Research News for April 2010
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Drinking Alcohol at Young Age Linked to Benign Breast Disease
A new study suggests that teens and young women who regularly drink alcohol seem to have a higher risk of being diagnosed with benign breast disease compared to young women who don't regularly drink.
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Diagnosed Women with Abnormal Breast Cancer Gene Have Higher Risk of New Cancer in Opposite Breast
Research suggests that women with an abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene who have been diagnosed with breast cancer are 4 times more likely to be diagnosed with a new cancer in the opposite breast compared to women without an abnormal breast cancer gene diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Society Releases New Guidelines on Hormone Replacement Therapy
The North American Menopause Society has developed new guidelines for using hormone replacement therapy that recommend a bone mineral density test after stopping long-term HRT.
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Exposure to Certain Chemicals at Young Age Linked to Increase in Risk
A new study links exposure to certain chemicals before age 36 and a higher risk of breast cancer after menopause.
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Zometa with Chemo Before Surgery Helps Kill Breast Cancer Cells in Bone Marrow
Research suggests that adding Zometa to chemotherapy given before early-stage breast cancer surgery may destroy breast cancer cells that have traveled to the bone marrow in some women.
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