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Jan 27, 2014

Yoga Holds Benefits for Breast Cancer Survivors

Women who are recovering from breast cancer treatment may have even more reasons to sign up for a yoga class, with a new study suggesting the practice can lessen cancer-related fatigue and reduce inflammation in the body. It's the first exercise trial in breast cancer survivors to show reductions in...

Feb 5, 2014

After Surviving Breast Cancer, Yoga May Be Recovery Key (Op-Ed)

Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, a professor of psychiatry and psychology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Breast cancer survivors have a lot to think about when it comes to their recovery. There are often suggestions from doctors on what kind...

Feb 11, 2014

Mammograms Do Not Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths, Study Finds

Yearly mammograms in middle-age women do not reduce breast cancer deaths — these tests are essentially as good as physical examination alone, according to a new 25-year study from Canada. The study, which included nearly 90,000 women ages 40 to 59, is the latest to question the value of routine...

Feb 19, 2014

Why a Recent Mammography Study is Deeply Flawed (Op-Ed)

Dr. Mitva Patel is a breast radiologist at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. She contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Women questioning the value of screening mammography based on a recent study published in BMJ (formerly British Medical Journal) should pause and look...

Apr 1, 2014

What a Mammogram Could Do for You: Study Lays Out Risk & Benefits

To maximize the benefits and lower the risks of routine mammograms for breast cancer screening, it's best to base decisions on each woman's individual risk level, as well as her values and priorities, researchers concluded after reviewing 50 years of studies on mammograms. Recommendations about who should get mammograms and...

Apr 9, 2014

High-Fat Diet Increases Breast Cancer Risk, Study Finds

Women who eat a diet high in saturated fat may be at an increased risk for several types of breast cancer, a new study finds. Women whose diets included a lot of fat — particularly, a large amount of saturated fat from animal products — were more likely to develop...

Apr 11, 2014

How Obesity May Raise Breast Cancer Risk

Women who have a certain genetic marker may be at increased risk for breast cancer, especially if they are overweight or obese, a new study suggests. In the study, white women with the genetic marker were nearly 70 percent more likely to have breast cancercompared to those without the marker....

Apr 18, 2014

Parkinson's Drug Shows Promise in Preventing Breast Cancer

Women with mutations in the BRCA1 gene are at high risk for breast and ovarian cancer, and there are currently no drugs proven to reduce their cancer risk. Now, early research suggests that existing drugs, already approved to treat other conditions, may help prevent breast cancer in these women, although...

May 21, 2014

Most Breast Cancer Patients Who Have Double Mastectomy Don't Need It

Many women with breast cancer who choose to have both breasts removed do so despite having the same risk of developing a new cancer in the healthy breast as most other women, according to a new study. Removing both breasts, in a procedure called a double mastectomy, to prevent cancer...

Jun 1, 2014

Exercise Beats Diet in Reducing Breast Cancer Risk

CHICAGO — Women who lose weight by exercising and eating better may reduce their risk of breast cancer more than women who lose the same amount of weight through diet alone, according to a new study of postmenopausal women. Both exercising and eating better are thought to reduce women's risk...

Jun 10, 2014

More Moles, Higher Breast Cancer Risk, Studies Say

The number of moles on a woman's skin may offer some clues to her risk of breast cancer, two new studies say. Both studies, which were large and lasted at least 15 years, found that women with more moles were more likely to develop breast cancer compared with women who...

Jun 11, 2014

Skipping Red Meat May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Women who eat more poultry, fish, nuts and legumes, and less red meat when they are young adults might have lower risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to a new study. The researchers looked at nearly 89,000 women ages 26 to 45, and followed them for 20...

Aug 6, 2014

1-in-3 Risk of Breast Cancer Found in Women with Rare Mutation

Women who have mutations in a gene called PALB2 have a 1-in-3 chance of developing breast cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers found that women who carry a rare mutation in the gene PALB2 were, on average, 35 percent more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer by age 70,...

Aug 8, 2014

Nighttime Light May Interfere with Breast Cancer Drug

Exposure to dim light at night may lead breast cancer cells to become resistant to the common breast cancer drug tamoxifen, according to a new study in rats. Researchers found that tumors grew 2.6 times faster in rats that were exposed to light at night than in rats that spent...

Aug 11, 2014

Breast Cancer Risk Drops for Active Older Women

Older women who walk just four hours per week can dramatically reduce their risk of breast cancer, a new study suggests. In the study, researchers examined the activity levels of postmenopausal women within the past four years. They found that those who had engaged in regular physical activity, equivalent to...