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Certain Jobs Seem to Increase Breast Cancer Risk
A Canadian study suggests that certain jobs, including those in farming and manufacturing that expose women to high levels of carcinogens and endocrine disrupters, seem to increase breast cancer risk.
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New Screening Device for Dense Breasts Approved by FDA
The FDA has approved an automated ultrasound device to screen for breast cancer in women with dense breasts.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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Fertility Drugs Seem to Affect Breast Cancer Risk in Younger Women
A study suggests that women younger than 50 who use fertility drugs to successfully conceive a child may see their risk of breast cancer go up. But this higher risk is about the same as the average woman's risk.
