Weight Gain Linked to Breast Cancer Death-US Study
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Women who are overweight when  diagnosed with breast cancer or who become overweight after  learning of their condition are more likely to die or have the  disease come back, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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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's growth rate and her risk of developing breast cancer later in life, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Breast cancer survivors who ate more fruits and vegetables were not more likely to avoid a cancer recurrence
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NEW YORK  - The risk of developing a type  of kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma, is directly related to  body mass index (BMI) and to the increase in BMI since age 20,  according to the findings from two new European studies.
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NEW YORK  - Changes to a gene involved in  the regulation of body weight may contribute to weight gain in  a very small number of obese individuals, new research reports.
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Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found that being overweight or obese could more than double an older woman&#39;s risk of getting one of the deadliest forms of leukemia.
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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, researchers said on Wednesday.
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The risk factors for breast cancer start early in a woman&#39;s life, even before birth, according to a major new study. High birth weight, a growth spurt between the ages of 8 and 14, and being a tall, thin adolescent
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Older overweight women have another compelling reason to shed excess pounds. A new study shows that older overweight women significantly increase their risk of acute leukemia.
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Being a little overweight can kill you, according to new research that leaves little room for denial that a few extra pounds is harmful. Baby boomers who were even just a tad pudgy were more likely to die prematurely than those who were at a healthy weight, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday.
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Staying slim and fit is especially important for cancer survivors, because obesity raises the risk of cancer coming back, the American Cancer Society said in new guidelines issued on Wednesday.
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A Danish study has found women who were tall and skinny as teenagers have a higher risk of contracting breast cancer. The study published in The New England Journal of Health found women who were heavy babies
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Post-menopausal Chinese women who eat a Western-style diet heavy in meat and sweets face a higher risk of breast cancer than their counterparts who stick to a typical Chinese diet loaded with vegetables and soy, a study found.
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Older Chinese women who eat a Western-style diet loaded with meats and sweets appear to have a greater risk for breast cancer than women who eat mainly soy and vegetables, a new study has concluded.
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About 6,000 middle-aged or older UK women develop cancer each year because of excess weight, a study says.
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NEW YORK  - Previous reports have shown  that obesity increases a woman's risk of developing breast  cancer -- and now new research indicates that obesity continues  to have a negative effect once breast cancer occurs.
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Hormone replacement therapy, breast surgery and a low body weight all make it harder to detect breast cancer, scientists have discovered.