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Women who report greater use of cleaning products may be at higher breast cancer risk than those who say they use them sparingly. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health asked more than 1500 women about their cleaning product usage and found that women who reported using more air fresheners and products for mold and mildew control had a higher incidence of breast cancer.  Julia Brody, from the Silent Spring Institute, USA, worked with a team of...

Fish oil, a rich source of healthy omega-3 fatty acids, is perhaps best known for its heart benefits. But a new study by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggests that fish oil supplements may also help postmenopausal women lower their risk of breast cancer.In the study of 35,016 postmenopausal women aged 50 to 76, researchers found that those who reported taking fish oil supplements were 32 percent less likely than non-users to develop breast cancer over the...

A new study finds that factors known to increase the risk of breast cancer among white women have less influence in Hispanic women. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that research is needed to evaluate how breast cancer risk factors differ among ethnic and racial populations.Breast cancer occurs more frequently in certain ethnic and racial groups, but the reasons behind these differences are not fully understood. To...

MARLTON, N.J., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The words "You have breast cancer" can leave patients and their families in shock, confusion and fear. Then follows the inevitable: What next? Recognizing the critically important lapse between the diagnosis and treatment, the Cancer Information Service Research Consortium (CISRC) is conducting a study, Healing Choices for Women with Breast Cancer, to determine the best way to get information to women who have recently been diagnosed with breast...

Additional $15 Million Approved in the FY2010 Department of Defense Budget WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the United States Congress approved an additional $15 million in research funding for lung cancer as part of the fiscal year 2010 Department of Defense (DOD) Appropriations package. This brings the total to $35 million that Congress has appropriated to date for the new program since it was launched in October of last year. The bill will now be sent to the...

Black women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer had worse disease-free and overall survival, according to data presented at the CTRC-AACR Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 9-13, 2009."Black women had a higher risk for disease recurrence and inferior survival compared with women of other races," said Joseph A. Sparano, M.D., professor of medicine and women's health at Albert Einstein Medical College of Medicine and associate chairman of the...

75 Percent of Hospitals and Medical Centers in Cook and Collar Counties Take Bold Step of Sharing Quality Data to Improve Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment Task Force to Call on Governor and Legislature to Fully Fund the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP) CHICAGO, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force has announced the 56 participating hospitals, medical centers and mammography providers that are partnering to share quality...

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- News facts: October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, symbolizes a sense of community for individuals with breast cancer, however the experiences of those living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), the most advanced stage of the disease, is rarely discussed.MBC, also known as Stage 4 breast cancer or advanced breast cancer, occurs when cancer has spread beyond the breast to other parts of the body.Thirty percent of people initially diagnosed with earlier...

National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) dispels commonly believed myths and reveals relatively unknown truths about breast cancer throughout October WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NBCC has launched the 31 Myths & Truths in 31 Days campaign to challenge women and men to get educated, speak up and to take action to end breast cancer. As an organization, NBCC has a long history of challenging the status quo in the science and public policy of breast cancer. Throughout...

WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- This October the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) coalition celebrates the courage of First Lady Betty Ford and all breast cancer survivors to follow, who found the courage to speak openly about breast cancer and confront the disease head on. From its first advocates 25 years ago, NBCAM helped bring women together to evolve the breast cancer dialogue. Prior to efforts from survivors and organizations like NBCAM, "breast cancer" was a...