It is thought that these genes will have a modest
effect on breast cancer risk.
Not exact matches
It is important to note that duration of breastfeeding, the longer a mother breastfeeds in her life (one or more babies and the collective number of months), significantly impacts her
risk for
breast cancer; the protective
effect of lactation
on breast cancer risk is cumulative.
In the second study, a team of Danish researchers wanted to test the
effect of a change in alcohol intake
on the
risk of
breast cancer and heart disease.
The results for
breast cancer are in line with previous research, but the true
effect of alcohol
on risk of ischaemic heart disease remains uncertain, say the editorial authors.
Higher BMI also increased the overall
risk of liver (19 % increase), colon (10 %), ovarian (9 %), and
breast cancers (5 %), but the
effects on these
cancers varied by underlying BMI and by individual - level factors such as sex and menopausal status.
Some examples of the scholars» projects are:
effects of estrogen
on cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction, depression and the growth - hormone axis, substance abuse, stress and nicotine, cardiovascular
risk in spinal cord injury, and pharmacogenomics and the treatment of
breast cancer in elderly women.
The authors believe theirs is the first study to show that mouse mammary gland tissues are sensitive to a mixture of 23 commonly used UOG chemicals, with dose - specific
effects on tissue morphology, cell proliferation and induction of intraductal hyperplasias, an overgrowth of cells considered a marker for future
breast cancer risk.
In its review of abortion's potential long - term health
effects, the committee examined the evidence
on future childbearing and pregnancy,
risk of
breast cancer, and mental health
effects.
To illustrate potential mutation - specific
effects on absolute
cancer risks, we used the hazard ratio estimates to derive approximate absolute
risks and 95 % confidence intervals, based
on published estimates for the overall
risks of
breast and ovarian
cancer by age 70 years.26 These estimates are for illustration and do not represent absolute
risk estimates that would be required in a genetic counseling setting, as they do not account for noncancer outcomes that may influence a woman's life expectancy, the
effects of family history, and nonrandom ascertainment of mutation carriers in this sample and depend
on assumptions about the prevalence of different mutation classes in the population.
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, noting the beneficial
effect that vitamin D has been observed to have
on breast cancer risk, suggested that higher levelsâ $» 1,000 IUs of vitamin D a dayâ $» may be a convenient and cost - effective way to reduce that
risk.
Surprise finding # 4: 4 % of women say weight has the «biggest
effect»
on breast cancer risk.
The LA article goes
on: «Dr. Kent Holtorf, a physician and proponent of bioidentical hormones... The website for Holtorf's clinic says that women using bioidentical hormones «feel great» without suffering any of the side
effects of «synthetic hormones,» said to include fatigue, depression and weight gain, along with the increased
risk of
breast cancer and heart disease.
This summer the Foundation drew the FDA's attention to a July 2005 health advisory issued by the Israeli Health Ministry which warned that soy infant formula should not be given to infants, that children should be fed soy foods no more than once per day to a maximum of three times per week and that adults should exercise caution because of increased
risk of
breast cancer and adverse
effects on fertility.
This
effect on obesity may help to reduce
breast cancer risk as well as having implications for the treatment of colorectal
cancer.»
The beneficial
effects of estrogen
on these discomforts are indisputable, but as women become more informed they see that the
risks — especially of
breast cancer — may be too great to justify its use.
The media is riveted by Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy to address her doctor's prediction that she had an 87 %
risk of
breast cancer due to defects in her BRCA1 and / or BRCA2 genes, yet I've seen no mention of epigenetics and its
effects on cancer development in relation to this story, thus no mention of the power of diet or lifestyle in cutting one's
breast cancer risk.
Breast cancer: Consumption of caffeinated coffee, but not decaf, has a protective effect on postmenopausal breast cancer
Breast cancer: Consumption of caffeinated coffee, but not decaf, has a protective
effect on postmenopausal
breast cancer
breast cancer risk.
The conclusion of the authors: «These findings suggest that oral micronized progesterone has a more favorable
effect on risk biomarkers for postmenopausal
breast cancer than medroxyprogesterone acetate.»
Dietary
effects on breast -
cancer risk in Singapore.