Patients Requesting Prophylactic Mastectomies Overestimate Their Breast Cancer Risk And Need A 'cooling Off' Period

Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer believe the risk of the disease occurring in their unaffected breast is as much as ten times higher than it actually is. As a result, they are choosing to have prophylactic mastectomies based on a false perception of increased risk, according to new research…

Lasofoxifene Helps Reduce Risk Of Bone Fractures, Breast Cancer, Heart Disease And Stroke

Low doses of the medication lasofoxifene can reduce the risk of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures, ER-positive breast cancer, coronary heart disease and stroke in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. That’s the finding of a new study in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine…

Discovery Of Genetic Links To Age Of First Menstrual Period And Menopause

Newly identified gene variants associated with the age at which females experience their first menstrual period and the onset of menopause may help shed light on the prevention of breast and endometrial cancer, osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease.

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