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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.
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Diabetes Medicine Linked to Lower Risk
A large study has found that diabetic women taking the medicine metformin had a lower-than-average-risk of breast cancer.
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Some High Blood Pressure Meds May Increase Risk of Recurrence
New research suggests that ACE inhibitors, a type of blood pressure medicine, may increase the risk of breast cancer recurrence.
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Oral Bisphosphonates May Reduce Risk for Postmenopausal Women
Two studies suggest that oral bisphosphonates may reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women by 30% to 40%.
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Bisphosphonates Seem to Reduce Risk
A new study found a strong association between taking oral bisphosphonates and a lower risk of breast cancer.
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Breast Cancer Risk Not Affected by Statins
A study found that statins, medicines taken to lower "bad" (LDL) cholesterol, don't affect breast cancer risk. The results agree with other research that looked at how statins affect cancer risk.
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Birth Control Pills Don’t Affect Survival
A history of using birth control pills doesn't affect survival in women diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Blood Pressure Medicines Don’t Increase Risk
Medicine for high blood pressure doesn't affect breast cancer risk.
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Statins Have No Effect on Risk
A new study shows that statins have no effect on breast cancer risk.
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Birth Control Pills May Increase Breast Cancer Risk a Little
Premenopausal women who take birth control pills have a very small increase in breast cancer risk, according to a new retrospective study.
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