Posts Tagged ‘Breast Cancer’

Diseases you never thought could be viral infections

Sunday, October 25, 2009 9:49 By GSerrano

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, [...]

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U.S. Researchers Find the Gene Link for the Spread of Breast Cancer

Saturday, May 9, 2009 15:30 By Madhuri Katti

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 [...]

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Breastlight Helps Women Self Detect Lumps

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 14:38 By Jaiyant Cavale

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 [...]

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Women and Drinks

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 21:45 By MB

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 [...]

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Pregnancy Doesn’t Worsen Survival Odds Of Breast Cancer

Monday, February 9, 2009 21:17 By Preeti

 
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 [...]

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First British Baby Girl Genetically Screened for Breast Cancer Has Arrived!!

Friday, January 9, 2009 17:03 By Madhuri Katti

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 [...]

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Vigorous Exercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk

Friday, October 31, 2008 4:33 By Jaiyant Cavale

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 [...]

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