Sentences with phrase «women at increased risk for breast cancer»

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The results of this large - scale study are very reassuring as they confirm that current NICE guidance1, which recommends annual mammograms for women over 40 who are at an increased risk of breast cancer, is effective.

«Our findings highlight the potential value for a randomized controlled trial of aspirin as an agent in early detection of breast cancer, particularly for women with naturally dense tissues who may be at an increased risk for certain cancers,» said Despina Kontos, PhD, assistant professor of Radiology, and co-author on the study.

Among postmenopausal women with normal body mass index (BMI), those with higher body fat levels had an increased risk for invasive breast cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference Obesity and Cancer: Mechanisms Underlying Etiology and Outcomes, held Jan. 27cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference Obesity and Cancer: Mechanisms Underlying Etiology and Outcomes, held Jan. 27Cancer Research Special Conference Obesity and Cancer: Mechanisms Underlying Etiology and Outcomes, held Jan. 27Cancer: Mechanisms Underlying Etiology and Outcomes, held Jan. 27 - 30.

New research reveals that infection with the Epstein - Barr virus (EBV) may put some women at increased risk for developing breast cancer.

Women who have had breast cancer or who have tested positive for inherited mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes are at increased risk.

â $ While the average woman should not take a drug to reduce the risk of breast cancer,» explains Julie R. Gralow, MD, the director of breast medical oncology at the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, «I would consider them for a woman whos had a biopsy that shows an increased risk for development of cancer.&cancer,» explains Julie R. Gralow, MD, the director of breast medical oncology at the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, «I would consider them for a woman whos had a biopsy that shows an increased risk for development of cancer.&Cancer Research Center in Seattle, «I would consider them for a woman whos had a biopsy that shows an increased risk for development of cancer.&cancer.»

«The increased risk for breast cancer with combination HRT was first reported in 2002 from the Women's Health Initiative and in 2003 from the Million Women study, and at the time, the news led to a dramatic fall in the use of HRT.

Anovulation is caused by unhealthy hormonal imbalances that threaten a woman's fertility and increase her risk of bone loss, early heart attack and breast cancer, said lead author Dr. Jerilynn Prior, a professor of endocrinology at UBC and scientific director of the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research.