Articles for Breast Cancers

Hidden factor that makes you six times more likely to get breast cancer: The common condition some women like Julia Bradbury have - and which means mammograms may not spot tumours
3 months ago

Hidden factor that makes you six times more likely to get breast cancer: The common condition some women like Julia Bradbury have - and which means mammograms may not spot tumours

Daily Mail  

Excited about the Greek ­holiday she and her daughter were about to embark on, Deborah King’s thoughts were fixed on last-minute packing as she got out of the shower. Women with dense breasts are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer — research suggests they could be four to six times more at risk than those with low density, …

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“Close the Care Gap” focuses to have impact beyond World Cancer Day
1 year, 11 months ago

“Close the Care Gap” focuses to have impact beyond World Cancer Day

Deccan Chronicle  

4th Feb is observed throughout the world as the World Cancer Day. This special day is marked throughout the world to spread awareness about early detection, prompt treatment and preventing disinformation, discrimination, stigma and to prevent injustice to people suffering from cancer. The Union for International Cancer Control is one of the leading bodies which support the World Cancer Day …

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Alarming rise in breast cancer cases in India
2 years, 2 months ago

Alarming rise in breast cancer cases in India

The Hindu  

Picture this: According to a study by Globocon 2020, In India, every four minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. With some 1,78,000 new cases being diagnosed every year, the incidence of breast cancer has overtaken cervical cancer to become the most common cancer in Indian women. Myth: Family history of breast cancer is the most important risk factor …

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Artificial sweeteners linked to breast and obesity cancers in new study
2 years, 9 months ago

Artificial sweeteners linked to breast and obesity cancers in new study

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The link between artificial sweeteners and cancer reported in this study does not imply causation …

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Pill shows benefit in certain hard-to-treat breast cancers
3 years, 7 months ago

Pill shows benefit in certain hard-to-treat breast cancers

LA Times  

The drug Lynparza was found to help certain breast cancer patients live longer without disease after their cancers had been treated with standard surgery and chemotherapy. A pill has been shown to help keep certain early-stage, hard-to-treat breast cancers at bay after initial treatment in findings being reported early because they are so promising. The pill, called Lynparza, was found …

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Pill shows benefit in certain hard-to-treat breast cancers
3 years, 7 months ago

Pill shows benefit in certain hard-to-treat breast cancers

Associated Press  

A pill has been shown to help keep certain early-stage, hard-to-treat breast cancers at bay after initial treatment in findings being reported early because they are so promising. The pill, called Lynparza, was found to help breast cancer patients with harmful mutations live longer without disease after their cancers had been treated with standard surgery and chemotherapy. The results suggest …

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 12 different types of breast cancer - Part 1
5 years, 2 months ago

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 12 different types of breast cancer - Part 1

Firstpost  

October is breast cancer awareness month. Medullary breast cancer A rare but invasive type of cancer that begins in the milk ducts, it is so named because the affected tissues look soft and fleshy like the medulla in the brain. Medullary breast cancer accounts for only 3-5% of the total breast cancer cases and mostly affects women in their 40s …

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