Women who often indulge their cravings for all types of processed meats containing foods like hamburgers, steaks and other red meat may have a slightly higher risk of breast cancer due to carcinogens discovered in it, a new study suggests. Doctors have…
Researchers Discover New Breast Cancer Targets
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found new targets for potential intervention in breast cancer. These hormone cancer studies new targets could eventually increase effectiveness and reduce the undesirable side effects associated with current treatments….
Breast Cancer Patients Stay Fertile Through Drug
Doctors may have found a way to help young breast cancer patients avoid infertility caused by chemotherapy. Giving a drug to shut down the ovaries temporarily seems to boost the odds they will work after treatment ends, and it might even…
Potential Link between Brain Development and Breast Cancer Gene
Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered details into a surprising—and crucial—link between BRCA1 brain development and a gene whose mutation is tied to breast and ovarian cancer. Aside from better understanding neurological damage associated in a small percentage of people…
Fertility Drugs Do Not Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Women who took clomiphene citrate (brand name Clomid) or gonadotropins as a part of fertility treatment did not experience an increased risk for breast cancer over 30 years of follow-up, compared with women who were not treated with these medications, according…