NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lack of solid evidence doesn't seem to hamper doctors' use of new technology, as long as they can get reimbursed for it, researchers said on Monday. They found that after the U.S. Congress had mandated Medicare coverage of a digital tool to help detect breast cancer, health providers were quick to pick it up ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Working with a psychologist to reduce stress can help women whose breast cancer comes back survive longer, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. They said reducing stress during breast cancer treatment can keep the immune system strong and improve a woman's quality of life -- and these two factors help women live longer. They found women who took ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have found five common genetic factors linked to the risk of developing breast cancer, giving researchers a better understanding of its causes and clues for developing more treatments. Douglas Easton from Britain's University of Cambridge led the largest genome-wide analysis of breast cancer patients to date, scanning the gene maps of 16,536 patients, and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Whether breast cancer should be labeled as an occupational disease is still unclear, researchers behind a new study from China suggest. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, and so far only one country (Denmark) has awarded compensation to shift workers who develop the disease. If more were to follow suit, it could ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lynn Redgrave, the prominent member of a British acting dynasty who was nominated for Oscars in 1966 for "Georgy Girl" and in 1998 for "Gods and Monsters", has died of breast cancer, her family said on Monday. Redgrave died aged 67 on Sunday night at her home in Connecticut, her publicist Rick Miramontez said. "Our beloved mother ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three in 10 women take the common breast cancer drug Femara to treat infertility, even though it could increase risks to the baby, U.S. researchers said on Friday. They said the drug is often prescribed "off-label" to treat infertility, even though it is classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as posing a pregnancy risk ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women treated with chest radiation for cancers in childhood or adolescence are at increased risk for breast cancer at a young age, and their risk does not appear to plateau over time, according to a new study. Regular screening for breast cancer is a must in these women, and "further research is required to better define ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A woman can't change her family history of breast cancer but she may be able to trim her chances of getting the disease by eating more vegetables and whole grains and drinking less alcohol, according to a new study. An analysis of 18 published studies involving 400,000 people conducted by Queen's University Belfast ...

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters Health) - About three-quarters of women with breast cancer report some degree of sexual problems, according to results released at the 32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). Surveys have found that anywhere from a quarter to two-thirds of healthy women experience sexual problems. Given that such problems are a known side effect of breast cancer treatments ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Post-menopausal women who have three to four alcoholic beverages a week of any sort have a significantly higher risk that their breast cancer will come back, U.S. researchers said Thursday. They said women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer should consider limiting alcohol consumption to less than three drinks a week, especially if they are overweight ...