&#39;Sister Study&#39; Helps Scientists Investigate Breast Cancer
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Dr. Dale Sandler said women who share the same genes, have similar experiences and have twice the risk of developing breast cancer offer a better chance of learning what causes it.
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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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Women who have breast cancer detected by a mammogram run less risk of having cancer elsewhere in the body over the next 10 years than women whose tumors are discovered by other means, according to a new study.
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In the largest study of its kind, federal researchers will try to recruit 50,000 sisters of women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer to try
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A new type of ultrasound was highly effective at determining whether lumps in the female breast were cancerous or harmless, U.S. researchers who conducted a small study said on Monday.
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A fast-acting pathway used by the drug tamoxifen to kill damaged breast cells before they become cancerous has been identified by scientists at Duke University.
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Researchers at two Philadelphia universities are working on a joint project they say could lead to an inexpensive, simple device that women could use at home for detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages.
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Women with few older female relatives may be unaware they carry a genetic risk of breast cancer, US researchers reported in a study that casts doubt on current genetic testing guidelines.
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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
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Even distant relatives of cancer victims have a higher than average chance of suffering the disease themselves, researchers said. A study based in Iceland, where scientists have access to unique family tree
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Doctors researching breast cancer say a new drug has had "exciting" results.
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Women who have a faster growth rate are at an increased risk of being exposed to breast cancer, a new research has revealed. The study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, reveals that women
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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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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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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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Immune cells taken from one person may be able to join the battle against cancer in another, says a researcher.
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A genetic test that grades breast- cancer aggressiveness also identifies low-risk women who don&#39;t need chemotherapy, potentially sparing 50,000 each year from a toxic treatment that doesn&#39;t help them, researchers said.