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

Cancer drug: heart problems - The drug paclitaxel, used to treat advanced breast and ovarian cancer, can cause severe circulatory and heart problems. ...

Breast Cancer: Biopsies may be responsible for the rise in the over-50s - Breast cancer is on the increase – and it may be partly due to the use of biopsies, which test if tissue is cancerous.

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...

Stress brings on breast cancer - Major stress possibly sparked by a bereavement, a job loss or divorce can cause breast cancer, researchers have proved. Risks of developing breast can...

Heart problems - Diet can do the work of drugs - Heart problems still constitute a major health concern in the West - and almost as worrying are the heart drugs employed for lowering high blood press...

Radiotherapy - Cancer cure or time bomb? - Up to 50 per cent of cancer patients will be treated with radiotherapy. It may be used exclusively, or as a back up to chemotherapy or surgery. Like c...

Breast Cancer: Rates drop dramatically as women stop taking HRT - The rate of new breast cancer cases in the USA has suddenly dropped dramatically, and scientists reckon it’s because fewer women are taking hormone re...