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October 24, 2015

3D mammography detects breast cancer more effectively, study shows

While conventional mammography is the most widely used tool for breast cancer screenings, a new study from the University of Pennsylvania indicates that digital breast tomosynthesis – or 3D mammography – may be better able to detect the disease.

October 24, 2015

5 places harmful chemicals can lurk in your home

One of the issues I’m most worried about as a hormone specialist is chemicals that can affect my patients’ hormone levels.

October 24, 2015

Mammograms do not reduce breast cancer deaths, study finds

Yearly mammograms in middle-age women do not reduce breast cancer deaths — these tests are essentially as good as physical examination alone, according to a new 25-year study from Canada.

October 24, 2015

Nutrition education may prevent breast cancer recurrence

New research has found that nutrition education focused on reducing red meat consumption and increasing fruit and vegetable consumption may reduce the recurrence of breast cancer.

October 24, 2015

Smoking linked with increased risk of common type of breast cancer

Young women who smoke may have an increased risk of a common type of breast cancer, according to a new study.

October 24, 2015

Koch, Kravis donate total of $250M for hospitals, research

Industrialist David H. Koch (kohk) and financier Henry R. Kravis have made separate donations totaling $250 million for hospitals and medical research in New York City.

October 24, 2015

New drug in development to reverse spread of breast cancer

Researchers at Cardiff University in Cardiff, Wales, are working on a novel compound that targets a well-studied protein called Bcl3, which has been shown to play a crucial role in breast cancer’s spread throughout the body – a deadly process known as metastasis.

October 24, 2015

Florida woman charged with faking cancer, collecting over $4G in donations

A Florida woman is facing third-degree felony charges after detectives say she faked breast cancer and collected thousands of dollars in donations from her friends and family, fox59.com reported.

October 24, 2015

More butt lifts, fewer breast implants in 2014, says US plastic surgery report

About 15.6 million Americans got plastic surgery in 2014, a 3 percent increase from 2013, according to an annual report released Thursday by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

October 24, 2015

FDA approves Pfizer's high profile breast cancer drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Pfizer Inc's Ibrance, a potential new standard of care for advanced breast cancer, in a regulatory decision that came more than two months earlier than expected.