Research News for 2008
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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.
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Tamoxifen Plus Removing Ovaries Improves Survival for Premenopausal Women
Removing the ovaries and taking tamoxifen after breast cancer surgery had benefits for premenopausal women shows a new study done in Vietnam and China.
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Simple Saliva Test May Detect Breast Cancer
Researchers are working to create a breast cancer screening test that uses saliva proteins to detect cancers.
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Abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 Gene Increases Risk, Amount Varies Widely
A new study shows that the increase in risk associated with an abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene can vary widely among people who have an abnormal gene.
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Chemotherapy After Surgery Reduces Recurrence Risk of Hormone-Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy after surgery significantly reduces the risk of hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer coming back and increases survival, according to a review of previous research.
