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...

Chemicals found in breast milk - Breastfed infants are receiving up to 17 times the tolerable amount of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), according to the Committee on Tox...

Bone mass points to breast cancer risk - Bone mass levels may be another indicator to determine a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, researchers have discovered. ...

Studies exaggerate genetic basis of breast cancer risk - Studies estimating the lifetime risk of women with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutation developing breast cancer may have exaggerated the risk by only...

Flame Retardants: Dangerous chemical now in breast milk - Flame retardant chemicals, which are in household furniture, textiles and electronic equipment, have found their way into human breast milk. Scientis...

Breastfeeding: safe for mum, dangerous for baby - ...

Dde exposure raises risk of breast cancer - Women exposed to the organochlorine DDE are at increased risk of developing breast cancer, say researchers in Canada and Mexico. ...

Reduce the calories: and reduce your breast cancer risk - The Western calorie rich diet may be responsible for a range of chronic conditions Earlier E news broadcasts have suggested a link with diabetes os...