Does Pregnancy Worsen Breast Cancer Outcome?Does Pregnancy Worsen Breast Cancer Outcome?
A European study provides the strongest evidence to date on the effect of pregnancy on breast cancer prognosis. The study author speaks to Medscape about the findings. Medscape Oncology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Expert Interview Source Type: news
Well: Drinking When Young Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Young women who regularly drink alcohol before their first pregnancy may be increasing their risk for breast cancer, a new study suggests. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Women and Girls Pregnancy and Childbirth Body Cancer Breast Cancer Featured Source Type: news
Alcohol consumption prior to first pregnancy linked to greater risk of BBD & breast cancer
Drinking alcohol before first pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of benign breast disease (BBD) and breast cancer, independent of drinking after first pregnancy, according to a new study published August 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Previous studies have shown that alcohol consumed in the past year affects a woman's breast cancer risk. However, data on the relationship between drinking alcohol during the period of time between a woman's first menstrual period and first pregnancy and the risk of proliferative BBD and breast cancer had not been reported... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
School-age drinking 'may increase breast cancer risk'
The more alcohol a female consumes between her first menstrual cycle and her first full-term pregnancy, the higher her risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Researchers analyzed the health history of 91,005 mothers with no history of cancer who were a part of the Nurses' Health Study II from 1989 to 2009. The study was conducted by researchers from the Washington School of Medicine in St... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 30, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
Girls Who Drink at Higher Breast Cancer Risk? (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Women who consumed alcohol between their first period and first pregnancy were at increased risk for breast cancer and benign breast disease, researchers found. (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - August 29, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Teen drinking linked to raised breast cancer risk
Conclusion
Alcohol consumption is already recognised as a risk factor for breast cancer. And this large, well-conducted study seems to confirm that young women between their first period and first pregnancy are particularly susceptible.
One limitation of the study is that the women were asked to recall their drinking habits when they were far younger, which could mean the results are less reliable. Also, other factors called confounders might have affected women’s risk of breast cancer, although researchers did adjust their findings for a range of other risk factors.
As the authors point out, it is crucial that youn...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Drinking Before First Pregnancy Raises Risk of Breast Cancer: Study
Experts urge alcohol moderation for women during this time of life (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - August 29, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Gynecology, Obstetrics, Oncology, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Consuming alcohol before first pregnancy linked with increased risk of BBD & breast cancer
(Journal of the National Cancer Institute) Drinking alcohol before first pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of benign breast disease and breast cancer, independent of drinking after first pregnancy, according to a new study published August 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - August 28, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Alcohol Between Puberty and Pregnancy Increases Risk of Breast Cancer
If a female averages a drink per day between her first period and her first full-term pregnancy, she increases her risk of breast cancer by 13 percent, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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Source: About.com Breast Cancer - August 27, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Breastfeeding reduces threat of breast cancer
Women who breastfeed for over 6 months are less likely to develop early breast cancer than women who do not breastfeed - as long as they do not smoke - a nurse-led study suggests. Emilio Gonzalez-Jimenez PhD, of the University of Granada in Spain, and his colleagues drew from the medical records of 504 women (between 19 and 91 years of age) who had been treated for breast cancer at one of the city's hospitals. Women who had not breastfed their babies were, on average, found to get breast cancer 10 years earlier than breastfeeding mothers... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Breastfeeding cuts breast cancer risks for moms
Women who breastfeed for over 6 months are less likely to develop early breast cancer than women who do not breastfeed - as long as they do not smoke - a nurse-led study suggests. Dr. Emilio Gonzalez-Jimenez, of the University of Granada in Spain, and his colleagues drew from the medical records of 504 women (between 19 and 91 years of age) who had been treated for breast cancer at one of the city's hospitals. Women who had not breastfed their babies were, on average, found to get breast cancer 10 years earlier than breastfeeding mothers... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - August 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Nigeria: 'Breastfeeding Protects Women Against Breast Cancer'
[Daily Trust]Benin -The Chief Medical Director of Irruah Specialist Hospital, Edo State, Prof George Akpede, has said that the importance of breastfeeding cannot be overemphasized as it helps in the development of the body, (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - August 14, 2013 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Predicting individual breast cancer risk may be possible (Medical Xpress, 12 August 2013)
A study of tissue samples from thousands of women, published in Cell Stem Cell, reports a biomarker which may be associated with the reduced breast cancer risk conferred by early full-term pregnancy.
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Source: Society for Endocrinology - August 13, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Why early pregnancy conferes breast cancer protection
(Harvard University) Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers discover why breast cancer is less likely in women with pregnancy in early to mid-20s. Now testing screening test for breast cancer risk. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 12, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Does breastfeeding lower Alzheimer's risk?
Conclusion
Overall, this study provides some limited evidence of an association between breastfeeding, length of time spent breastfeeding and the risk of Alzheimer's disease. It does not provide evidence of a direct cause and effect relationship, only that there seems to be an association.
However, there are some other limitations to this study:
Whether or not women breastfed and how long they breastfed for was determined by self-reporting, which can make the results less reliable, particularly as the participants (some of which were considered to have dementia) were asked to recall breastfeeding events from some t...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical practice Neurology Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
