Breast cancer-the unkindest cut - Most breast cancer surgeons engage in surgical overkill, and many safety questions surround the new wonder drugs. ... ...

Drug secrecy - Help us fight for greater openness - Drug companies enjoy greater secrecy under law than any other industry group. ...

Breast cancer: x-ray link - The high rate of breast cancer in the US is caused by liberal use of medical x-rays, a leading expert has claimed. ...

Breast cancer findings faked - The largest trial in the US on breast cancer which began the shift away from mastectomy as the preferred treatment was falsified (BMJ, 26 March 1994)....

Breast cancer screening challenged - Annual mammograms do not reduce breast cancer deaths, say Canadian researchers. ...

Des mothers: breast cancer - Women who took diethylstilbestrol (DES) to prevent miscarriages during pregnancy in the Fifties and Sixties have a "statistically significant" increas...

Breast cancer: and now the good news. . . - Our cover story this month reveals the astonishing fact that the most frequently diagnosed type of breast cancer is not cancer at all, but a ‘somethin...

Minimising breast cancer risk - Maintain a healthy weight. Obesity increases your risk of postmenopausal breast cancer by 50 to 100 per cent (Am J Clin Nutrition, 1987; 45: 289). It...