Research News for January 2008
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Surgeon Characteristics Affects Whether Women Get Radiation After Lumpectomy
Surgeons' characteristics seem to affect whether women receive radiation therapy after lumpectomy.
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Digital Mammograms Better Than Film for Younger Women
Digital mammograms are more accurate in finding breast cancer than film mammograms for women who are younger than 50, have dense breasts, or who still have their periods (or have had a period within the past year).
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Research Finds No Link Between Woman’s Personality and Risk
Research confirms that a woman's personality has no effect on breast cancer risk.
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Breast Cancer Risk Not Affected by Statins
A study found that statins, medicines taken to lower "bad" (LDL) cholesterol, don't affect breast cancer risk. The results agree with other research that looked at how statins affect cancer risk.
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Women Less Likely to Get Mammogram with Copay, Even If It’s Small
Requiring a co-pay for screening mammograms -- even a small amount -- cuts the likelihood that women will get regular mammograms.
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Smoking During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Increases Risk of Lung Cancer
A new study shows that women who smoked and got radiation therapy to treat breast cancer had a much higher risk of lung cancer later on compared to women who got radiation and didn't smoke.
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Infections Following Breast Cancer Surgery More Common Than Expected
While most women having breast cancer surgery won't develop an infection, research shows that infections after breast surgery happen more often than expected.
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Wood Floor Finish Chemical Banned in 1977 Still Found in Environment
A wood floor finish used in the '50s and '60s contained a substance that was later banned. Today, women who live in homes with the floor finish have high levels of the banned disease-causing substance in their blood -- 50 years after the floors were installed.
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African American Women Less Likely to Get BRCA Testing
African American women are less likely than white women to be tested for an abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene.
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Using Hormone Replacement Therapy for as Few as 3 Years Increases Risk
Using combination hormone replacement therapy for 3 years or more can increase the risk of lobular breast cancer.
