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Radiation therapy found to be most effective immediately following breast c
Date: 2010-03-04 00:00:00

A recent study by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston has found that the longer older women wait to receive radiation therapy after having breast cancer surgery, the greater the risk of cancer recurrence. ... Full Story

Danish study finds mammograms don't reduce breast cancer deaths, U.S. experts disagree
Date: 2010-03-24 00:00:00

According to a recent comparative study, routine mammography screening may have little or no effect on breast cancer mortality rates. ... Full Story

Study: Pregnancy may protect against breast cancer recurrence
Date: 2010-03-26 00:00:00

For some time, medical experts believed that hormonal changes associated with pregnancy could spur the return of breast cancer in patients who had recently beaten the disease. However, new research study suggests that women who are diagnosed with breast cancer and have children afterwards may actually improve their survival odds. ... Full Story

Beta blockers may lower the risk of breast cancer metastasis, death
Date: 2010-03-29 00:00:00

According to new research recently presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona, Spain, the blood pressure drugs known as beta blockers may reduce a breast cancer patient's risk of metastasis. ... Full Story