Supplements Might Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

Release Date 18 Apr, 2010 in BusinessWeek

 
   

Supplements Might Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

BusinessWeek - Amanda Gardner - 18 Apr, 2010
SUNDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take multivitamin tablets along with calcium supplements seem to have a reduced risk of developing breast cancer, new research suggests. The authors of the study, which is to be presented ...

Daily Calcium and Vitamins Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk

BusinessWeek - Ellen Gibson - 18 Apr, 2010
April 18 (Bloomberg) -- Calcium doesn't just build strong bones, it may fight cancer too, a study said. Researchers at the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico reported that women who took calcium had a 40 percent lower risk of ...

Teen girls' drinking may lead to breast problems later

USA Today - Kathleen Doheny - ‎Apr 16, 2010‎
Frequent alcohol consumption by teenage girls may increase the chances that they will develop non-cancerous breast disease in their 20s and possibly breast cancer later in life. Research published online April 12 in the ...

Deadly breast cancer had 50 mutations, study finds

Reuters - ‎Apr 16, 2010‎
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast tumors that killed an American woman with triple negative cancer had 50 separate mutations, including 20 that helped them spread, researchers reported on Wednesday. The findings may lead to new tests and new treatments for ...

Teen drinking increases the risk for breast cancer

News-Medical.net - Candy Lashkari - 18 Apr, 2010
What are the chances of you developing breast cancer if you have been drinking alcohol regularly as a teenager? Very high indeed as per the findings of a study called “Growing Up Today” conducted on 6899 women from the time they were ...

Multivitamins cause breast cancer?

The Money Times - Samia Sehgal - 18 Apr, 2010
Given the broad use of multivitamin pills, researchers are concerned that many women might be putting themselves in a complex situation. Multivitamin pills raise the risk of breast cancer in women, ...

Teen girls drinking may raise breast cancer risk

Food Consumer - 18 Apr, 2010
One study led by Berkey CS and colleagues from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School suggests teenagers and young women drinking alcohol may be at elevated risk of breast cancer in their adulthood. The study published April 12 in ...

Multivitamins may raise breast cancer risk

Times of India - 18 Apr, 2010
Women who take a daily multivitamin pill may face a higher risk of breast cancer, a new study has claimed. In the 10-year study, which followed more than 35000 women, boffins found that those who regularly took a multi-vitamin pill increased the risk ...

Thin Girls May Face Higher Breast Cancer Risk as Adults

BusinessWeek - ‎Apr 16, 2010‎
FRIDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women who were thin as young girls are at increased risk for breast cancer as they age compared to women who were larger in girlhood, a new study finds. Researchers examined the link between childhood body size and ...

Doctor dismisses link between vitamins, breast cancer

ABC Online - 18 Apr, 2010
One of Australia's leading breast cancer researchers has dismissed a Swedish study which found women taking multivitamins had a higher risk of developing breast cancer. The study, published in March in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, ...

Drinking Alcohol Raises Risk Of Breast Disease In Young Women

dBTechno - 18 Apr, 2010
Results of a new study find that teen girls who drink alcohol on a regular basis are at risk of developing breast disease. Breast disease is a condition characterized by hard lumps that form on the breasts, that are at risk of becoming cancerous over ...

Vitamins 'can reduce cancer risk'

The Press Association - 18 Apr, 2010
Vitamin and calcium supplements can help to keep breast cancer at bay, new research has suggested. The supplements are thought to help cells repair damaged DNA using a process that involves more than 200 proteins. Professor Jaime Matta, from the Ponce ...

Cancer survival rates improve

Telegraph.co.uk - Rebecca Smith - ‎Apr 17, 2010‎
More people are surviving the four most common cancers in England, according to official data. By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor Five-year survival rates for breast, lung, prostate and colon cancer have risen, a round-up from the Office for National ...

Helping hands: Resources available for cancer victims

Joplin Globe - Emily Younker - ‎Apr 15, 2010‎
JOPLIN, Mo- " Those who have been diagnosed with cancer have resources, help and support available to them from local nonprofit organizations dedicated to eliminating cancer and promoting early detection and ...

Major research finds link between multi-vitamin pills and breast cancer

New Zealand Herald - Lincoln Tan - 18 Apr, 2010
Women who regularly take multi-vitamin pills face a much higher risk of breast cancer, a study has found. The Swedish study, which looked at more than 35000 women aged between 49 and 83 during a 10-year period, found that women who take ...

