By: Joni Sweet From: bcrf.org BCRF separates fact from fiction on eight controversial, disproven breast cancer risk factors—and shares what science actually says about risk and certain lifestyle choices While it’s normal to consider whether everyday habits could raise your risk, the good news is that many commonly cited dangers have been debunked. Here, BCRF separates fact from fiction by …
Breast cancer risk and chemical exposure: New evidence points to triclosan as a key culprit
By: Vijay Kumar Malesu From: .news-medical.net In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers assessed the association between exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, specifically phenols and parabens, and the risk of developing breast cancer in adult women. Background Did you know that nearly every person has traces of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in their body? These chemicals, found in skincare …
Brain MRI tracks risk of stage IV breast cancer metastases
By: Kate Madden Yee From: auntminnie.com Brain MRI shows promise for surveilling women at risk for asymptomatic stage IV breast cancer metastases by tracking molecular subtypes of the disease, researchers have reported. “[We found that the] highest frequency of brain metastases at baseline was in triple-negative and HER2-positive [human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive] breast cancer,” wrote a team led …
Weight gain after breast cancer development tied to heart failure risk
By: Elana Gotkine From: medicalxpress.com For women with newly diagnosed invasive breast cancer (BC), weight gain is associated with an increased risk for heart failure, according to a research letter published online Jan. 9 in JAMA Oncology. Wonyoung Jung, M.D., Ph.D., from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and colleagues examined the association between …
Patients with heart disease may be at increased risk for advanced breast cancer
By: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center From: /medicalxpress.com Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer are the two leading causes of death in the U.S. According to researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, patients diagnosed with late-stage or metastatic breast cancer have a statistically significant increased risk of pre-diagnosis CVD compared to those with early-stage …
Breast cancer risk increases with weight gain after age 35, finds study
By: Elana Gotkine From: medicalxpress.com The risk for breast cancer is increased with weight gain after age 35 years, according to a research letter recently published in Cancer Biology & Medicine. Katherine De la Torre, from the Seoul National University College of Medicine in South Korea, and colleagues conducted a prospective study to examine the association between weight change throughout …
Analyzing multiple mammograms improves breast cancer risk prediction
By: Julia Evangelou Strait From: washu.edu A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis describes an innovative method of analyzing mammograms that significantly improves the accuracy of predicting the risk of breast cancer development over the following five years. Using up to three years of previous mammograms, the new method identified individuals at high risk of …
Distant Recurrence Risk in Early Breast Cancer on the Decline
By: Mike Bassett From: medpagetoday.com The long-term risk of distant recurrence for women with early breast cancer has declined significantly, a decades-long analysis of clinical trial data showed, largely a result of patients enrolling with lower-risk disease along with improved adjuvant therapy. In women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive disease scheduled for at least 5 years of endocrine therapy, the 10-year …
Hormonal Contraception Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1 Carriers
By: Charles Bankhead, Senior Editor From: medpagetoday.com Carriers of the BRCA1 cancer gene had a significantly increased risk of breast cancer if they used hormonal contraception (HC), pooled cohort data showed. Breast cancer risk increased by 29% in BRCA1 carriers who reported any use of HC during at least one 12-month continuous period. The risk also increased with duration of …
Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer Linked with Lower Dementia Risk
From: upmc.com Hormone modulating therapy (HMT) used for the treatment of breast cancer was associated with a 7% lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias later in life, according to a new study published today in JAMA Network Open. The study, which is one of the largest of its kind, found that although HMT was linked with protection …