Progestogen-only pill breast cancer risk revealed
Women using this type of birth control have a slightly increased risk, a study finds. Source link
Tag: Cancer
DeVita, Hellman, and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology (Cancer Principles and Practice of Oncology)
Price: (as of – Details) The standard-setting text in oncology for 40 years, DeVita, Hellman and Rosenberg’s Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 12th Edition, provides authoritative guidance and strategies for managing every type of cancer by stage and presentation. Drs. Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., Theodore S. Lawrence, and Steven A. Rosenberg oversee an outstanding […]
Testing offered over Orkney breast cancer gene
People on the island of Westray are to be offered testing for a gene variant which can lead to a higher cancer risk Source link
Breast cancer gene linked to Orkney islands
A gene variant known to increase the risk of breast cancer has been found in people with Orkney heritage. Source link
FDA releases new regs intended to help detect breast cancer sooner
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new regulations on Thursday that would require mammogram providers to notify patients about their breast density in an effort to improve early detection of breast cancer. Dense breast tissue can make it more difficult to detect cancers on a mammogram and represents a risk factor for developing breast […]
VLOG: WEEK AS A MEDICAL STUDENT (FINALS, POLITICS, AND HEALTH)
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Key cancer waiting time target set to be missed in England
NHS England says its key cancer recovery target could be delayed a year as record numbers seek care. Source link
Mum's warning after uterine cancer mistaken for periods
Kelly Pendry’s symptoms were initially dismissed as normal post-pregnancy periods. Source link
Breast cancer: Living life after treatment
It included six rounds of chemotherapy, 15 sessions of daily radiotherapy, a year of targeted therapy of the wonder drug Herceptin, 18 months of injections into my stomach of Zoladex; multiple breast operations, reconstructions and surgery to remove my ovaries. Source link