Film star Angelina Jolie will have her ovaries removed to help lower her odds for ovarian cancer, People magazine reported Wednesday. The news comes just a day after Jolie, 37, revealed in an article published on the editorial page of The New York Times that she had undergone a double mastectomy. Jolie wrote that she made the decision after learning she carried a gene, called BRCA1, that is linked to a significantly higher risk for both breast and ovarian cancers.
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Cancer Patients May Face Higher Bankruptcy Odds
May 15, 2013
By Barbara Bronson GrayHealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — People diagnosed with cancer are almost three times more likely to declare bankruptcy than are those without the disease, a large new study suggests.
And younger people with cancer have up to five times higher bankruptcy rates compared to older patients with the disease, the [...]
Metformin Won’t Aid Breast Cancer Survival in Diabetics
May 14, 2013
TUESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) — Despite prior research suggesting that the widely used diabetes drug metformin might help cancer patients, a new study finds it does not boost survival for older breast cancer patients with diabetes.
Previous research has found that metformin was associated with an up to 30 percent reduction in new cancers in [...]
Angelina Jolie Has Preventative Double Mastectomy
May 14, 2013
Hollywood film star Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she has undergone a double mastectomy because she carries a genetic mutation that greatly increases her risk of potentially fatal breast cancer.
Angelina Jolie Has Preventive Double Mastectomy
May 14, 2013
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) — Hollywood film star Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she has undergone a double mastectomy because she carries a genetic mutation that greatly increases her risk of potentially fatal breast cancer.
She said she began the process to have both of her breasts removed in early February [...]
Socializing May Ease Pain of Breast Cancer
May 9, 2013
THURSDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) — Having fun with family and friends can help relieve breast cancer patients’ pain and improve their quality of life, a new study indicates.
The study included more than 3,100 women in California who were diagnosed with breast cancer between 2006 and 2011. Within about two months of their diagnosis, they [...]
Why Exercise Seems to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
May 8, 2013
Exercise appears to change the way women’s bodies metabolize the hormone estrogen, and this could help explain how aerobic activity reduces a woman’s breast cancer risk, a new study suggests. Previous research has suggested that exercise lowers breast cancer risk, but there haven’t been any clinical studies that explain the mechanism behind this, said Mindy Kurzer, a professor in the department of food science and nutrition at the University of Minnesota in Saint Paul.
Longer Wait for Mammogram After Benign Breast Biopsy May Be Warranted
May 2, 2013
By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) — Women who have a breast biopsy that turns out to be benign are typically told to undergo another imaging test, such as a mammogram, in six to 12 months. Now, a new study suggests that the longer interval might be better.
Researchers who followed women who [...]
Implants May Delay Breast Cancer Detection, Raise Death Risk
April 30, 2013
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) — Women with breast implants could run the risk of having breast cancer diagnosed at later stages, when survival might be worse, according to Canadian researchers.
Breast implants can make it more difficult to diagnose breast cancer early because they block some areas of the breast on mammograms, [...]
Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival
April 25, 2013
By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) — A delay in breast cancer treatment shortens young women’s survival time, especially if they are black or Hispanic, have no insurance or are low-income, a new study indicates.
“A delay does influence the outcome, which is survival,” said researcher Hoda Anton-Culver, chair of epidemiology at the [...]
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