Denser Breasts Linked To Higher Cancer Risk And More Aggressive Forms Of The Disease

Women whose mammograms reveal denser breasts have a greater risk of developing breast cancer, as well as more aggressive tumors compared to those whose breasts are less dense, researchers from the Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute…

New Breast Cancer Risk Model Quantifies The Impact Of Risk Reduction

How much can a woman lower her risk of breast cancer by losing weight, drinking less, or exercising more? A study published online June 24 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute describes a new model to estimate the impact of these lifestyle changes on absolute breast cancer risk, suggesting risk reductions that could translate into a substantial number of prevented ca…

Breast Cancers Found Between Mammograms More Likely To Be Aggressive

Breast cancers that are first detectable in the interval between screening mammograms are more likely to be aggressive, fast-growing tumors according to a study published online May 3rd in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute…

Researchers Find Possible Clues To Tamoxifen Resistance In Breast Cancer

Breast cancer patients who become resistant to tamoxifen may have low levels of a protein called Rho GDI-alpha, according to a study published online March 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Women whose tumors have estrogen receptors (ERs) often take tamoxifen after surgery to prevent recurrence of the cancer and keep it from metastasizing to other parts of the body…

Association Between Hormone Therapy Begun At Menopause And Risk For Breast Cancer

Starting hormone therapy at around the time of menopause is associated with a greater risk of breast cancer compared to starting after a longer gap, according to a study published online Jan. 28 in he Journal of the National Cancer Institute…

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