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Alcohol, breast cancer link grows
15/4/2008
A large US study has linked alcohol consumption to an increased risk of the most common type of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
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Anti-breast cancer drug approved
3/4/2008
South African women diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer will now have access to life-saving HER2-targeted intravenous (IV) therapy.
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Scientist puts cancer to sleep
26/3/2008
Highly aggressive breast cancers might in future be "put to sleep" rather than attacked with chemotherapy, research from an Australian scientist suggests.
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Master breast cancer gene found
13/3/2008
Geneticists have identified a super gene which causes breast cancer to metastasise, the deadly process by which the disease spreads to other organs, according to a new study.
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Breast cancer shows up in hair
18/2/2008
Hair from women with breast cancer can be distinguished from hair obtained from women without the disease.
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Personality, breast risk not linked
30/1/2008
A woman's personality does not seem to influence her risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new study.
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Vaccine to stop cancers?
14/1/2008
Therapeutic vaccines to fight ovarian and breast cancer are in the first stage of clinical trials to determine their safety and effectiveness, researchers report.
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Saliva test for breasts
11/1/2008
US scientists are developing a screening test for breast cancer that checks a woman's saliva for evidence of the disease to help find tumours early.
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Mammo readings vary by radiologist
12/12/2007
Radiologists are human, too, and vary widely in their interpretations of diagnostic mammograms, a new study found.
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Breast sagging myth dispelled
2/11/2007
Nursing mothers needn't worry - a new study shows that breastfeeding does not increase breast sagging.
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