Tag Archives : Breast Cancer

There are strange infections – and even stranger ones because we never thought they were virally transmitted and coming from bacteria, instead of just resulting from unhealthy lifestyle, genetics, or ageing. ‘A growing number of diseases that were thought to be down to genetics or lifestyle turn out to have an infectious origin.’ For starters, [...]

U.S. researchers have identified three genes which are linked to the spread of breast cancer to the brain. The study has been published in the journal Nature. This could be path breaking finding that can lead to new treatments to stop the spread of breast cancer to the brain. Breast cancer victims often have a brain and lung relapse even after tumour [...]

Breast cancer is the single most killer condition faced by millions of women. Much of the deaths occur due to delay in diagnosis and treatment. However, self-checks done by women themselves may offer a solution as they could look for lumps that previously did not exist. Even that cannot be trusted as self physical examination does not accurately point [...]

It has been found that consumption of alcohol in women may raise the risk of cancer. A study suggested that a large glass of wine everyday increases the rise of breast cancer, rectal or liver cancer and throat cancer in women by a quarter. A glass of wine has around three units of alcohol. A single unit of alcohol is equivalent to one pint of beer. [...]

The appearance of that sudden lump is already a terrifying prospect for any woman! It can be more so for a pregnant woman who will be overwhelmed about about how far the breast cancer can affect the fetus or the baby. But they need not be overly concerned. Pregnant women who develop breast cancer do not have worse odds of death or of cancer returning [...]

The little girl will always be thankful to her parents and doctors for making sure that she doesn’t carry risky breast cancer genes like her aunts, grand-aunts and many generations before her. Boon of cancer free life for genetically disposed is a miracle indeed. Moreover this will terminate killer gene for future generations too. The genetic screening [...]

Perhaps exercise can do a lot more good than just keeping you slim and attractive, In fact, regular exercise has been found to cut risk of breast cancer during and after menopause. Many women may be surprised to know that exercise can drastically reduce their chance of acquiring breast cancer. However, it must be noted that very vigorous exercise alone [...]