Breast scans urged for over-70s
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Nine out of 10 women over 70 have never asked for a breast scan although they are entitled to, a survey finds.
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Radiation therapy after surgery greatly reduces the chances a woman&#39;s breast cancer will recur, a new study confirms. But follow-up radiation treatment was of the least benefit to women aged 60 or older with
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Older women with early breast cancer should take a new drug to cut the chance of the disease returning and spreading, it is claimed.
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October marks the 20th year of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since the program began in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled for women age 50 and older (from 25 percent in 1987 to 69 percent
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Despite the recent advancements in breast cancer detection and research, the disease remains the second leading cause of death among women ages 40 to 55 in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).
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Older women with early breast cancer should be put on a different drug to the current gold standard, say experts.
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CHICAGO: Seniors who want the longest life possible should take the experts&#39; health advice to heart and keep working out and eating right into their 70s and 80s, a study released this week said.
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Hormone replacement therapy, breast surgery and a low body weight all make it harder to detect breast cancer, scientists have discovered.
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Every other year may be enough for women over 50 to have a mammogram, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Experts remain undecided about screening 40 to 50-year-old women for breast cancer.
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Radiation treatments routinely given  after surgery to remove small breast tumors may not be  necessary for women over 70 if they are taking the cancer drug  tamoxifen, according to researchers.
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Older male smokers and ex-smokers  should get at least one ultrasound scan to make sure they do  not have a developing aneurysm near the heart, a team of U.S.  experts advised on Monday.
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Older women suffering from breast cancer should take a newer drug in place of the tried-and-true tamoxifen, researchers from the US and Britain have announced.
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Screening women under 50 years old for breast cancer does not significantly reduce deaths from the disease, British researchers said on Friday.
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People aged 75 and older can  withstand the rigors of surgery to treat chest pain, and feel  better sooner than if they are treated with gentler drug  regimens, Swiss researchers reported on Monday.
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Researchers have launched an appeal to find more than 100,000 women to take part in a decades-long study to pinpoint the causes of breast cancer.
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43 year old Melissa Etheridge has breast cancer, says her publicist. She will undergo surgery. Her doctors say that as the cancer was diagnosed early, she should make a âspeedy and complete recovery&#39;.