No “best” treatment for common uterine fibroids
The other night, I sat in a restaurant with a group of girlfriends. We shared laughter, good conversation and some great wine. As I looked around, I realized that we were likely to share something else: uterine fibroids. Of the ten women sitting at the table, there was a good chance that seven of us would have uterine fibroids at some point in our lives.
Fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow in the uterus. They may be smaller than a seed or bigger than a grapefruit. A woman may have only one fibroid or she may have many. Depending on their size, number, and location, fibroids can cause heavy bleeding and long menstrua...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - April 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Urmila Parlikar Tags: Women's Health fibroids uterine fibroids Source Type: news
News analysis: Angelina Jolie's surgery to 'cut ovarian cancer risk'
Writing in the New York Times, actress Angelina Jolie has announced she recently had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as tests showed she had an estimated 50% chance of developing ovarian cancer. This is because previous testing found she was carrying high-risk genes linked with ovarian as well as breast cancer.
This follows a previous announcement in 2013 when Ms Jolie announced she had undergone a double mastectomy (where both breasts are surgically removed) followed by breast reconstruction surgery. This was because the same high-risk genes gave her an 87% chance of developing breast cancer.
Jolie explained: &quo...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer QA articles Source Type: news
Big Benefits From Goserelin in Young Breast Cancer PatientsBig Benefits From Goserelin in Young Breast Cancer Patients
The GnRH agonist goserelin preserved fertility and improved pregnancy and survival in ER-positive breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in a study discussed by Dr Lidia Schapira. Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 23, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Viewpoint Source Type: news
Nigeria: More Reasons Why Mothers Must Exclusively Breastfeed Their Babies
[Guardian]Practice reduces incidence of aggressive breast cancer, arsenic exposure in infants, influence immune system development in early life (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - February 26, 2015 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Sugary soft drinks linked to earlier periods in girls
Conclusion
People should not be overly concerned by this study’s findings, as they cannot prove that drinking SSBs directly causes earlier puberty in girls – they can only show a link.
Also, the difference between girls who drank the most SSBs in terms of when they started their period was an average of just 2.7 months earlier than girls who drank the least, which seems a relatively small difference.
There are various limitations to this study – not least the possibility that the results are being influenced by confounding, which the researchers acknowledge. Nutrition is already known to play a role in the timin...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
More breastfeeding 'would save NHS millions'
ConclusionThis economic model estimates that increasing the number of women who start and continue to breastfeed would save the NHS tens of millions of pounds. These savings would come through reduced incidence of three infectious diseases that occur in infancy, reducing the number of newborns who have necrotising enterocolitis, and reducing the incidence of maternal breast cancer, all of which are beneficial to the health of mother and baby.But these savings, as with all economic models, have been calculated using a number of assumptions, including the estimated rate of breastfeeding in the UK, which was taken from 2005 f...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
No fertility help for young women with breast cancer
Charity says all younger women should be referred to fertility experts at diagnosis Related items from OnMedicaMultiple babies through IVF raises breast cancer riskBreast cancer during pregnancy need not harm babyInfertility much more likely after childhood cancerMale cancer survivors missing fertility adviceNHS told to end IVF ‘postcode lottery’ (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 21, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Breast cancer patients often must undergo many surgeries, study finds
One surgery often isn't enough for many breast cancer patients. And a woman’s weight at the time of her pregnancy could impact the development of her baby. Eboni Williams has a look at the day's top medical stories. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 13, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Improved Long - Term Pregnancy Outcomes for Goserelin + Chemo
Findings seen in premenopausal women with stage I to IIIA hormone receptor - negative breast cancer (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - November 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Oncology, Pharmacy, Journal, Source Type: news
Breast cancer during pregnancy need not harm baby
Experts reassure treatment can happen despite pregnancyRelated items from OnMedicaHerceptin prolongs life in advanced breast cancer, but ups risk of heart problemsBlood test in development to predict breast cancer risk Single dose radiotherapy for early breast cancer set to become standardContraceptive pill almost halves ovarian cancer riskMultiple babies through IVF raises breast cancer risk (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 10, 2014 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
College offers advice on pregnancy after breast cancer treatment
Most women treated for breast cancer during pregnancy or women who become pregnant after treatment for the disease have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies, experts have said. (Source: Nursing Times Breaking News)
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - November 7, 2014 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Most women treated for breast cancer before or during pregnancy go on to have healthy babies, experts say
The Royal College of Obstetricians (RCOG) and Gynaecologists say that the number of women who go on to have babies after being treated for breast cancer is increasing. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How breast cancer usurps powers of mammary stem cells
During pregnancy, certain hormones trigger specialized mammary stem cells to create milk-producing cells essential to lactation. Scientists have found that mammary stem cells associated with the pregnant mammary gland are related to stem cells found in breast cancer. "By understanding a fundamental mechanism of mammary gland development during pregnancy, we have gained a rare insight into how aggressive breast cancer might be treated," said the lead author. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 11, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
How breast cancer usurps the powers of mammary stem cells
(University of California - San Diego) During pregnancy, certain hormones trigger specialized mammary stem cells to create milk-producing cells essential to lactation. Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center have found that mammary stem cells associated with the pregnant mammary gland are related to stem cells found in breast cancer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - August 11, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Another gene linked to increased risk of breast cancer
Researchers say women who have mutations in the PALB2 gene have a one in three chance of developing breast cancer. Also, Canadian researchers say stress during pregnancy could affect pregnancies for several generations. Craig Boswell reports on some of the day's top medical headlines. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - August 7, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
