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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Institutes of Health named a committee on Monday to help guide research into the environmental and genetic causes of breast cancer. The 19-member Interagency Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Coordinating Committee will meet in September to help ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lynn Redgrave, a leading 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 ...
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, ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...