Research News for 2008
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Minority Women Less Likely to Understand Comparisons Between Mastectomy, Lumpectomy
A new study suggests that about half of the women having surgery for early-stage breast cancer don't understand how mastectomy compares to lumpectomy and radiation therapy in terms of reducing the risk of the cancer coming back.
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Man’s Physical Health Affects Woman’s Emotional Health More When One Partner Diagnosed with Cancer
People diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers affect each other's emotional and physical health.
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Older Women, Minorities Less Likely to Get Sentinel Node Biopsy
Whether or not a woman has sentinal lymph node biopsy seems to be largely influenced by her age, ethnicity, and insurance status, and not by the relevant disease factors, new research shows.
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Taking Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Recurrence Risk in Survivors
Hormone replacement therapy seems to significantly increase the risk of breast cancer coming back.
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Less Frequent, Higher Dose Radiation Therapy Seems Just as Good as Traditional Regimen
New research shows that a shorter, but more intensive, course of radiation therapy may be just as effective as current treatment plans for women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
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Open Discussion About Breast Cancer Family History Leads to Better Understanding of Genetic Testing
If a family openly discusses breast cancer and who in the family has been diagnosed, then the women in the family know more about genetic counseling and testing and are more likely to use these services if they're appropriate.
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Regular Exercise Reduces Risk
A new study offers more evidence that regular exercise, either at moderate or high intensity, can help reduce breast cancer risk for women, no matter their weight, family history, or menopausal status.
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Eating Cruciferous Vegetables Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Researchers have found a possible link between cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, etc.) and lower breast cancer risk, particularly in women who have a specific variant of the GSTP1 gene.
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Overweight Women More Likely to be Diagnosed with Aggressive Breast Cancer with Worse Prognosis
A new study shows that obese and overweight women had lower breast cancer survival rates and a greater likelihood of being diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer compared to women of a healthy weight.
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Women Treated for Thyroid Cancer Have Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
Thyroid cancer treatment seems to increase the risk of developing a new, second cancer in another part of the body.
