Research News on Day-to-Day Matters
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Link Between Coffee and Tea (Caffeinated and Decaffeinated) and Risk
A large, long-term study shows that coffee, tea, and other caffeinated beverages don't seem to affect breast cancer risk.
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Results Saying Hormone Replacement Therapy OK to Use Don’t Agree with Results from Women’s Health Initiative
A new analysis disagrees with earlier conclusions about HRT and increased breast cancer risk; Breastcancer.org supports the earlier conclusions that point to an association between HRT and increased risk and urges women to approach HRT use with caution and thoroughly discuss the pros and cons with their doctors before making a decision.
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Experimental Nerve Block Injections Ease Hot Flashes
A very small study shows that an experimental nerve blocking therapy can relieve hot flashes and sleep problems in women having these side effects because of breast cancer treatment.
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Regular Exercise Can Lower Breast Cancer Risk
A life full of exercise can lower a woman's risk of breast cancer by 25% to 30% according to a review or more than 60 research studies.
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Exercise Reduces Risk in Younger Women
Premenopausal women who exercise regularly are less like to develop breast cancer.
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Compound in Soybeans and Chickpeas May Lower Risk
Higher blood levels of the compound genistein (found in soybeans and chick peas) seems to be linked to a lower risk of breast cancer.
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Ups Risk of Benign Breast Disease
Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) seems to increase the risk of benign (not cancerous) breast disease.
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Certain Traits Make Spouses of Diagnosed More Likely to be Depressed
Certain characteristics seemed to be linked to whether the spouses of women diagnosed with breast cancer will become depressed about their wives' illness.
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Man’s Physical Health Affects Woman’s Emotional Health More When One Partner Diagnosed with Cancer
People diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers affect each other's emotional and physical health.
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Taking Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Recurrence Risk in Survivors
Hormone replacement therapy seems to significantly increase the risk of breast cancer coming back.
