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

Hrt women face greater risk of breast cancer - Women who choose hormone replacement therapy after menopause may be at greater risk of certain kinds of breast cancer, according to a US study. ...

Aromatase inhibitors for breast cancer - Oncologists often have only one strategy when dealing with breast cancer: stop the flow of oestrogen to the tumour. Although only half of all breast c...

Breast cancer: a clear association - As the UK National Case-Control Study Group data clearly showed, the younger women are when they start the Pill, the longer they take it and the more...

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...

Taking tamoxifen for breast cancer - what are the risks? - Q:Can you tell me about the risks of tamoxifen for women at risk of developing breast cancer? C. H., London. ... ...