When Genes Raise a Mom’s Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s important to talk to kids about family health risks, but the impact of sharing this kind of information has been unclear.It’s probably safe, according to a new study, but how are you supposed to do it — …
Learn MoreLa terapia de reemplazo hormonal no aumenta la tasa de recurrencia de las sobrevivientes al cáncer de mama
MIÉRCOLES, 20 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La terapia de reemplazo hormonal (TRH) para las sobrevivientes a un cáncer de mama no parece aumentar el riesgo de recurrencia del cáncer ni de muerte, informan unos investigadores daneses.Aunque la T…
Learn MoreKeytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adding the drug Keytruda to standard chemotherapy can extend the lives of some women with an aggressive form of breast cancer, a new study finds.The study involved women with advanced triple-negative breast …
Learn MoreHormone Replacement Therapy Won’t Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for breast cancer survivors doesn’t appear to increase the risk of cancer recurrence or death, Danish researchers report.Although HRT has previously been linked to a raised…
Learn MoreAbortion Bans Could Put Lives of Cancer Patients in Jeopardy
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will limit cancer treatment options for pregnant women and put lives needlessly at risk, America’s leading cancer societies warn.About one in every 1,…
Learn MoreLa maternidad no reduce la supervivencia de las mujeres que han tenido un cáncer de mama
JUEVES, 7 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las sobrevivientes a un cáncer de mama a quienes les gustaría tener un bebé pueden tranquilizarse: un nuevo estudio que encuentra que la maternidad no reduce sus probabilidades de supervivencia en el futu…
Learn MoreMotherhood Doesn’t Lower Survival for Women Who’ve Had Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer survivors who would like to have a baby can take some reassurance from a new study that finds motherhood doesn’t lower their future survival chances. Moreover, survival rates were no worse in yo…
Learn MoreBreast Cancer Myths
What’s the disease that women fear the most? The answer is most likely to be breast cancer. And if you ask them the disease they’re most likely to get, their answer would be breast cancer as well.But they would be wrong.Among the most lethal diseases …
Learn MoreMale Breast Cancer
Anne Hofstadler is a breast cancer survivor. Her sister and mother have also had breast cancer. So Anne worries that her daughter may eventually be diagnosed with the disease — especially since her daughter’s paternal grandmother also suffered from i…
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