Breast cancer research for cure, cause and prevention is an on-going struggle for scientists, for the benefit of humanity. Recent Dutch studies and analyses have shown that a young woman who receives radiation for cancer in one breast might develop cancer in the other breast, because of the same radiation. The risk of a woman developing breast cancer in her unaffected breast increases dramatically if said woman has a history of breast cancer in her family.
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January 4th, 2009 | Posted in Breast Cancer, News | Tags: breast, cancer, contralateral, Developing, Post-Op, Radiations, raise, risks, Tumors
Thursday October 16, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) — In the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, you may do something to help yourselves reduce the risk of breast cancer. But first, equip yourselves with current knowledge about how to prevent the disease.
We have published quite a few articles on breast cancer prevention because it is better for women to prevent the disease from developing in the first place than to get treated after contracting the disease.
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January 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Breast Cancer, News | Tags: breast, cancer, contralateral, Radiotherapy, raises, risk, Study