Breast Cancer - Prevention

A look at how alcohol triggers breast cancer growth.

Breast cancer patients who were diagnosed when cancer was at an early stage may want to consider extending the length of time between dinner and breakfast the next morning.

If you're a woman in your 40s, you should know about this.

Shift work (working during the time when most people are asleep) may increase your risk of cancer learn what you can do about it.

Alcohol consumption is a significant risk factor for cancer, but the headlines may be a bit misleading.

One of the most psychologically and socially devastating side effects of chemotherapy is hair loss. Although not yet FDA-approved, cold caps have helped many women hold onto their locks.

Research shows bees can be trained to sniff out early-stage cancer.

Many patients undergoing chemotherapy are in need of platelets. Here's how you can help.

In addition to knowing your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol numbers, you should also know your white blood cell count. Here's the lifesaving reason why.

The brain fog experienced by people with cancer can be controlled. Here's what it is, and what you, or a loved one, can do about it.

Both breast and ovarian cancers are strongly linked to two specific genes. Learn more about what options are available for women with mutations in these genes.

Here's how to understand the latest health news and what it means for your diagnosis.

Though most cases of breast cancer occur in women over 55, thousands under the age of 40 are diagnosed each year. Find out if you're at increased risk and what you can do to protect yourself.

Don't let cancer cramp your style. These hints will help you thrive during treatment.

Think you're covered in case of cancer? You might need to think again.

After disclosing your cancer diagnosis, you may find friends and family behaving differently toward you. Here's how to put an end to the awkwardness.

If detected early, many forms of cancer can be successfully treated. Here's a look at the disease by the numbers.

Popular in the 80s, this form of birth control is making a comeback. Here's what to consider.

Scientists are at work on a vaccine that would prevent the development of cancer cells in the body. Get the update.

What do the guidelines from the United States Preventive Task Force mean for you?

There is no guaranteed protection against breast cancer, but there are things you can do to reduce your risk.

Keeping up with all your health screenings may seem daunting, but this list can get you started on a year of healthy living.

Mammograms save lives. Or do they? Breast cancer deaths have declined over the past two decades. Is this due to routine screenings or better treatment techniques?

Many men may find this to be startling news, but breast cancer doesn't happen only in women. Although men don't have breasts in the sense that women do, they do have breast tissue and enough of it to make breast cancer possible.

Although advancing age and being a woman are the two most significant risk factors for breast cancer, a family history also raises your risk of developing breast cancer and developing it at a younger age.

One chemo side effect is the potential to increase patients' risk for heart failure, particularly in those who already have heart disease. Here's what you should know and what you can do.

What could be the downsides of potentially detecting cancer or another serious disease before it advances to a more-difficult-to-treat stage? Well, 150 times more radiation than a chest x-ray, for one thing.

The new technique of 3-D mammograms, or digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), overlays 3-D optical mammogram images with x-ray images.

Researchers have found that women are 11 times more likely to develop this serious condition if they are missing teeth or have gum disease. What's the connection?

While cancer researchers have often come to conflicting conclusions in their studies, to date the results are encouraging.

Is it possible that certain widely-used pain relievers may have a role in cancer prevention and treatment?

This supplement has a big reputation, but what do the studies show when it comes to cancer prevention?

One study stated that women with the highest self-reported use of household cleaning products had twice the risk of developing breast cancer. What should you do?

In late 2009, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) created a brouhaha among cancer organizations, physicians, women's advocacy groups, and patients when it released its updated mammography screening recommendations. Here are the highlights from these guidelines.

Do multivitamins help prevent cancer? Or do they contribute to the risks? Find out here.

A positive result on a cancer screening test means you have cancer, right? Not necessarily.

You can significantly reduce your risk for breast cancer recurrence by addressing three lifestyle-related risk factors: being overweight, smoking, and drinking excess alcohol.

An easy way to help prevent breast cancer and increase survival in breast cancer patients may be as close as your medicine cabinet. Two new studies add to the growing body of evidence that aspirin could possibly play a role inhibiting the development and recurrence of breast cancer.

Studies suggest the mango may be effective in preventing the growth of colon cancer cells. An added benefit? It may ward off breast cancer, too.

With all the emphasis on early cancer screening, it s no surprise that at-home screening tests are becoming widely available. However, just because you can screen yourself for some cancers, does that mean you should?

Sex has innumerable benefits, and growing evidence is proving that improved heart health is one of them.

Americans are exposed to about 100,000 chemicals daily, and scientists have linked at least 220 of them to the development of cancer.

Women who have survived breast cancer are understandably concerned that they will develop a second breast cancer. However, recent research shows that by limiting their alcohol consumption, breast cancer survivors significantly reduce their risk recurrence.

Dr. Anne Wallace, professor of clinical surgery and director of UCSD Moore's Cancer Center Breast Care Unit, answers a reader's question about tests that can detect breast cancer.

There's good news for post-menopausal women who are at high risk for developing certain types of breast cancers. Researchers say a common spice may protect against some breast cancers. Even better, this ingredient is probably already in your kitchen pantry.

Mammograms save lives. This is the prevailing message from the medical community to women about breast cancer screening. But is it the right message?

Until recently, the traditional mammogram was the gold standard for breast cancer screening. Today, digital mammograms are also an option. Which is better?

Have you or a loved one survived a life-threatening disease? Are you currently struggling with depression, chronic pain, heart disease, or other health-related condition? Have you gone to extraordinary lengths to help someone in a health crisis? If so, we want to hear from you!

When it comes to rules about getting mammograms, who's right?

Study sheds new light on the diabetes and breast cancer link.

Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging, or thermography, may be the best breast cancer screening tool you ve never heard of.

Here s a look at the five deadliest cancers and the factors that may increase your risk.

Numerous studies over the past seven years have produced conflicting results as to whether certain antidepressants reduce the effectiveness of tamoxifen, a drug women with breast cancer often take.

With so many women being diagnosed with breast cancer every year, it may seem inevitable that you or someone you know will get it. The good news is there are many things you can do to help prevent the disease.

After 20 years of treating breast cancer with less invasive techniques such as a lumpectomy, the pendulum has swung in the opposite direction. Now, many women are opting to have both breasts removed after they develop cancer in one breast. If you are facing breast cancer, here s what you should know.

How are these most feared diseases related?

Can you utilize the power of antioxidants for breast cancer treatment?

You know exercise is good for your heart, but did you know it also plays an important role in preventing and treating breast cancer?

Reducing your alcohol consumption reduces your risk of developing cancer.

Those who stand in the limelight also stand up to and for cancer.

Are you at higher risk for cancer because of your genes?

A simple monthly routine can help reduce your of dying from cancer.

As if the list of reasons to exercise weren't already long enough. Now, there's another compelling reason to hit the track, the treadmill, or the trail.

Find out how you can reduce your risk of acquiring this disease.

Simple screw-ups are a part of life, but in medicine, these mistakes can be fatal. Learn how to protect yourself.

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