Breast cancer occurs when the DNA in a breast tissue cell is damaged, and the cell reproduces too rapidly. But what causes this DNA damage? Scientists are still researching to find the answer, so no one truly understands the causes of breast cancer. We do know that exposure to estrogen can be a factor in who gets breast cancer.
As I explained in an earlier article, risk factors are not the same as causes. They are conditions that are known to be more common in people who get breast...
Abortion, Miscarriage and Breast Cancer Risk. Call me fatalistic, but I have never believed that getting breast cancer was my fault. As far... Read more »
Don’t drink. Lose weight. Don’t fight those hot flashes with hormone replacement therapy. Yadda yadda yadda… You’ve heard it all... Read more »
A recent article in The Washington Post highlighted a just-published article in Chronobiology International, a journal for researchers who... Read more »
Do you have dense breasts? Only your radiologist knows for sure. And that could be an increasingly important piece of information, as... Read more »
Last fall, research was published showing that women with dense breasts are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer–four times... Read more »
October 3: Simply being female puts you at risk for breast cancer. More than 75 percent of women with breast cancer have no family history of the... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the tissues of the breast. There are two main types of breast cancer:Ductal carcinoma starts in the tubes... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Every woman wants to know what she can do to lower her risk of breast cancer. Some of the factors associated with breast cancer -- being a woman,... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
General Adverse Effects of Obesity. Obesity, defined as a BMI of 30 or over, accounts for nearly 300,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. It is... Read more »
My technician recently told me, just before sending me gliding through an MRI tube, that MRI scans were once an uncommon breast exam. He performed... Read more »
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