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(AP) - Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, say European researchers. Being overweight or obese accounts for up to 8% of cancers in Europe. That figure is poised to increase substantially as the obesity epidemic continues, and as major causes... More »

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cancer • obesity • Europe • women • obesity epidemic • fat • estrogen • hormones • scientific study • medical study

 Hormone Therapy Nearly 
 Doubles Lung Cancer Risks 

Latest findings could signal the end of treatment

Sep 21, 09 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hormone replacement therapy nearly doubles women's risk of death from lung cancer, new research has discovered. The hormone therapy as women hit menopause was once nearly standard treatment. But the latest news—combined with other findings that the therapy increases risk of breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke—will likely... More »

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cancer • hormone replacement therapy • estrogen

(Newser) - Finally, some good news for migraine sufferers: Those awful headaches come with a reduced risk of breast cancer, according to a new study. The researchers aren’t sure why that would be the case, but they suspect a connection with estrogen and other hormones. “It’s pretty clear... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • migraines • estrogen • hormones • medical research • migraine triggers

 Hormones Push Pretty 
 Women to Cheat: Study  

High estradiol levels make women consider selves more attractive, tougher to satisfy

Jan 14, 09 3:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Attractive women are wired to have more flings and cheat on long-term partners, a new study suggests. Women considered beautiful—by themselves and others—have more of the hormone estradiol, a form of estrogen that fuels lust and racy behavior. Saliva samples and sexual histories were collected from 52 participants,... More »

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women • sex • estrogen • dating • relationship • cheating • estradiol

 Migraines Lower 
 Breast Cancer Risk: Study 

Researchers see low estrogen levels as common denominator

Nov 6, 08 2:18 PM CST
(Newser) - A history of migraine headaches can reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer, Reuters reports. The odd correlation has emerged from research done by cancer doctors in Seattle. “Overall, women who had a history of migraines had a 30% lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who... More »

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breast cancer • migraines • estrogen • hormones • menopause • headaches • scientific study

Weight Can Increase Risk
of Breast Cancer

But side effects of treatment can make it harder to shed pounds

Oct 8, 08 3:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - There may be a direct connection between weight and breast cancer in women, MSNBC reports. Overweight women “have more exposure to estrogen,” one doctor said, "which we think increases their risk of several different cancers.” Breast cancer patients across the country are now coupling their therapy... More »

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obesity • breast cancer • weight loss • estrogen • cancer research • body image • postmenopausal women

Gender Influences Effectiveness of Antidepressants

Men, women respond differently to drugs

Sep 9, 08 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - The results of the largest-ever federal study of depression are in, and the link between gender and treatment is clearer than ever before, Newsweek reports. Men and premenopausal women respond differently to different formulations of drugs, suggesting the strong influence of estrogen and reinforcing the gap between two commonly prescribed... More »

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women's health • depression • estrogen • medical study • National Institute of Mental Health • citalopram

Gene Variants Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Testing could lead to hormone therapy for susceptible women

Apr 28, 08 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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breast cancer • genetics • estrogen • estrogen replacement therapy • cancer research • Nature Genetics

 Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer 

A drink a day raised risk 32% for older women: study

Apr 14, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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,... More »

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breast cancer • estrogen • postmenopausal women • alcohol consumption • older women • Jasmine Lew • American Association for Cancer Research.

J&J Hid Birth Control Patch Risks: Suit

Scientist accused of veiling heart attack, stroke dangers

Apr 6, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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FDA • estrogen • blood clots • birth control • Johnson and Johnson • class action • birth control pill • Ortho-Evra • birth control patch

Alcohol and Hormones Raise Cancer Risk: Study

Even casual drinking heightens breast cancer risk 3-fold, researchers say

Mar 11, 08 5:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Drug Therapy Cuts Risk
of Breast Cancer Relapse

Aromatase inhibitors work after tamoxifen regimen ends

Mar 11, 08 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • drugs • estrogen • cancer research • Novartis AG • Femara • tamoxifen • Aromasin • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Women at Risk After Hormone Therapy: Study

Breast cancer risk continues, but other health threats diminish

Mar 5, 08 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Docs Shelve Diabetes Study After Deaths

Findings contradict long-held doctrine of lowering blood sugar

Feb 6, 08 10:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers have abruptly tabled a major study measuring the effects of lowering diabetics' blood sugar after a surprising number of deaths among participants. The results come as a shock to the medical community, which has long held that lowering blood sugar through diet and medication is the only way for... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • diabetes • estrogen • blood sugar • American Diabetes Association • cardiology

Hormone Therapy May Triple Risk of Breast Cancer

Risk increases in just three years, study finds

Jan 16, 08 5:33 AM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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breast cancer • estrogen • menopause • mammogram • combination hormone therapy • progestin • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center • Virginia Mason Medical Center

Taxol Found Ineffective in Many Breast Cancers

Some women could be spared side effects

Oct 11, 07 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • genetic testing • chemotherapy • estrogen

Scientists
Solve Estrogen
Heart Mystery

Cholesterol compound blocks hormone's cardiac benefits

Sep 17, 07 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - A compound created as the body processes cholesterol was to blame for giving scientists conflicting data about the effect of hormone replacement therapy in menopausal women, researchers say. Initial studies had found that estrogen helps keep the heart healthy, but a later study reported that women taking estrogen actually exhibited... More »

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women's health • hormone replacement therapy • heart • cholesterol • estrogen • hormones • menopause

Estrogen Staves Off Dementia

Women under 50 derive benefit; hormone is 'harmful' after 65

Aug 30, 07 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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's health • dementia • women • estrogen • menopause • Parkinson's disease

(Newser) - 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

ESTROGEN THERAPY GETS A REPRIEVE

5-year-old study linking to heart risks was misinterpreted, researchers now say

Jun 21, 07 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Estrogen replacement therapy was wrongly villified five years ago, when researchers told millions of post-menopausal women to stop taking it because it increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes, a reanalysis of the same data shows. It was a false alarm, the Los Angeles Times reports. In fact, the... More »

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health • women's health • women • heart • estrogen • menopause • estrogen replacement therapy

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