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Breast Cancer Treatment Had Lingering Health Effects
Women with breast cancer often receive radiation treatments and chemotherapy to fight their disease. In some women, those treatments might bring long-term health effects that aren’t so desirable.
Fertility Meds Didn't Cause Breast Cancer
Not all of the long-term impacts of fertility treatment are clear. But researchers have found reassuring evidence for those hoping to have a baby using such treatments.
Obesity and Diabetes Could Affect Cancer Treatment
Diabetes and obesity are problematic on their own, but could they also affect how the body responds to treatments for other conditions, like cancer? New studies suggest this is the case.
Weighing the Risk of Breast Cancer from Smoking
Smoking increases the risk of getting many kinds of cancers. In the case of breast cancer, smoking combined with other factors can make that risk much greater.
Women Benefited from Radiotherapy after Mastectomy
Mastectomy surgery often includes the removal of cancerous lymph nodes under the arm. One common therapy after this procedure might improve recovery.
Vitamin D Associated with Improved Breast Cancer Survival Odds
Many women who have faced breast cancer also face decreased odds of survival. Increasing concentrations of a vitamin in the blood might change those odds.
Yoga Helped Women With Breast Cancer Feel Better
Yoga isn’t just a good exercise for healthy people; research suggests it may have positive effects for certain cancer patients as well.
Removing Ovaries May Help Save Lives
Many young women today don’t worry too much about how old they will be when they have children. But for women with the gene for breast cancer, waiting to decide might have dire consequences.
Healthy Diet for Breast Cancer Survivors Increased Survival
A woman diagnosed with breast cancer has a 90 percent chance of surviving five years, but long-term survival depends on many factors. A healthy diet may be one of those factors.
Rising Rates of Rebuilding Breasts After Mastectomy
For some women with breast cancer, a procedure to remove a breast might be a part of treatment. New research explored how many of these women undergo reconstructive surgeries after these procedures.