Early Drinking may Increase Risk of Breast Disease and Breast Cancer

Natural News.com - 18 Apr, 2010
(NaturalNews) Females who drink at an early age are at increased risk for developing benign breast disease, according to a new study reported online April 12 in Pediatrics. Benign breast lumps, or noncancerous bumps, cysts or lumps in the breast are ...

New evidence: Vitamin D supplements reduce breast cancer risk

Food Consumer - David Liu - ‎Apr 17, 2010‎
A new study led by Canadian researchers and published in the April 14, 2010 issue of American Journal of Clicnical Nutrition suggests that taking vitamin D supplements may help reduce breast cancer risk drastically. Anderson LN and colleagues from ...

Breast Cancer News: Body Size, Mutations and Survival

Food Consumer - David Liu - ‎Apr 17, 2010‎
Women who were thin at the age of seven years may be at high risk of breast cancer compared to those who were not thin at that age, according to a new study published April 15 in the journal Breast Cancer Research. The study of 2800 Swedish breast ...

Teenage drinking linked to breast problems in adulthood--study

The Money Times - Jaspreet Virk - ‎Apr 17, 2010‎
The teens who frequently drank alcohol, six or seven days a week, had high chance of suffering from benign breast disease, compared to those who drank once a week, or less than that. ...

Studies: Diet affects breast cancer risk

Food Consumer - David Liu - ‎Apr 17, 2010‎
A new study published in 2009 in Nutrition and Cancer suggests eating too much meat particularly red and processed meat may increase risk of breast cancer. The study led by Zheng W and Lee SA from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine showed that ...

Alcohol Consumption Can Lead To Breast Disease For Female Teens Who Drink

Inventorspot - ‎Apr 17, 2010‎
by T Goodman Teen drinking: Image via IrishHealth.com Frequent consumption of alcohol by teenage girls has been found to increase their risk of benign breast disease (BBD) more than five times that of their peers who don't drink or drink less than once ...

Teenage Girls Who Drink Face Future Breast Cancer Risks

SmartAboutHealth - ‎Apr 17, 2010‎
Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has revealed that teenage girls who drink too much alcohol can greatly increase their risk of breast cancer and other breast-related health issues as they enter adulthood. The new study was carried out by a team ...

Trish Lannon survives colon and breast cancer

The Survivors Club - ‎Apr 15, 2010‎
By The Survivors Club Staff In March of 2007, Trish Lannon, an assistant principal the West Friendship Elementary School in Elkridge, Maryland, was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer, according to ExploreHoward.com. However, after a long road to ...

Teen drinking may up breast illness risk

UPI.com - ‎Apr 16, 2010‎
ST. LOUIS, April 16 (UPI) -- Young women who drink alcohol increase their risk of non-cancerous breast disease, a US researcher says. Dr. Graham Colditz of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and colleagues says the study shows the ...

Drinking early in life linked to breast disease

AsiaOne - 18 Apr, 2010
Alcohol consumption early in a woman's life may put her at a higher risk of developing breast disease which could lead to cancer, a new study found. In a group of nearly 6900 women aged 16 to 23, researchers found that those who drank six or seven days ...

The Correlation Between Weight and Breast Cancer

Tech Jackal - ‎Apr 16, 2010‎
There is a new Swedish study from the Karolinska Institute. It tested roughly 5900 women and has had some startling results correlating the weight of girls and their breast cancer risk. Of the 5900 women in the study, 2800 were being treated for breast ...

Teen Drinking and Breast Cancer

Tech Jackal - ‎Apr 17, 2010‎
A recent study done by Catherine Berkey at Harvard Medical School, states there might be a link to teen girls drinking, and developing breast cancer later in life. The study surveyed 6899 women. It began at 9-15 years old, followed up again at ages ...

'Pink Program' helps breast cancer patients regain energy

Woburn Advocate - ‎Apr 17, 2010‎
By Anonymous Breast cancer survivors are invited to join a new program meant to help them regain energy, strength and flexibility. The “Pink Program” is offered at the North Suburban YMCA, 137 Lexington St., on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11:30 am to ...

Shocking link between multi-vitamins and breast cancer

International Business Times Australia - 18 Apr, 2010
Women who take multi-vitamin pill daily are nearly 20 per cent more likely to develop breast cancer, revealed a major study. The shocking finding has rattled Australia's $2.5 billion complementary health industry, which is advising consumers not to ...

Health Matters: Can Weight Influence Your Risk Of Breast Cancer?

WCTV - ‎Apr 16, 2010‎
A girl's weight during childhood may be able to predict her risk of breast cancer later down the road. A new study out of Sweden's Karolinska Institute suggests thinner girls are at a higher risk. That's based on data from more than 2800 breast cancer ...

 

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