Preeclampsia linked to lower risk of cancer
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NEW YORK  - The risk of developing cancer later in life is decreased among women whose pregnancies were affected by preeclampsia, according to the results of a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Low levels of a key protein may help doctors to identify women at risk of pre-eclampsia mid-way through pregnancy, research suggests.
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Overweight and obese women have a  lower risk of breast cancer prior to menopause, researchers  said on Monday in a finding they said both puzzles them and  contradicts conventional wisdom.
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Women who were underweight when they were born have an increased risk of severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy, a large Swedish study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes who maintain good control of their blood sugar levels during the second trimester are at decreased risk for developing preeclampsia, a potentially serious pregnancy complication involving high blood pressure and fluid retention, according to a report in the journal BJOG.
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Young women have been urged for years to increase their intake of folic acid to prevent birth defects. But a new study suggests there could be another benefit: a reduced risk of high blood pressure.
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Scientists have identified a gene  variation found in about 13 percent of women of European  descent that reduces their risk of developing breast cancer, a  study released on Sunday said.
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Women who take high doses of folic acid during pregnancy may increase the risk of getting breast cancer, according to research. A study involving almost 3,000 mums-to-be found women who took the supplement
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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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People with Down's syndrome suffer cancer less than most other people and a study in mice published on Wednesday gives one possible explanation -- they produce higher levels of a certain protein.
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Taking folic acid supplements late into pregnancy may increase a mother's risk of breast cancer, research suggests.
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Oct. 11, 2004 -- A folate-rich diet cuts a young woman&#39;s risk of high blood pressure by almost one-third, new research shows. Folate also reduces older women&#39;s risk of high blood pressure to a lesser degree.
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Folate, a vitamin already known for its power to prevent birth defects, also appears to reduce the risk of high blood pressure in women young and old.
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NEW YORK  - Women who feel chronically stressed may have a lower risk of developing uterine cancer than their less harried peers, researchers have found.
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NEW YORK  - 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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It&#39;s now well known that people who carry mutations in the BRCA 1 and 2 genes are prone to ovarian and breast cancer, but new findings show that these genes also increase risk of certain other cancers as well.
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Testing for a protein in the urine of  pregnant women accurately predicts whether they will develop  preeclampsia, a potentially deadly condition that affects one  in 20 U.S. pregnancies, a study said on Tuesday.