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Skipping mammograms raises a woman’s odds for breast cancer death
(HealthDay)—Don’t skip your breast cancer screening mammogram. This is the overarching message of an extended study of more than a
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Mum has miracle baby despite fears breast cancer at 31 would affect fertility
Gemma Isaacs always knew she was at risk of getting breast cancer. Her dad and many people on his side
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Food, housing insecurities may delay breast cancer diagnosis
Women who experience food or housing insecurity may be at risk for undiagnosed breast cancer due to lapses in follow-up
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Black women may be less likely to receive timely treatment for breast cancer
New research suggests that Black women experience longer waits for treatment initiation than white women after a breast cancer diagnosis,
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Breast cancer ‘ecosystem’ reveals possible new targets for treatment
Researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have uncovered four new subtypes of cells within triple negative breast cancer,
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Is Informal Breast Milk Sharing Safe? Understanding the Debate
The practice of sharing or donating human breast milk has been a common one across time and cultures for about
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Photoinitiators detected in human breast milk
Photoinitators (PIs) are compounds used in the ink of many types of food packaging. The substances have been shown to
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Mum who had mastectomy begs NHS to test her daughters for breast cancer gene
Tara Huck, in 2016, took the decision that more and more women are currently taking to reduce their risk of
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Weight-loss surgery may counter genetic risk for developing breast cancer
Women with a genetic predisposition for breast cancer were 2.5 times more likely to develop a malignancy than women with
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