Addressing Your Cancer Risk
Rural areas a bit safer than urban ones; environmental threats seem key, study says (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - May 9, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Low-Dose Aspirin May Lower Risk for Common Breast Cancer by 20 Percent
But experts say it's too soon to recommend it for this purpose (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - May 2, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Drinking Boosts Breast Cancer Risk for Black Women, Too
Researcher suggests women think about lowering their alcohol intake if they're drinkers (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - May 1, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Puberty's Onset May Depend on DNA
British researchers zero in on genetic links between early puberty and increased cancer risk (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - April 25, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Could Breast Milk Tests Replace Mammograms?
Scientists hope to improve breast cancer screening of younger women (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - April 22, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
More Asian-American Women Getting Breast Cancer
Out of 7 nationality groups studied, only Japanese women didn't have an overall increase in the disease (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - April 15, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Misunderstood Gene Tests May Lead to Unnecessary Mastectomies
Half of breast cancer patients who had both breasts removed unsure of genetic risk of more cancers: study (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - April 13, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Mammogram Guidelines Have Changed, But Are Doctors Listening?
Study finds that most still recommend the breast cancer screen for women in their early 40s (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - April 11, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Can Smog Raise Breast Cancer Risk?
Exposure to fine-particle air pollution linked to dense breast tissue, a risk factor for tumors, study finds (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - April 7, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Breast Cancer 'Immunotherapy' Helps Some With Tough-to-Treat Disease
A minority of women with 'triple-negative' tumors responded to Tecentriq, but they responded well (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - April 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Gene Changes May Put Childhood Cancer Survivors at Risk
1 in 4 kids who lived through cancer developed another cancer by age 45, study finds (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - April 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Can Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Lower Cancer Death Risk?
Large U.S. study points to the drug's potential tumor-fighting abilities (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - April 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Survival Continues to Improve for Most Cancers
Still, more progress is needed and racial disparities remain, U.S. report finds (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - March 31, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Many Women Who Get Breast Cancer Gene Test Don't Need It
6 out of 10 screened weren't at high risk for the disease, researchers say (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - March 29, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Is Radiation Therapy Overused in Breast Cancer Care?
Shorter course less expensive, equally effective in certain patients, researchers say (Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Breast Cancer - March 14, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
