The Week That Wasn't: Viagra BMTs, Pregnancy Stress, Breast Cancer Vaccine The Week That Wasn't: Viagra BMTs, Pregnancy Stress, Breast Cancer Vaccine
Three medical stories that we didn ' t cover, explained.Medscape (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - October 18, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Article Source Type: news
Africa: More Breastfeeding Could Save the World $1 Billion Every Day
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Kuala Lumpur -Breastfeeding can help prevent diarrhea and pneumonia, two major causes of infant death, and protect mothers against ovarian and breast cancer (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 18, 2019 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Beagles Diagnosing Cancer ‘Could Work with Mesothelioma’
Specially trained beagles could one day detect mesothelioma by scent, according to the lead researcher of a recent study detailing the dog breed’s stunning accuracy with lung cancer.
Dr. Thomas Quinn, clinical professor at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, believes the dogs could be equally effective with pleural mesothelioma, a rare cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
“Absolutely, this could work with mesothelioma. There is no reason why it wouldn’t,” Quinn told The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com. “That is another cancer with strong potential for this to work well.”
The Journal of the America...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - July 10, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Matt Mauney Source Type: news
Is Pregnancy Safe Following Breast Cancer for Patients With a BRCA Mutation?
A large international study looked at whether pregnancy is safe after breast cancer for women who have a BRCA mutation. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - June 5, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lauren M. Dembeck Source Type: news
Women Die From Heart Attacks More Often Than Men. Here ’s Why — and What Doctors Are Doing About It
Lilly Rocha was 37 years old in 2008 when she began having strange symptoms. When people asked her questions, she knew the answers but couldn’t articulate them. A tingling sensation on her left breast became painful. She thought she might have breast cancer, but her doctor assured her she was just experiencing stress from her demanding job. Her symptoms continued to get worse, and doctors continued to dismiss her. Three months later, at work, she became seriously ill.
Luckily, her boss recognized the symptoms—chest and jaw pain and numbness in her left hand—and drove her to the nearest emergency room, whe...
Source: TIME: Health - April 1, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Barbara Sadick Tags: Uncategorized heart health Source Type: news
Pregnancies Tied to Breast Cancer Odds for High-Risk Women Pregnancies Tied to Breast Cancer Odds for High-Risk Women
Having more than one pregnancy has long been linked to lower odds of breast cancer, and a new study suggests that may hold true even for some women with genetic mutations that put them at high risk for these malignancies.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 15, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Pregnancies tied to breast cancer odds for high-risk women
(Reuters Health) - Having more than one pregnancy has long been linked to lower odds of breast cancer, and a new study suggests that may hold true even for some women with genetic mutations that put them at high risk for these malignancies. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Number and timing of pregnancies influence breast cancer risk for women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Researchers confirm the lower risk of breast cancer from multiple pregnancies and from breast feeding seen in average risk women extends to those at the highest risk of breast cancer, according to the largest prospective study of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations carriers to date. Women with BRCA1 mutations who had two, three or four or more full-term pregnancies were at 21 percent, 30 percent, and 50 percent decrease risk of breast cancer compared to women with a single full-term pregnancy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 8, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Breast cancer risk remains elevated 20-30 years after childbirth
<div class="rxbodyfield">New research shows pregnancy first elevates breast cancer risk, but becomes protective over time.</div> (read more) (Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter)
Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - January 3, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
NIH scientists find that breast cancer protection from pregnancy starts decades later
Breast cancer risk remains elevated 20-30 years after childbirth. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - December 14, 2018 Category: American Health Source Type: news
NIH Scientists Find That Breast Cancer Protection From Pregnancy Starts Decades Later
In general, women who have had children have a lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who have never given birth. However, new research has found that moms don ’t experience this breast cancer protection until many years later and may face elevated risk for more than 20 years after their last pregnancy. (Source: NIEHS News)
Source: NIEHS News - December 14, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
NIH scientists find that breast cancer protection from pregnancy starts decades later
(NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) In general, women who have had children have a lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who have never given birth. However, new research has found that moms don't experience this breast cancer protection until many years later and may face elevated risk for more than 20 years after their last pregnancy. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 14, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Breast Cancer Risk May Rise After Childbirth, but Is Still Low
Women who recently gave birth may have an increased risk of breast cancer that lasts about 20 years. But for most, the overall risk is still small. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DENISE GRADY Tags: Breast Cancer Pregnancy and Childbirth Breasts Breastfeeding Annals of Internal Medicine Source Type: news
Risk for Breast Cancer Linked to Pregnancy History (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Large pooled analysis suggests parity may not be protective for women under age 55 (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - December 12, 2018 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
