Research News for 2012
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Radiation in Diagnostic Tests Increases Risk for Women with Abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 Genes
A new study suggests that diagnostic tests that use radiation done before age 30 in young women with an abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene increases breast cancer risk.
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Combination of Arimidex and Faslodex Better Than Arimidex Alone to Treat Metastatic Breast Cancer
A study has found that postmenopausal women diagnosed with hormone-receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer and treated with a combination of Arimidex and Faslodex as the first treatment for metastatic disease lived about 6 months longer than women treated only with Arimidex.
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Lying Face Down for Radiation Therapy to Treat Breast Cancer May Protect Healthy Tissue
A study suggests that lying face down to receive radiation therapy to the breast area reduces the amount of radiation that unintentionally reaches the heart and lungs.
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Study Suggests Organic Foods May Not Be More Nutritious, but Also Points Out How Much We Don’t Know
An analysis of 237 studies didn't show that organic foods are substantially healthier than conventionally produced foods, but there were some limitations in the studies that were analyzed.
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New BRCA1 and BRCA2 Test May Be More Accurate, Less Expensive
A group of Canadian scientists has developed a new way to test for abnormal BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes that seems to be more accurate and less expensive than the current testing methods.
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Some Women Having Mastectomy Opt for Nipple Banking, but Have More Complications
A small Dutch study has found that some women having mastectomy may want to bank their nipple so it can be attached later to their reconstructed breast.
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Having Dense Breasts Doesn’t Influence Breast Cancer Survival
Research suggests that women with dense breasts have the same breast cancer survival rates as women whose breasts aren't dense.
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Genes Associated with Breast Size Also Linked to Breast Cancer
A study found seven pieces of chromosomes that are associated with breast size; three of these also are associated with breast cancer.
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Obese and Overweight Women May Have Higher Risk of Recurrence
A large study suggests that overweight and obese women diagnosed with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer have a higher risk of the cancer coming back and are less likely to survive the disease.
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Lack of Sleep Linked to Higher Risk of Recurrence of Estrogen-Receptor-Positive Disease in Postmenopausal Women
A small study suggests that not getting enough sleep may be linked to a higher recurrence risk for early-stage, estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
