A psychological intervention program designed for breast cancer patients reduces the risk of dying if the cancer recurs, new research shows. The study is the latest in a series at Ohio State University that have shown that an intervention program that teaches patients how to cope with the disease can boost their health, well-being and even their chances of survival…
Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea in premenopausal women being treated for early stage breast cancer was associated with significantly improved patient survival, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine by the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) in collaboration with leading US cancer centers and cooperative cancer research groups…
Women’s risk of developing breast cancer due to common genetic differences is not affected by lifestyle factors such as weight, diet, alcohol, hormone replacement therapy (HRT), having children and breastfeeding, concluded UK researchers. The study, led by a team at the University of Oxford, is published 2 June as an early online publication in the The Lancet…
More than half a million women in the United States undergo a hysterectomy each year and approximately half of those surgeries include removal of the ovaries…
A new US study suggests that regular taking of aspirin is linked to increased survival after a breast cancer diagnosis and also to a lower risk of the disease recurring…
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