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Alcohol may raise chances of breast cancer return

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 ...

Roche reports progress in breast cancer treatment

ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday three studies on its drugs used to treat early and advanced breast cancer showed good results. The Swiss drugmaker, the world's largest maker of cancer drugs, was due to present the results in ...

Study finds benefits of soy after breast cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Is soy food helpful or harmful for women with breast cancer? Studies have yielded mixed results. A new study published today suggests that breast cancer survivors may benefit from eating moderate amounts of soy products. In a ...

Lonely rats more prone to breast cancer

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Lonely, stressed-out rats were far more likely to develop breast tumors than rats living in a social group, a finding that suggests loneliness can have a profound effect on health, researchers said on Monday. They said rats that were ...

Ultrasound effective at spotting breast cancers

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Breast ultrasounds found 100 percent of suspicious cancers in women under 40 who found lumps or other suspicious areas of the breast, offering a cheaper, less-invasive alternative to surgery or biopsies, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. They said targeted ...

Pain often persists years after breast surgery

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a study of Danish women who had surgery for breast cancer, nearly half still reported pain 2 to 3 years later, according to a report in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association. "Our study ...

Dense breasts linked to return of breast cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with dense breasts who have had lumpectomies for breast cancer are at a higher risk of a recurrence, according to a new study. However, the increased risk is for recurrences near the original cancer. The higher ...

Low income linked to poorer breast cancer survival

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lower-income women appear less likely to survive breast cancer than their more-affluent counterparts, and later diagnosis may largely explain why, a new study suggests. Using data on more than 100,000 U.S. women diagnosed with breast cancer between ...

Exercise boosts well-being after breast cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Being told you have breast cancer is tough emotionally, but regular exercise can help you keep your spirits up, a new study shows. Among Chinese women diagnosed with breast cancer, those reporting even low levels of regular ...

Tiny chip can measure estrogen in breast tissue

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new pocket-sized device may allow doctors to check a woman's breast cancer risk in minutes with just droplets of blood or a sliver of breast tissue, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday. They said the microchip device can measure ...