Dr. Ravdin et al published a very impressive article in this week's New England Journal of Medicine on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use and breast cancer rates.
They showed that the incidence (number of new cases) of breast cancer decreased in women who were 50 years of age or older from 2002 through the end of 2004.
They tie this to the decrease in postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy and note that the decrease was largely in the number of new cases of estrogen receptor...
This year, about a quarter of a million American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, and about 40,000 will die of breast cancer.... Read more »
At the San Antonio Breast Cancer Conference in December 2006 a major presentation linked the drop in new cases (incidence) of breast cancer... Read more »
A stunning report in the December 15, 2006 New York Times, citing strong evidence linking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with breast... Read more »
I want to talk about how several commonly used medicines may reduce the incidence of cancer, with specific focus on skin cancer. Many... Read more »
Women who come from families with a high incidence of breast and ovarian cancer often undergo testing to see if they have a mutation in... Read more »
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Incidence is the number of new cases of a condition, symptom, death, or injury that develop during a specific time period, such as a year. The number... Read more »
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Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. Cancerous cells are also called malignant cells.Alternative NamesCarcinoma;... Read more »
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Esophageal cancer is a cancerous (malignant) tumor of the esophagus, the muscular tube that moves food from the mouth to the stomach.See also:... Read more »
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CANCER ADVANCES IN FOCUS Colorectal Cancer Yesterday Today ?? In the mid-1970s, approximately 60 cases of colorectal cancer were diagnosed per... Read more »
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The implants used in total joint replacement procedures can be held in place with cement. Some surgeons routinely use cement to implant new hip... Read more »
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