Research News on Risk Factors
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Mammograms Less Effective in Women with Personal History of Breast Cancer
Screening mammograms are less effective at finding cancer in women with a personal history of breast cancer.
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Waiting 5 Years to Start Hormone Replacement Therapy Offers Less Risk
New research suggests that breast cancer risk is higher in women who use HRT during the first 5 years after menopause starts compared to women who wait more than 5 years to start HRT.
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Long-Term Smoking Increases Breast Cancer Risk
A very large study found that women who started smoking heavily at an early age and smoked for a long time had a 25% higher risk of breast cancer.
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Abdominal Fat May Increase Risk of Hormone-Receptor-Negative Disease
New research suggests that premenopausal women with a large amount of abdominal fat have a higher risk of hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer than women with less abdominal fat.
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Link Between Obesity and Worse Prognosis Isn’t Consistent
The analysis of several studies show the link between obesity and worse prognosis in women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer isn't consistent.
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Doctors Continue to Prescribe Standard-Dose Hormone Replacement Therapy
Despite a clear link between standard-dose HRT and breast cancer, many doctors continue to regularly prescribe standard-dose HRT instead of low-dose HRT.
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Annual Screening with Both Mammography and MRI Seems Better Than Only Mammography for Women with Personal History of Breast Cancer
Research suggests that yearly screening with BOTH mammography and breast MRI might be better than only a yearly mammogram for women with a personal history of breast cancer.
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Women with Family History of Breast Cancer Benefit from Mammograms Starting at 40
A new British study suggests that screening mammograms in women aged 40 to 50 with a family history of breast cancer are beneficial.
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Children Can Inherit Abnormal Breast Cancer Genes from Father
Research suggests that women are much more likely to be referred for genetic counseling if the family history of breast or ovarian cancer is on their mother's side rather than their father's.
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Study Reinforces Link Between Breast Cancer Risk and Hormone Replacement Therapy
A new analysis of Women's Health Initiative data shows that women who use combination HRT are nearly twice as likely to die from breast cancer compared to women who don't use HRT.
