Heart X-ray raises cancer risk for young, women
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A special type of X-ray used to diagnose heart disease may cause cancer in women and young adults and should be used with caution, U.S. doctors reported on Tuesday.
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A growing number of couples are screening embryos to detect a predisposition to cancers that may or may not develop later in life.
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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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NEW YORK  - The findings of a new study confirm that lung cancer among nonsmokers is more common in women than in men.
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When it comes to heart disease, being  fit may be more important than being thin, according to a study  of more than 900 women published on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Authors of a report released this week encourage women who survive breast cancer to address all of the modifiable risk factors they have for heart disease, because breast cancer therapy can damage the heart.
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Women whose breast cancer is detected by a mammography have a better prognosis than women whose cancer is detected through other means, a new study finds.
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NEW YORK  - New research provides more evidence that childbearing factors, especially those related to a first pregnancy, influence a woman&#39;s risk of breast cancer.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Early growth patterns in a girl's life, going back as far as her birth weight, influence her later risk of developing breast cancer.
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Patients with coronary artery disease face nearly double the risk of healthy people for colorectal cancer, according to a Hong Kong study released Tuesday in the United States.
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Younger women who start taking estrogen as soon as they enter menopause may be protected from heart disease, researchers said on Wednesday.
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The way a girl grows during her early years may influence her risk of breast cancer, research suggests.
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CT scans and X-rays are revolutionary, but they carry risks, too, a new study suggests.
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People having full body scans to find potential health problems may wind up creating one, researchers suggest. Radiation from computed tomography, or CT, scans will result in a modest increase in the risk
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A new study shows that for younger post-menopausal women, estrogen may actually reduce the risk of heart disease
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People who pay for whole-body X-ray  scans in the hope of finding tumors at their earliest stages  may, ironically, be raising their overall risk of cancer,  doctors warned on Tuesday.
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Many women who have a mother, sister or daughter with breast cancer know that they are at increased risk of getting the disease. But a new clinic at the University of Arizona Cancer Center for women at high