January 22, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cancer Risks/Causes Source Type: news
Breast Cancer and Pregnancy: POSITIVE Study Welcome Breast Cancer and Pregnancy: POSITIVE Study Welcome
Dr Kathy Miller discusses a study of outcomes among children born to women with cancer, and an ongoing study of stopping antiestrogen therapy for women with breast cancer who want to become pregnant. Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - December 28, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Commentary Source Type: news
Not as bad as you might think – Ali ’ s story
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So, I am four weeks and four days post hysterectomy. I asked them to leave my ovaries as at 49 I didn’t want to go into the menopause any earlier than necessary . I also asked them to leave my cervix on the basis that ,to my mind ,the only reason to remove it was to prevent future cervical cancer. But on that basis I should also have my breasts removed to prevent breast cancer …so no ,I kept my cervix.
My hysterectomy was about 11 years in the offing. I had a huge fibroid …the equivalent size of an...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - December 24, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories fibroids Source Type: news
Not as bad as you might think – Ali’s story
The post Not as bad as you might think – Ali’s story appeared first on Hysterectomy Association.
So, I am four weeks and four days post hysterectomy. I asked them to leave my ovaries as at 49 I didn’t want to go into the menopause any earlier than necessary . I also asked them to leave my cervix on the basis that ,to my mind ,the only reason to remove it was to prevent future cervical cancer. But on that basis I should also have my breasts removed to prevent breast cancer …so no ,I kept my cervix.
My hysterectomy was about 11 years in the offing. I had a huge fibroid …the equivalent size of an...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - December 24, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Your Stories fibroids Source Type: news
Not as bad as you might think – Ali ’ s story
So, I am four weeks and four days post hysterectomy. I asked them to leave my ovaries as at 49 I didn’t want to go into the menopause any earlier than necessary . I also asked them to leave my cervix on the basis that ,to my mind ,the only reason to remove it was to prevent future cervical cancer. But on that basis I should also have my breasts removed to prevent breast cancer …so no ,I kept my cervix.
My hysterectomy was about 11 years in the offing. I had a huge fibroid …the equivalent size of an 18 weeks pregnancy which I had had since my first child was born and soon after my second was advised to hav...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - December 24, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
Not as bad as you might think – Ali ’ s story
So, I am four weeks and four days post hysterectomy. I asked them to leave my ovaries as at 49 I didn’t want to go into the menopause any earlier than necessary . I also asked them to leave my cervix on the basis that ,to my mind ,the only reason to remove it was to prevent future cervical cancer. But on that basis I should also have my breasts removed to prevent breast cancer …so no ,I kept my cervix.
My hysterectomy was about 11 years in the offing. I had a huge fibroid …the equivalent size of an 18 weeks pregnancy which I had had since my first child was born and soon after my second was advised to hav...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - December 24, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
Not as bad as you might think – Ali ’ s story
So, I am four weeks and four days post hysterectomy. I asked them to leave my ovaries as at 49 I didn’t want to go into the menopause any earlier than necessary . I also asked them to leave my cervix on the basis that ,to my mind ,the only reason to remove it was to prevent future cervical cancer. But on that basis I should also have my breasts removed to prevent breast cancer …so no ,I kept my cervix.
My hysterectomy was about 11 years in the offing. I had a huge fibroid …the equivalent size of an 18 weeks pregnancy which I had had since my first child was born and soon after my second was advised to hav...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - December 24, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fibroids hysterectomy stories Source Type: news
Long-term outcomes of preventing premature menopause during chemotherapy
Compared with receiving chemotherapy alone, women with breast cancer who also received the hormonal drug triptorelin to achieve ovarian suppression had a higher long-term probability of ovarian function recovery, without a statistically significant difference in pregnancy rate or disease-free survival, according to a study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 22, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Long-term outcomes of preventing premature menopause during chemotherapy
(The JAMA Network Journals) Compared with receiving chemotherapy alone, women with breast cancer who also received the hormonal drug triptorelin to achieve ovarian suppression had a higher long-term probability of ovarian function recovery, without a statistically significant difference in pregnancy rate or disease-free survival, according to a study in the Dec. 22/29 issue of JAMA. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 22, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
