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Women Diagnosed While Pregnant Have Same Outcomes As Other Women
Younger women who are diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant or in the year after giving birth have the same long-term outcomes as women who aren't pregnant when diagnosed.
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First 2 to 3 Years of Using Hormone Replacement Therapy Seem to Increase Breast Cancer Risk Most
A new large study conducted by the American Cancer Society strongly suggests that combination HRT increases breast cancer risk more than estrogen-only HRT and that this increase is greatest in the first few years of taking combination HRT.
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Teen Girls Fear Breast Cancer
A study by Breastcancer.org founder and president Marisa Weiss found that many teen girls worry about breast cancer and think their risk of breast cancer is higher than it really is.
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Increased Risk Lowers After Combination Hormone Replacement Therapy is Stopped
New information from the Women's Health Initiative shows that breast cancer risk goes back down 1 to 2 years after combination hormone replacement therapy is stopped.
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Factors Besides Treatment Likely Contribute to Survivors’ Bone Loss
A small study shows that other factors besides breast cancer treatment contribute to bone loss in post-menopausal women.
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Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Don’t Reduce Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Results from the Women's Health Initiative study suggest that vitamin D and calcium supplements don't lower breast cancer risk.
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After Menopause, Women May Lower Risk with Strenuous Exercise
Vigorous exercise may lower the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women.
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No Link Between Coffee and Risk
A new study provides more evidence that there seems to be no link between caffeine and breast cancer risk.
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Antidepressants and Ambien May Ease Sleep Problems
A very small study suggests that a combination of an antidepressant medicine and Ambien, a sleep medicine, may ease sleep problems caused by hot flashes more effectively than just taking an antidepressant.
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Research Looks at Link Between Bone Density and Risk
Early analysis of Women's Health Initiative information suggests that post-menopausal women with strong bones are more likely to develop breast cancer.
