Breast cancer News

Businesses go pink to combat breast cancer
Mar 06, 2006 ... Aquatic Paradise Centre businesses at Birkdale will be pretty in pink on Friday March 10 to raise funds for breast cancer. A Think ...

SPOTLIGHT Josh Walker : Wife’s breast cancer was his fight as ...
Mar 06, 2006 ... BENTONVILLE — When Josh Walker talks about the breast cancer his wife faced last summer, he speaks in terms of “we” and “our.”. ...

Cancer Delays Stewart Sentencing
Gothamist, NY -
Mar 4, 2006... It seems that Stewart, who is facing up to 30 years in prison and was scheduled to be sentenced on March 10, has been fighting breast cancer since a little ...

Breast cancer fundraiser scheduled
Anderson Independent Mail (subscription), SC -
Mar 4, 2006... Drive for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is scheduled to take place in Greenville from 10 am to 6 pm March 11 at Century BMW, 2750 Laurens Road. ...

One in ten breast cancer tests 'misleading'
Times Online, UK -
Mar 3, 2006By Nigel Hawkes, Health Editor. SCREENING for breast cancer detects many cancers that do not exist or pose no hazard, a study indicates. ...

Breast cancer screening 'may over-diagnose'
Scotsman, United Kingdom -
Mar 3, 2006SCREENING women for breast cancer could lead to a ten per cent rate of over-diagnosis. Researchers today claimed a significant proportion ...

Breast cancer hope
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Mar 3, 2006By THÉRÈSE RICHER. Sherbrooke, Que. -- Adrian Ewins is right (Breast Cancer In Men -- letter, March 1) but he does not go far enough. ...

Breast cancer screening program under review
ABC Online, Australia -
Mar 3, 2006... State Health Minister John Hatzistergos says the Government's official advice on breast screening is being reviewed by experts at the state Cancer Institute. ...

Breast Cancer Risk Scented in Underarm Antiperspirants
CNN -
Mar 2, 2006READING, England, March 1 - Underarm antiperspirants may contribute to the risk of breast cancer because they contain aluminum salts with metal ions that mimic ...

HLS&R Goes Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness
Click 2 Houston.com, TX -
Mar 2, 2006It's all for breast cancer awareness. ... Another breast cancer survivor, singer Melissa Etheridge, agreed to perform in her friend's place. ...

Breast cancer screening may result in over-diagnosis
999 Today, UK -
Mar 3, 2006Screening women for breast cancer could result in a 10 per cent rate of over-diagnosis, a Swedish study has found. Over-diagnosis ...

Study: Working the night shift increases breast cancer risk
WIS, SC -
Mar 2, 2006... Women who worked night shifts or who were exposed to light in the nighttime hours, when most people are asleep, had an increased risk of breast cancer.". ...

UCI to hold breast-cancer symposium
OCRegister, CA -
Mar 2, 2006By LISA LIDDANE. The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UC Irvine is hosting a symposium on breast cancer on Monday at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. ...

10% Women Over Diagnosed in Breast Cancer Screening
Live Punjab, India -
Mar 3, 2006A recent study by researchers from the Malmo University Hospital says that 10% of the women screened for breast cancer were over-diagnosed. ...

Study: Light May Affect Breast Cancer Risk
WBAL Channel.com, MD -
Mar 2, 2006"Women who worked night shifts or who were exposed to light in the nighttime hours when most people are asleep had an increased risk of breast cancer," said Dr ...