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  • April 2008

    • Gene Variants Increase Breast Cancer Risk

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Apr 28, 08 10:42 AM CDT

      Gene Variants Increase Breast Cancer Risk

      Scientists have identified versions of a gene that confer a 50% greater chance of developing estrogen-responsive tumors, Bloomberg reports. The study, published in Nature Genetics , found two common gene variants on chromosome 5 that correlated with higher incidences of the types of cancer that respond to estrogen levels. Genetic testing could indicate which women might benefit most from hormone-blocking therapy. More »

    • Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 14, 08 9:44 AM CDT

      Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer

      Alcohol can increase the risk of breast cancer in older women by more than 50%, according to a new study. In an analysis of data from more than 184,000 post-menopausal women, those who had one or two drinks a day were 32% more likely to develop breast cancer tumors, researchers found. Three or more drinks a day raised the risk 51% higher.   More »

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      breast cancer  • estrogen  • alcohol consumption  • older women  • postmenopausal women

    • J&J Hid Birth Control Patch Risks: Suit

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Apr 6, 08 4:40 PM CDT

      J&J Hid Birth Control Patch Risks: Suit

      Johnson & Johnson doctored data to get its birth control patch FDA-approved, according to a class action lawsuit that claims Ortho-Evra caused blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes. A J&J scientist allegedly doctored the data with a "correction factor" for the FDA, lowering estrogen-related risk by 60%: He "presented a truly misleading picture of the amount of estrogen delivered by the patch,'' the suit said. More »

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      FDA  • birth control  • estrogen  • class action  • birth control pill  • Johnson and Johnson  • blood clots

  • March 2008

    • Alcohol and Hormones Raise Cancer Risk: Study

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 11, 08 5:31 PM CDT

      Alcohol and Hormones Raise Cancer Risk: Study

      Postmenopausal women who drink casually while taking hormones will raise their chance of getting breast cancer, researchers said today. A Danish study of 5,000 women showed that those on estrogen and other hormones increased breast cancer risk three-fold by downing one or two drinks a day; a third drink or more raised the risk by almost 5 times. More »

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      alcohol  • breast cancer  • drinking  • estrogen  • hormone replacement therapy  • menopause  • postmenopausal women

    • Drug Therapy Cuts Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Mar 11, 08 7:16 AM CDT

      Drug Therapy Cuts Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse

      New research shows that women can cut the risk of breast cancer recurring years later by taking certain drugs, the Washington Post reports. Studies show that the drugs, known as aromatase inhibitors, sharply reduced the risk of cancer's return after women had finished their regimen of the widely used tamoxifen. The findings could dramatically change the treatments breast cancer survivors are given. More »

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      cancer  • drugs  • breast cancer  • cancer research  • estrogen  • Novartis AG

    • Women at Risk After Hormone Therapy: Study

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 5, 08 11:14 AM CST

      Women at Risk After Hormone Therapy: Study

      Breast cancer remains a risk for women even after they stop taking hormone therapy, researchers said yesterday. A follow-up to a 2002 study showed that women who dropped estrogen and progestin still had a 24% greater breast cancer risk. But their chance of a stroke, heart attack, or blood clot fell to normal levels after halting the therapy, Reuters reports. More »

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      breast cancer  • heart attack  • women's health  • health study  • stroke  • estrogen  • mammogram  • Wyeth  • hormone replacement therapy  • health risks  • blood clots  • progestin

  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Hormone Therapy May Triple Risk of Breast Cancer

      newser  |  Seattle Times  |  Jan 16, 08 5:33 AM CST

      Hormone Therapy May Triple Risk of Breast Cancer

      Millions of women who take combination hormones to counter symptoms of menopause may be three times more likely to develop a certain type of breast cancer, according to a new study. Most researchers assumed it takes five years of daily estrogen and progestin to increase cancer risks, but the threat may increase substantially in just three years, according to research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. More »

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      breast cancer  • estrogen  • mammogram  • menopause  • progestin

  • October 2007

    • Taxol Found Ineffective in Many Breast Cancers

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 11, 07 11:09 AM CDT

      Taxol Found Ineffective in Many Breast Cancers

      A widely prescribed chemotherapy drug isn't effective against the kind of breast cancer it's most commonly used to treat, new research has found. While Taxol worked well for women with overactive HER-2 genes, it didn't significantly help women with the most common form of the disease in which tumors are HER-2 negative and use estrogen to grow. More »

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      cancer  • breast cancer  • estrogen  • genetic testing  • chemotherapy

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • Estrogen Staves Off Dementia

      newser  |  Time  |  Aug 30, 07 5:18 AM CDT

      Estrogen Staves Off Dementia

      Women under 50 who've had their ovaries removed double their risk of disorders like dementia and Parkinson's disease later in life if they don't undergo estrogen-replacement therapy, new research reveals. The findings may lead to more aggressive treatment for premenopausal women who don't produce estrogen naturally, Time reports. More »

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      health  • women  • women's health  • dementia  • Parkinson's disease  • estrogen  • menopause

  • July 2007

    • Grapefruit Tied to Breast Cancer

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jul 16, 07 10:40 PM CDT

      Grapefruit Tied to Breast Cancer

      So much for the grapefruit diet, staple of starlets, socialites and other figure-conscious  women throughout the seventies and eighties. Consuming as little as a quarter of a grapefruit daily increases risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women by as much as 30%, a new study shows. More »

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      breast cancer  • estrogen

  • June 2007
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