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Experimental Genomic Test May Help Identify Women at Higher Risk of Recurrence 5 Years After Diagnosis of Estrogen-Receptor-Positive Disease
An experimental test on genes from early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer can estimate whether a woman has a higher or lower risk of having the cancer come back somewhere else in the body more than 5 years after diagnosis.
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Exercise May Lower Risk by Changing Estrogen Metabolism
A new study helps explain how exercise seems to lower breast cancer risk.
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Women with Cosmetic Implants May Have Worse Breast Cancer Survival Rates, but More Research Needed
A study has found that women with cosmetic breast implants seem to have worse survival rates if they’re diagnosed with breast cancer, but there are many questions about the study.
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Study Looks at Relationship Between Drinking and Survival
A study suggests that drinking alcohol before or after being diagnosed with breast cancer doesn’t affect survival. Still, there are some issues with the study.
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Abnormal BRCA1 Gene Linked to Worse Outcomes Than Abnormal BRCA2 Gene
A study suggests women with an abnormal BRCA1 gene have worse breast cancer survival and recurrence rates than women with an abnormal BRCA2 gene or women who don’t have either abnormal gene.
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Nearly Half of Diagnosed Women at High Risk for Abnormal BRCA Genes Not Sent for Testing
A study suggests that about half of newly diagnosed women at high risk for an abnormal breast cancer gene don’t get a genetic testing recommendation from their doctors.
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Healthy Heart Lifestyle Reduces Cancer Risk
People who follow the American Heart Association’s heart health guidelines have a 51% lower risk of developing cancer than people who don’t follow those guidelines.
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Combination Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Risk in New WHI Analysis
A longer-term analysis of information collected in the Women’s Health Initiative study has found that using combination HRT is linked to a higher risk of breast cancer.
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Study Suggests Full-Fat Dairy Products May Be Linked to Worse Survival
A study suggests that women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer who eat full-fat dairy products after diagnosis are more likely to die from breast cancer than women who eat low-fat dairy products after diagnosis.
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Smoking Linked to Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
A large study has found that smoking increases breast cancer risk in women, especially women who start smoking before they have their first child.
