Tag Archives: Women Breast

Hormones and Breast Cancer Don’t Mix

December 1, 2008 – 12:14 am
Breast cancer, the leading cause of death among women in France, is the most commonly occurring cancer in women. Sporadic breast cancer, which is non-hereditary, turns out to be the most widespread, representing 85 to 90% of all cases, but remains the least well-known. Researchers at CNRS and CEA (1), working with a team from Hopital Saint-Louis (2), have just discovered the cause of 50% of sporadic breast cancers.

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Those at risk for breast cancer are having mastectomies - Newsday

August 20, 2008 – 9:03 am

Sydney Morning Herald
Those at risk for breast cancer are having mastectomies
Newsday - 1 hour ago
BY DELTHIA RICKS | delthia.ricks@newsday.com Women at elevated risk for breast cancer - or a recurrence of the disease - increasingly are choosing double mastectomies as a protective measure against cancer's rebound, doctors said yesterday.
Christina Applegate Has Double Mastectomy New York Times
Applegate and other high-risk women act fast against cancer USA Today
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