Study sees link between breast cancer and adolescence
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A study of more than 117,000 Danish women provides the most convincing evidence yet of a link between a girl&#39;s growth rate and her risk of developing breast cancer later in life.
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More young women are learning early that they are genetically prone to breast cancer, setting off a new type of family drama.
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Black women seem to develop breast cancer much earlier than their white peers, UK research suggests.
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College researchers are studying whether electric light changes hormone levels in women and makes breast cancer more prevalent in developed countries.
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Most children who undergo cancer treatment will develop one or more chronic health problems later in life due to the illness and complications from its treatment, a study released Tuesday suggested.
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Female sex hormones in the womb may influence neurodevelopment and later risk for anorexia, a new study suggests.
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MONDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer tends to grow faster in children than in adults, but a new study finds there&#39;s scant evidence on how delays in diagnosis might affect outcomes.
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Women with a high risk of breast cancer can find much help and solace in support groups, according to a new study to be published in the Nov. 15 issue of CANCER, a journal
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Scientists in Oxford say they have a new method of identifying people most at risk of breast cancer.
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Breast density and high levels of circulating sex hormones are independent risk factors for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, a new study finds.
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NEW YORK  - Women who survived childhood  cancer have an increased risk of developing breast cancer  compared with other women their age, the results of the  Childhood Cancer Survivor Study reveal.
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Extra copies of a certain gene found in about a third of breast cancers may be responsible for their unchecked growth and survival, researchers reported on Thursday.
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Confirming previous research, the results of a population-based Danish study show that a high birth weight is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer later in life.
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Exposure to sunlight may reduce  the risk of advanced breast cancer in women with light skin  pigmentation, according to the results of a population-based  study appearing in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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The way a girl grows during adolescence and even in the womb may play an important, if murky, role in her risk of breast cancer later in life, a study suggests. The study of 117,000 women in Denmark found that those who were chubby at birth but tall and lean at 14 were more likely to develop the disease...
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A major new research project into the causes of breast cancer was launched this week. A 50-year project, called The Breakthrough Generations Study, aims to recruit 100,000 women age 18 or older to the largest
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NEW YORK  - The time of year in which a  person is born may somehow sway the risk of developing brain  cancer in adulthood, new research suggests.