Research News for July 2007
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New Chemo Medicines Treat Metastatic Disease
Average survival times for women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer are increasing because of new medications.
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Support Groups Boost Well-Being, Not Survival
Research shows that group therapy can boost psychological well-being in women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, but only improves survival in women with hormone-receptor-negative disease.
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Low Fat Diet Doesn’t Affect Survival or Recurrence
Results from the WHEL trial show that a low-fat diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables and fiber appears to have no effect on survival or cancer recurrence.
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Cigarette Smoking at Young Age Ups Risk
Researchers have found that smoking early in life raises the risk of breast cancer.
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Breast Cancer Survival Related to Relatives’ Survival
The length of time a woman survives after breast cancer is related to the survival time of her first-degree relatives who have had the disease.
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Abnormal BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genes Don’t Affect Survival
Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 abnormalities seem to have the same survival after breast cancer diagnosis as women without BRCA1 and BRCA2 abnormalities.
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Western Diet Increases Risk in Postmenopausal Chinese Women
Researchers have found that post-menopausal Chinese women who eat a Western diet have a higher risk of breast cancer than those women who eat a traditional Chinese diet.
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