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After decades of controversy, hormones and breast cancer remain one of medicine's biggest puzzles. Has the FDA ignored the data?
There's no simple answer to the question: is hormone therapy safe? Studies give different answers. The most recent research says age matters!
People who work night shifts may need help to sleep during the day. Is melatonin safe for this purpose? More research is needed.
Will people who catch COVID-19 be at higher risk of Alzheimer's disease? New research on this and the reactivation of dormant cancer cells.
If cardiologists almost always prescribe cardiac rehab, why don't oncologists prescribe cancer rehab? The benefits are equally impressive!
Women suffering from severe hot flashes may take hormone replacement therapy. A study shows they are no more likely to die than women who avoid HRT.
Vigorous exercise increases tissue glucose usage, making it harder for tumors to spread. New research proves exercise works against cancer!
Have doctors forgotten about raloxifene? This drug fights both osteoporosis AND breast cancer and doesn't raise the risk for uterine cancer.
Ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, poses a dilemma for doctors and patients: to treat or not to treat? What treatment is best?
When doctors' recommendations are based on scientific evidence, they hold up. But blind spots that rely on dogma instead are a problem.
We used to say that aspirin was the Rodney Dangerfield of drugs...it didn't get much respect. Aspirin as an anticancer agent should!
Before starting a daily regimen, carefully consider the benefits and risks of aspirin. Will you be helped or harmed by this amazing drug?
Millions of Americans suffer with long illness. Conventional medicine doesn't always have treatments for these conditions.
The USPSTF now recommends that women have screening mammograms every two years, beginning when they turn 40.
Scientists are learning how statin drugs may work against both breast and prostate cancer. Statins may help against many other cancers too.
People who skip meat in favor of fish, dairy or vegetable protein seem less likely to develop cancer of the breast, prostate or colon.
Medical mistakes are more common than most people realize. Do doctors disclose their errors or try to pretend they never happened? Read the latest study.
Hair care products marketed to Black women are likely to contain paraben preservatives. In laboratory research, breast cancer cells react.
Vaccination may lead to swollen lymph nodes on the same side as the shot. Radiologists are learning to recognize such false positive mammograms.
Researchers have found that women who use permanent hair dye frequently are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer. This is not new news!
Epidemiologists find that Puerto Rican women who eat lots of onions and garlic have a lower chance of breast cancer.
The USPSTF says a woman at high risk can benefit from taking a drug to prevent breast cancer. A woman whose risk is low will probably benefit very little.
Scientists have discovered that green and oolong tea extracts inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells. Perhaps oolong tea could prevent breast cancer.
Do you ever watch drug ads on TV? It's hard to avoid them. If you pay attention you will discover a lot of smiling during drug commercials. Why is that bad?
People who eat organic food more often are less likely to come down with cancer, according to a big French study.
Scientists try to find out can acupuncture help your joint pain due to aromatase inhibitors. These are commonly used to treat breast cancer.
Women with circulating vitamin D levels of 60 ng/mL or higher had a significantly lower breast cancer risk than those with vitamin D levels of 20 or below.
A study shows that women over 50 with a common type of breast cancer and an intermediate score on a genetic test could skip chemotherapy and just take anti-estrogen drugs.
A special immune therapy using a patient's own T-cells was able to reverse Ms. Perkins' metastatic breast cancer and return her to health. Will it work for others?
Some natural estrogen-like compounds in food can interfere with a combination breast cancer treatment, palbociclib and letrozole.
Tens of millions of women have taken oral contraceptives over the last few decades. Did they increase their risk for breast cancer? Read the new research.
Far too many women die from breast cancer every year. A key part of treatment is often lymph node removal. Controversial news on this surgical procedure.
Two-fifths of breast cancer survivors in a recent study reported troubling nerve pain two years after treatment with chemotherapy.
Curcumin is the active ingredient in turmeric. It has shown intriguing activity against breast, prostate & colorectal cancer. What about pancreatic cancer?
Tens of millions rely upon hair dye to provide a more youthful appearance. But is there a connection between hair dye & breast cancer? New research say yes.
A major review of more than 100 studies found a disturbing connection between drinking and breast cancer in both pre- and postmenopausal women.
Breast cancer cells exposed to the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A grow faster and resist normal chemotherapy.
Replacing the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A with bisphenol S instead may not make plastic or paper receipts safer. BPS could make breast cancer worse.
A Danish study suggests that routine mammography may lead to breast cancer overdiagnosis and treatment of tumors that are not dangerous.
Should men have PSA tests? What if a diagnosis of prostate cancer is made? Is it best to have surgery, radiation or watch and wait? Answers to these Qs.
People who engage regularly in moderate to vigorous physical activity are less prone to chronic health problems such as heart disease or diabetes.
Women taught to do acupressure on themselves using relaxation or stimulation points were able to overcome fatigue from breast cancer treatment.
Breast cancer treatment can result in severe hot flashes, but acupuncture helps women manage this challenging complication.
There is a surprising amount of research suggesting that aluminum is not healthy for humans. Do antiperspirants pose a risk for breast cancer patients?
When mammograms falter with dense breast tissue, ultrasound can help make an accurate diagnosis of invasive breast cancer.
How soon and how often should a woman have screening mammograms? Various organizations have offered conflicting guidelines on mammograms.
Parsley and thyme contain luteolin, which can lower the likelihood of breast cancer in women exposed to postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy.
Electroacupuncture in which the needles carry a weak electrical current reduced hot flashes due to breast cancer treatment more than gabapentin.
The American College of Physicians has weighed in on mammograms: every other year starting at 50 for women at average risk of breast cancer.
Dense breast tissue is a risk factor for breast cancer, but not all women with dense breasts benefit from extra screening. A new study shows who will.
In the future, it may be possible for women to lower the likelihood of triple negative breast cancer by taking rosehip extract.
Aromasin used to suppress hormones was more effective than tamoxifen in preventing breast cancer recurrence, but also had more side effects.
Aspirin inhibits triple-receptor negative breast cancer cells and boosts action of tamoxifen on estrogen-receptor positive breast cancer cells.
