Womens Health News

 

Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Obese postmenopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy may face an increased risk of ovarian cancer, compared to normal-weight women, a new study

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Diet tied to survival in breast cancer patients (Reuters)

Reuters - Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if they maintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, a new study

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Genes Predict Chances of Breast Cancer's Spread (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 1 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that could help doctors fine-tune breast cancer treatments even further, a new study confirms that there are genes that increase the likelihood that the disease will spread throughout a woman's

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High Insulin May Boost Odds of Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women with high levels of insulin in their blood appear to be more likely to develop breast cancer than those with lower insulin

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High insulin levels may increase breast cancer risk (Reuters)

Reuters - Data from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study show that higher than normal insulin levels are an independent risk factor for breast

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Trying to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer (AP)

AP - Hospitals in about a dozen states are testing whether some simple steps, such as arm-strengthening exercises, could reduce the risk of one of breast cancer's troubling legacies — the painful and sometimes severe arm swelling called lymphedema. Lymphedema has long been a neglected side effect of cancer surgery and radiation: Many women say they never were warned, even though spotting this problem early improves

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Health Tip: Risk Factors for Endometriosis (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue that resembles uterine lining grows outside the uterus. Symptoms may include pain, infertility and very heavy

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British woman to deliver baby screened for breast cancer (AFP)

AFP - A woman is to give birth this week to the first baby in Britain which has been selected to be free of a gene which greatly increases the risk of breast cancer, experts

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Obesity raises risk of cancer-related lymphedema (Reuters)

Reuters - Painful swelling of the arm or shoulder area following treatment for breast cancer -- a condition called lymphedema - is more common in women who are overweight or obese than in women of normal weight, researchers have

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Marital Distress May Affect Breast Cancer Recovery (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Marriage problems are associated with poorer outcomes for women with breast cancer, a new U.S. study

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