Research News on Risk Factors
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Diets High in Starchy Foods Linked to Higher Risk of Breast, Ovarian Cancer
A new study on diet patterns links starchy diets to a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
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Breast Cancer Risk Higher in Smokers with Slow-Acting NAT2 Gene
Smoking can increase breast cancer risk in women with a slowing-acting form of the gene NAT2, which is fairly common in white and African American women.
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Time Between First Period and First Child Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
A longer the time between when a woman starts having periods and when her first child is born is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer.
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DCIS Recurrence Risk Overestimated by Many Women
Many women overestimate the risk of DCIS coming back.
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Amount of Risk Reduction from Protective Ovary Removal Depends on Type of BRCA Abnormality
The amount of breast and ovarian cancer risk reduction offered by prophylactic ovary removal varies depending on the type of breast cancer gene abnormality a woman has.
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Psoriasis Doesn’t Increase Cancer Risk
People diagnosed with psoriasis do not have a higher risk of breast and other cancers.
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Digital Mammograms Better Than Film for Younger Women
Digital mammograms are more accurate in finding breast cancer than film mammograms for women who are younger than 50, have dense breasts, or who still have their periods (or have had a period within the past year).
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Research Finds No Link Between Woman’s Personality and Risk
Research confirms that a woman's personality has no effect on breast cancer risk.
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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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Smoking During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Increases Risk of Lung Cancer
A new study shows that women who smoked and got radiation therapy to treat breast cancer had a much higher risk of lung cancer later on compared to women who got radiation and didn't smoke.
