Experts Offer Better Means of Gauging Breast Cancer Risk
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TUESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Current methods of gauging a woman&#39;s  breast cancer risk that rely on her family history may often underestimate the danger, a new study suggests.
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A new study is the first to link weight gain to specific types of breast cancer
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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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The way a girl grows during her early years may influence her risk of breast cancer, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - A breast cancer family history,   as well as a woman's age and her own personal history of breast   cancer, may help identify women at increased risk of developing   ovarian 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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Tens of thousands of women are being urged to take part in a 50-year study designed to better understand the causes of breast cancer - a disease which kills around 13,000 women every year.
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Scientists identify four more genes that increase breast cancer risk which could result in better tests.
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Women with breast cancer detected during a mammogram have a lower risk that the tumors will recur than women diagnosed without the screening test, according to a study in the Sept.
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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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Women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation may find a MRI examination more accurate for detecting breast cancer than mammography, a Canada study found.
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More research is needed over the safety of hormone replacement therapy, says an expert.
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Doctors may be able to predict which women are at high risk of miscarriage, say researchers.
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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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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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Women at the highest levels of hereditary risk for breast cancer should be offered magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) breast screening, a new study recommends.
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New research shows that a set of simple questions may help primary-care practitioners identify which women would benefit from a more elaborate discussion of tamoxifen, a drug that can help prevent breast cancer.