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Study suggests HRT carries higher risk of breast cancer than thought
A meta-analysis finds that many women who take hormone therapy during menopause are more likely to develop breast cancer than previously thought – and...
Higher body fat link to lower breast cancer risk in pre-menopausal women
While obesity has been shown to increase breast cancer risk in post-menopausal women, a large-scale study co-led by a University of North Carolina Lineberger...
No benefit from chemo for 70% of those with early breast cancer — TAILORx
Findings from the ground-breaking Trial Assigning Individualised Options for Treatment (Rx) (TAILORx) trial, show no benefit from chemotherapy for 70% of women with the...
Obesity now linked to 12 different forms of cancer
Obesity is linked to as many as 12 different forms of cancer, according to a new report from the World Cancer Research Fund which...
Insulin levels may predict breast cancer risk
After menopause, unhealthy insulin levels may predict breast cancer risk even more than excess weight, according to research at Imperial College London.
Pros and cons of growing trend of testosterone therapy for women
The effects of low testosterone in women can range from low libido, lack of energy, loss of strength and muscle tone, to cognitive difficulties...
Updated stroke guidelines highlight risks for women
New guidelines for preventing strokes spell out, for the first time, the risks faced by women, noting that pre-term births and conditions like endometriosis...
Italy launches probe into its handling of pandemic
Italy, which was the first western country to report a Covid-19 outbreak and which had the second highest death toll in Europe, after Britain,...
Regular mammograms from 40, US experts now say
Alarmed by an increase in breast cancer diagnoses among younger women and persistently high death rates among black women in particular, US health experts...
The role of diet in menopausal hot flushes
There’s been only preliminary research on the link between diet and hot flushes, but some nutrients show promise for this uncomfortable and surprisingly mysterious...