Keep current with new health news updates. http://www.muschealth.com/ http://www.muschealth.com/favicon.gif http://www.muschealth.com/ Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Breast cancer risk assessment and prevention should start much earlier in life than it currently does, say Canadian researchers who examined breast cancer risk factors in young women. The study appears online and in the June print issue of the The Lancet Oncology. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09764 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09764 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT A new study has found that women who develop lymphedema fare worse than women without the condition and have higher out-of-pocket medical costs after radiation and surgery. at MUSC http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09746 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09746 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Most breast cancers in Hispanic women are detected by the women themselves, a new study shows. This is despite high rates of screening mammography in this population. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09723 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09723 Fri, 01 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT Experts say female childhood cancer survivors who have had radiation should get mammograms earlier than general population of women. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09705 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09705 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT Researchers are making progress in predicting breast cancer risk, recurrence risk, and response to cancer treatment by looking at factors such as breast density and tumor size. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09682 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09682 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 05:00:00 GMT Two newer breast imaging techniques will help doctors diagnose and stage breast cancer, but neither technique will replace standard mammography for the detection of breast cancer. Results from both studies were presented at the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09639 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09639 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT Drinking coffee or consuming other caffeine-laden foods does not appear to boost breast cancer risk, says a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09632 http://www.muschealth.com/gs/Enewsletter.aspx?action=showPage&pageid=P09632 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT