All Entries in the "Breast Cancer" Category
Can You Reduce Breast Cancer Risk By Eating Right As A Teen?
There is more and more research being done that point to the foundations of illness and disease being laid very early on in life. You may get cancer much later in life, but the reason for that cancer could be poor dietary habits early on in life; as early as your teens. It has been [...]
Are You Too House Proud? You May Be Risking Breast Cancer
According to a new study, women who are fastidious about keeping their house clean and nice smelling could be risking breast cancer. The products that may be responsible for causing breast cancer are those that are commonly found in kitchen cabinets all over – deodorizing air sprays and other foams and formulations that help to [...]
Understanding Breast Cancer Stage 3 And Its Survival Rate
For a woman diagnosed with breast cancer stage 3, life may appear scary and very bleak indeed. The term breast cancer “stage 3” itself sounds extremely intimidating and it is natural to wonder not only about quality of life but the possibility of survival itself. However, before panicking, it is important to understand that the [...]
Who Are More At Risk Of Getting Breast Cancer?
There are lifestyle and genetic factors that increase the risk of breast cancer; however this is not to say that all those who are at risk will get the actual disease. Also very often those who have no risk of breast cancer will develop the disease, so there is nothing really hard and fast about [...]
Breast Cancer “Fact” That Lifestyle Contributes To Higher Risk Found Untrue
Many doctors and scientists have previously connected a woman’s lifestyle and the way she lives with the genetic predisposition to breast cancer. This link was previously thought to increase a woman’s chances of contracting the disease. However, in a recent study called the “British Million Women Study,” authored by Ruth Travis, DPhil who works at [...]
Breast Cancer Vaccine Could Be Possible
A recent study performed on mice has offered hope that a vaccine to prevent breast cancer may be a distinct possibility. Scientists are hopeful that this vaccine may be able to work in the same way that we routinely use vaccines to prevent childhood diseases and human trials could be possible as early as next [...]
Breast Cancer Causes And Risk Factors
There is no simple answer to the question about breast cancer causes, because it is really not very clear exactly what causes breast cancer though certain factors can in fact be considered breast cancer causes. There are certain risk factors that increase one’s chances of developing breast cancer: Gender and Age: Women are literally a [...]
Multivitamin And Calcium Supplements Could Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Recent research has suggested that those women who take a calcium supplement and a multivitamin supplement could have lowered breast cancer risk. It is suggested that rather than any particular vitamins, it is likely that the interactions between the different vitamins is what is responsible for the lowered risk. So rather than a single vitamin, [...]
