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Parents Often Tell Kids About Abnormal Genes Before Interventions Needed
New research suggests that parents should wait until their children reach early adulthood before talking to them about abnormal genetic test results.
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Drop in Breast Cancer Diagnoses Comes with Drop in Hormone Replacement Therapy Use
Another study links hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and increased breast cancer risk.
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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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Infertility Treatments Don’t Increase Risk
Women being treated for infertility do not have a higher risk of breast cancer.
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Low Fat Diet Doesn’t Affect Survival or Recurrence
Results from the WHEL trial show that a low-fat diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables and fiber appears to have no effect on survival or cancer recurrence.
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Cigarette Smoking at Young Age Ups Risk
Researchers have found that smoking early in life raises the risk of breast cancer.
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Breast Cancer Survival Related to Relatives’ Survival
The length of time a woman survives after breast cancer is related to the survival time of her first-degree relatives who have had the disease.
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Abnormal BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genes Don’t Affect Survival
Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 abnormalities seem to have the same survival after breast cancer diagnosis as women without BRCA1 and BRCA2 abnormalities.
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Western Diet Increases Risk in Postmenopausal Chinese Women
Researchers have found that post-menopausal Chinese women who eat a Western diet have a higher risk of breast cancer than those women who eat a traditional Chinese diet.
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Genetic Testing Guidelines Need Revision Experts Say
Current genetic testing recommendations don't take into account women who have few female relatives and no family history of breast cancer.
