Research News for November 2006
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Second Opinions May Lead to Treatment Changes
Second opinions can help ensure that women get the best care possible for breast cancer.
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Cone Beam System May be More Accurate and Less Painful Than Traditional Mammograms
Early results on Cone Beam Breast Computed Tomography are promising and may some day offer women a more accurate and less uncomfortable screening test for breast cancer.
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Does a High-Fat Diet Increase Risk? Answer isn’t Clear
While this study found no link between eating fat and a higher risk of breast cancer in older women, there are many other variables that affect this relationship.
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Folate Doesn’t Seem to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Folate has important benefits for health and preventing birth defects, but there is no research that shows that it reduces breast cancer risk.
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FDA Approves Herceptin to Treat Early-Stage Disease
The FDA has approved Herceptin for treating early-stage, HER2-positive, node-positive breast cancer.
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Switching from Tamoxifen to Aromatase Inhibitor Improves Survival
Switching to Arimidex after two to three years of tamoxifen offers improved survival compared to five years of tamoxifen for post-menopausal women with hormone-receptor-positive, early-stage breast cancer.
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Scientists Propose Theory Linking Personal Care Products and Risk in African American Women
Diagnoses of breast cancer in young African American women have increased greater than diagnoses in white women. In this article, researchers theorize that personal care products with estrogen and placenta tissue might possibly play a role.
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Grilled Meats Seem to Increase Breast Cancer Risk
In this small study, women who ate more grilled meat had a higher risk of breast cancer. Aspirin seemed to offer some protection, but more research is needed.
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Can Eating Soy as a Child Reduce Risk?
Eating soy as a child seems to offer breast cancer protection, but there are lifestyle factors to consider.
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Red Meat May Up Risk of Breast Cancer
Younger women who eat large amounts of red meat appear to have a higher risk of developing hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer, according to a new study.
