Articles Tagged “Breast”
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Why women have breasts growing?
While more women buy their underwear measure L, experts are wondering what causes this increase in breast, becoming more evident. One possible answer is fat. “Fat is deposited on breasts as much as thighs or…
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L’Oreal Fellowship winner tries to understand breast cancer
A desire to understand how breast cancer starts has seen Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researcher Dr Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat today win one of three 2010 L’Oreal Australia For Women in Science Fellowships. Dr Asselin-Labat, a…
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Smoking, Nipple Piercing Are Risk Factors for Developing Breast Abscesses
Women who smoke or pierce their nipples are more likely to develop a breast abscess, according to a new study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Researchers at…
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Diapers’ contents could change way of finding intestinal disease
A medical test initially researched for aging adults also could be helpful for premature babies, according to scientists with Texas AgriLife Research. The procedure, which uses fecal samples rather than the oft-dreaded colonoscopy, was developed…
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Few women take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer
Researchers with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have found that the prevalence of tamoxifen use for the prevention of breast cancer among women without a personal history of breast cancer is very low. Tamoxifen can…
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Mango Effective in Preventing, Stopping Certain Colon, Breast Cancer Cells, Food Scientists Find
Mango fruit been found to prevent or stop certain colon and breast cancer cells in the lab. That’s according to a new study by Texas AgriLife Research food scientists, who examined the five varieties most…
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Imaging Mammography screening recommendations to prevent Breast Cancer
The new recommendations from the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) on breast cancer screening, published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology…
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Novel Detection Method Unmasks Circulating Breast Cancer Cells
Circulating metastatic breast cancer cells can lose their epithelial receptors, a process that enables them to travel through the bloodstream undetected, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. The…
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Medications Effective In Reducing Risks For Breast Cancer Can Also Cause Serious Side Effects
Three drugs that reduce a woman’s chance of getting breast cancer also have been shown to cause adverse effects, according to a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department…
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New Take On Growth Factor Signaling In Tamoxifen Resistance
Differences in growth factor (GF) signaling may cause the poor prognosis in some breast cancer cases. A new study, published in the open access journal BMC Medical Genomics, suggests that some estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers…