January 2008 Research News
Research Finds No Link Between Woman’s Personality and Risk
January 29, 2008
Research confirms that a woman's personality has no effect on breast cancer risk. Read more...
Surgeon Characteristics Affects Whether Women Get Radiation After Lumpectomy
January 29, 2008
Surgeons' characteristics seem to affect whether women receive radiation therapy after lumpectomy. Read more...
Digital Mammograms Better Than Film for Younger Women
January 29, 2008
Digital mammograms are more accurate in finding breast cancer than film mammograms for women who are younger than 50, have dense breasts, or who still have their periods (or have had a period within the past year). Read more...
Breast Cancer Risk Not Affected by Statins
January 24, 2008
Taking a statin medicine doesn't seem to affect breast cancer risk. Read more...
Women Less Likely to Get Mammogram with Copay, Even If It’s Small
January 23, 2008
Requiring a co-pay for screening mammograms -- even a small amount -- cuts the likelihood that women will get regular mammograms. Read more...
Smoking During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Increases Risk of Lung Cancer
January 22, 2008
A new study shows that women who smoked and got radiation therapy to treat breast cancer had a much higher risk of lung cancer later on compared to women who got radiation and didn't smoke. Read more...
Infections Following Breast Cancer Surgery More Common Than Expected
January 21, 2008
While most women having breast cancer surgery won't develop an infection, research shows that infections after breast surgery happen more often than expected. Read more...
African American Women Less Likely to Get BRCA Testing
January 17, 2008
African American women are less likely than white women to be tested for an abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. Read more...
Wood Floor Finish Chemical Banned in 1977 Still Found in Environment
January 17, 2008
A wood floor finish used in the '50s and '60s contained a substance that was later banned. Today, women who live in homes with the floor finish have high levels of the banned disease-causing substance in their blood -- 50 years after the floors were installed. Read more...
Using Hormone Replacement Therapy for as Few as 3 Years Increases Risk
January 15, 2008
Using combination hormone replacement therapy for 3 years or more can increase the risk of lobular breast cancer. Read more...
Tamoxifen Plus Removing Ovaries Improves Survival for Premenopausal Women
January 11, 2008
Removing the ovaries and taking tamoxifen after breast cancer surgery had benefits for premenopausal women shows a new study done in Vietnam and China. Read more...
Simple Saliva Test May Detect Breast Cancer
January 10, 2008
Researchers are working to create a breast cancer screening test that uses saliva proteins to detect cancers. Read more...
Abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 Gene Increases Risk, Amount Varies Widely
January 8, 2008
A new study shows that the increase in risk associated with an abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene can vary widely among people who have an abnormal gene. Read more...
Chemotherapy After Surgery Reduces Recurrence Risk of Hormone-Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer
January 4, 2008
Chemotherapy after surgery significantly reduces the risk of hormone-receptor-negative breast cancer coming back and increases survival, according to a review of previous research. Read more...