Diagnostic chest radiation before 30 may increase breast cancer risk
07 SEP 2012 Women advised to choose MRI scan over x-ray and mammogram Women carrying a mutation in the BRCA1- or BRCA2- genes (which control the suppression of breast and…
Harms outweigh benefits for women aged 70 and over in national breast cancer screening programs
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-Mar-2014 Extending national breast cancer screening programmes to women over the age of 70 does not result in a decrease in the numbers of cancers detected at…
Vigorous activity protects against breast cancer
Public release date: 30-Oct-2008 Normal-weight women who carry out lots of vigorous exercise are approximately 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who don’t exercise vigorously. A…
Positive thinking may protect against breast cancer
Public release date: 21-Aug-2008 Feelings of happiness and optimism play a positive role against breast cancer. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Cancer suggests that while staying…
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