Night shift elevates breast cancer risk
June 20th, 2012 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, June 20 (IANS) Women who did night shifts had a higher risk of developing breast cancer, as compared to sisters who worked in daytime, according to a study.
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How progesterone and estrogen increase breast cancer risk
January 19th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): Scientists have discovered how the hormones progesterone and estrogen interact to increase cell growth in normal mammary cells and mammary cancers.The novel finding may explain why postmenopausal women ... Read more...
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How HRT and the Pill can lead to breast cancer
September 30th, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 30 (ANI): Synthetic sex hormones called progestins used in hormone replacement therapy, HRT, and in contraceptives can increase the risk of breast cancers, say experts.And now medical researchers at the ... Read more...
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Molecule that can starve cancer cells and tumors they produce identified
September 19th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 19 (ANI): A new research has indicated that a molecule - simply called 968 - can starve cancer cells and the tumors they produce.The key to this research is the ... Read more...
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Resetting biological clock may stop breast cancer in its tracks
April 28th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 28 (ANI): Scientists have found that a form of the element selenium, which is found in tiny amounts in people's diets, can help reset a cell's biological clock after it ... Read more...
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Over-expressed protein may make non-invasive breast cancer invasive
September 9th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 9 (ANI): An over-expressed protein can convert active but non-invasive breast cancer into a different cell type, and thereby turn it into invasive breast cancer, according to scientists at The ... Read more...
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Nicotine linked with breast cancer growth and spread
October 15th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): Researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center suggest a possible role for nicotine in breast tumor development and metastases.The study is the first of its ... Read more...
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