Source: University of Cambridge From: news-medical.net Scientists have created the most detailed map to date, comprised of over 3 million cells, showing how breast tissue changes as women age – including dramatic changes during menopause. The map reveals how, as women age, the number of cells in their breast tissue decreases, and these in turn proliferate less, and the structure …
With breast cancer risks, where you live matters, researchers find
By: Kimbra Cutlip, University of Maryland From: medicalxpress.com Inadequate health care access, unhealthy diets and not enough exercise are all well-known risk factors for the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in women—breast cancer—but what was never clear is why death rates for the disease differ regionally. But now, researchers from the University of Maryland with collaborators from George Mason …
The Medical Minute: You got your mother’s eyes. Will you get her breast cancer?
Source: psu.edu Sometimes, when you look in the mirror you find your family looking back. It can be a source of pride – in some families, chins, noses, earlobes – even the way your brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles talk and laugh all seem to pass from generation to generation. But the possibility you might inherit the risk for developing …