Remove Second Breast to Prevent Cancer? (MedicineNet.com)
Title: Remove Second Breast to Prevent Cancer? Category: Health News Created: 1/27/2009 Last Editorial Review: 1/27/2009
Breast cancer deaths inspire perseverance (News 14 Carolina)
HOLLY SPRINGS, NC – Within the past week, the Triangle has lost two major role models in the battle against breast cancer. N.C. State women’s basketball coach Kay Yow passed away Saturday.
Many Childhood Cancer Survivors Skip Breast Cancer Screenings (WebMD)
Women who received chest radiation therapy for a childhood cancer have a significantly higher risk for breast cancer at a younger age, but many do not undergo the recommended screenings.
Many women who survived childhood cancer do not undergo recommended breast cancer screening (EurekAlert!)
( JAMA and Archives Journals ) Despite recommendations and being at an increased risk of breast cancer, most young women who were treated with chest radiation for a childhood cancer do not undergo appropriate mammography screening, according to a study in the Jan. 28 issue of JAMA.
Risk factors for contralateral breast cancer identified (New Kerala)
Washington, Jan 27 : Researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre have identified certain risk factors that may help predict the likelihood of patients developing breast cancer in the opposite breast.
