Older women 'unaware of breast cancer risk'

telegraph.co.uk

Oct. 7, 2008

Most older women do not know that their chances of developing breast cancer increases with age a new study shows.

Prenatal eggs may prevent breast cancer

BOSTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A woman who has the nutrient choline -- found in eggs -- while pregnant might reduce her daughter's risk of breast cancer significantly, U.S. researchers said.

Model could reduce breast-lesion biopsies

CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A new method of characterizing breast lesions found during magnetic resonance imaging could result in fewer biopsies of benign tumors, U.S. researchers said.

U.S. colorectal cancer deaths down

OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A U.S. study shows colorectal cancer deaths among men and women dropped 4.3 percent per year from 2002 to 2005, researchers said.

Findings spark debate about breast tumors

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. and Norwegian researchers say they hope their findings prompt a debate on whether breast cancer tumors ever go away on their own without treatment.

Bone loss due to more than cancer drugs

CHICAGO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss in breast cancer survivors, but cancer drugs aren't the only culprits, U.S. researchers said.

Controlling enzyme may slow cancer growth

NORMAN, Okla., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Controlling a certain enzyme could inhibit growth of lung, breast, colon and pancreatic cancers, University of Oklahoma researchers said.

Study says most cancers preventable

DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- About 80 percent of all cancers are diagnosed in the elderly, and more than 80 percent of known risk factors are potentially preventable, U.S. researchers say.

Diet, exercise help old cancer survivors

HOUSTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- A portion-controlled diet and exercise improve body weight and physical function in elderly cancer survivors, U.S. researchers have learned.

Protein may by key to breast cancer spread

CHAPAL HILL, N.C., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they reduced the ability of breast cancer cells to spread by knocking down the expression of a protein called palladin.

Latinas may regret cancer therapy option

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Some Latina women are more likely than white women to regret their breast cancer treatment decisions, U.S. researchers say.

Exercise prevents cancer, only with sleep

BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Regular physical activity can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer but only if she gets a good night's sleep, U.S. researchers said.

Study: Brain cancer runs in families

TEL AVIV, Israel, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Relatives of those with brain cancer have a higher risk of brain cancer themselves, researchers in Israel said.

Breast cancer survivors report sex issues

BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Young, female breast cancer survivors often suffer from sexual and intimate relationship issues and use sexual enhancement products, U.S. researchers said.

Women with lymphedema should seek therapy

COLOGNE, Germany, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Women with breast cancer who develop a feeling of heaviness, heat and swelling in an arm should get treatment for lymphedema, German researchers say.

Migraines linked to less breast cancer risk

SEATTLE, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A history of migraine headaches is associated with a significantly lower risk of breast cancer among women, U.S. researchers said.