DDT Compound Speeds Breast Cancer Growth
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THURSDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new Canadian study may finally explain how a key compound found in the U.S.-banned insecticide DDT accelerates the growth of breast cancer tumors.
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Scientists identify four more genes that increase breast cancer risk using a method that could help improve tests.
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NEW YORK  - Agricultural workers with extensive exposure to pesticides may have an elevated risk of brain cancer, new research suggests.
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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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The number of mutated genes driving cancer development is greater than previously thought, research shows.
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Researchers say they have found six new sites of variation in the genome that increase the risk of breast cancer.
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A new type of cancer drug being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., when combined with a standard chemotherapy, was significantly better than chemotherapy alone in delaying progression of advanced breast cancer, a researcher said on Sunday.
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A chemical used to abort pregnancy could fight breast and ovarian cancer, say scientists.
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Postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who take tamoxifen for five years appear to have a 30 percent lower risk of dying from coronary heart disease than
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New research provides more evidence that childbearing factors, especially those related to a first pregnancy, influence a woman's risk of breast cancer.
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Researchers have discovered a reason why mutations in the BRCA1 gene lead to a particularly deadly type of breast cancer.
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Farmworkers exposed to high levels of pesticides, as well as home gardeners who use these chemicals to kill insects and fungus on their house plants, run a higher risk of brain cancer, according to a study released on Tuesday.
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There is an apparent link between a commonly used agricultural pesticide and lung cancer, and caution should be exercised when using the product, government scientists say in a study released today.
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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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Exposure to environmental pollution while in the womb might increase a child's risk of cancer, a study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - 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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Long-term use increases the risk of developing tumors, new research indicates.