Research News for 2008
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Bisphenol A May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
New research prompts Congress to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its safety evaluation of bisphenol A, a compound used in plastic containers including baby bottles and plastic water bottles.
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Breast Cancer Diagnoses Down, But Only in White Women
Between 2000 and 20004, the rate of breast cancer diagnoses in white women went down, but this lower rate of diagnoses didn't happen in other ethnic groups.
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Experimental Vaccine May Help Treat HER2-Positive Cancers
An experimental vaccine seems promising as a way to treat HER2-positive breast cancers in the future.
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Large Study Reports Drinking Alcohol Ups Risk
One or 2 alcoholic drinks per day seems to increase the risk of hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer.
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Compound in Soybeans and Chickpeas May Lower Risk
Higher blood levels of the compound genistein (found in soybeans and chick peas) seems to be linked to a lower risk of breast cancer.
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Trans Fats May Increase Risk
Eating a lot of trans fats may increase breast cancer risk.
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Ups Risk of Benign Breast Disease
Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) seems to increase the risk of benign (not cancerous) breast disease.
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Certain Traits Make Spouses of Diagnosed More Likely to be Depressed
Certain characteristics seemed to be linked to whether the spouses of women diagnosed with breast cancer will become depressed about their wives' illness.
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Gene Traits Seem to Affect Each Woman’s Personal Risk
A woman's genetic information can help doctors develop breast cancer treatment plans and better prognoses.
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Developing Anemia During Chemo Ups Risk of Recurrence
Developing anemia during chemotherapy to treat early-stage breast cancer seems to affect the risk of the cancer coming back.
