July 2009 Research News

Receptor Status Drives Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk
July 10, 2009
Research shows that women treated for hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer are more than 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with a new cancer (either hormone-receptor-positive or -negative) in the other breast compared to women treated for hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer. Read more...

Equal Care Erases Race Disparities For Some Cancers, Not All
July 9, 2009
A new study showed that African Americans have worse prognoses from breast, prostate, and ovarian cancers than people of other ethnicities, despite identical medical care. This suggests that genetic factors, rather than quality of care or access to care, account for the worse prognoses. Read more...

Breast Cancer Risk Lower for Women with Migraine
July 9, 2009
Women diagnosed with migraine headaches are 26% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who have never been diagnosed with migraines. Read more...