Being a fastidious housekeeper may not be without its risks. A study published in the international journal Environmental Health found that women who used the most household cleaning products had double the rate of breast cancer as those who used the fewer cleaners. Researchers conducted telephone ...

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. advisory panel dealt a blow to Roche Holding's multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin on Tuesday, urging U.S. regulators to revoke the medicine's approval for treating breast cancer. The committee voted 12-1 to recommend withdrawal of Avastin's breast cancer clearance, which would prohibit the Swiss drugmaker from promoting the drug for that ...

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. advisory panel dealt a blow to Roche Holding's multibillion-dollar cancer drug Avastin on Tuesday, urging U.S. regulators to revoke the medicine's approval for treating breast cancer. The committee voted 12-1 to recommend withdrawal of Avastin's breast cancer clearance, which would prohibit the Swiss drugmaker from promoting the drug for that ...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG has submitted a new breast cancer drug for approval with U.S. health regulators, the group said on Wednesday, taking the innovative treatment a step closer toward the market. Roche said it filed trastuzumab-DM1 (T-DM1) for approval with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for people with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer ...

California Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina has completed reconstructive surgery following her battle with breast cancer. According to her chief of staff, Deborah Bowker, Fiorina is resting after completing her final surgery Tuesday. Bowker says Fiorina is in good spirits and is looking forward to getting ...

A 19-year-old Pennsylvania man riding his bicycle across the country to raise awareness and money for breast cancer research was struck and killed by an SUV in New Mexico. Officials say John Anczarski, of Ringtown, Pa., died Tuesday of injuries suffered a day earlier in ...

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 ...

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 died at the age of 67 on Sunday night at her home in Connecticut, her publicist Rick Miramontez said ...

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 ...

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova revealed Wednesday she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The 53-year-old, who won 18 Grand Slam titles including nine Wimbledon singles titles, said she cried after finding out she had the disease. Navratilova, 53, said when she heard the diagnosis she felt she had suffered her "personal 9/11." "I was devastated," she told ABC television ...