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European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)

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Researchers develop comprehensive new way to predict breast cancer risk

develop comprehensive new way to predict breast cancer risk... N et al. BOADICEA: a comprehensive breast cancer risk prediction model incorporating genetic and nongenetic risk factors. Genetics...

Weight loss linked to lower breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women

loss linked to lower breast cancer risk for postmenopausal... may help lower postmenopausal women’s breast cancer risk... obesity has been strongly related to breast cancer risk, studies examining whether weight loss might reduce postmenopausal women’s r... cancer risk, weight loss, postmenopausal...

Eating foods with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European cohort

with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European... foods with high/low FSAm-NPS scores relates to cancer risk has been studied in national and regional cohorts but has not been...

Where body fat is carried can predict cancer risk

body fat is carried can predict cancer risk... your middle could be as good an indicator of cancer risk as body mass index (BMI), according to research published in the British... factors that have been associated with increased cancer risk. This is the first study comparing adult body measurements in such a... waist circumference, hip circumference, cancer risk, overweight,...

Excess weight linked to 8 more cancer types

of more than 1,000 studies of excess weight and cancer risk analysed by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Cancer on...

New research confirms obesity link to 11 cancers

the knowledge on the link between obesity and cancer risk and the different ways that researchers can analyse data in this area. Dr... cancer risk, oesophageal adenocarcinoma, multiple myeloma, cancers of the gastric cardia,...

World Cancer Day: highlighting physical activity in the global fight against cancer

fun ways that people worldwide can reduce their cancer risk. The messages around sport also link back to our cancer messages about the...

New review concludes evidence for alcohol causing cancer is strong

M, et al. Alcohol consumption and site-specific cancer risk: a comprehensive dose-response meta-analysis. British Journal of Cancer 2015....

Physical activity associated with lower risk of many cancers

to 100 (high activity). They then compared cancer risks for the groups with the highest (top 10%) and lowest (bottom 10%) levels of...

False-positive mammograms may indicate increased risk of breast cancer later

the case rID: 21555 “Our finding that breast cancer risk remains elevated up to 10 years after the false-positive result suggests that...

Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil appears to protect against breast cancer

C, et al. Mediterranean Diet and Invasive Breast Cancer Risk Among Women at High Cardiovascular Risk in the PREDIMED Trial: A Randomized...

Men with high oestrogen levels could be at greater risk of breast cancer

Sex Steroid Hormones in Relation to Male Breast Cancer Risk. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2015 May 11. doi:... breast cancer, oestrogen levels, cancer risk...

Genetic screening could improve breast cancer prevention

a ‘polygenic risk score’ – and a woman’s breast cancer risk. For example, a woman in the top 20 per cent for polygenic risk score was 1.8...

Breast cancer risk may be increased in women who have first-degree relatives with a history of prostate cancer

cancer risk may be increased in women who have first-degree relatives with a history of... was linked with a 14 percent increase in breast cancer risk for women, after adjusting for various patient factors. In separate analyses... cancer risk, first-degree relative, prostate...

Poor metabolic health increases risk for postmenopausal breast cancer irrespective of BMI

might be a better predictor of breast cancer risk than being overweight or obese,” said Gunter. “However, given that being ove... breast cancer, insulin resistance, breast cancer risk...

Most types of cancer not due to “bad luck”, says IARC

across a wide range of tissues with lifetime cancer risk and suggests that random mutations (or “bad luck”) are “the major contributors ...

Launch of new European Code Against Cancer

other important recommendations to reduce cancer risk, such as vaccination against human papillomavirus, breastfeeding, and limiting...

Postmenopausal breast cancer risk decreases rapidly after starting regular physical activity

breast cancer risk decreases rapidly after starting regular physical... seemed to have a rapid impact on breast cancer risk. However, the decreased breast cancer risk we found associated with physical... women, breast cancer risk, physical...

Smoking linked with increased risk of most common type of breast cancer

the relationship between smoking and breast cancer risk among young women have found that smoking is linked with an increased risk;... breast cancer risk, triple-negative breast cancer, ER-positive breast...

Number of risky lifestyle factors is associated with an increased risk of some types of breast cancer

cancer. Smoking may not be a strong breast cancer risk factor, but it is strongly associated with other cancers, and thus must be...

Scientists find sex hormones and breast cancer link in women under 50

much less clear what effect hormones have on cancer risk in younger, premenopausal women. “But from this study we can say there a...

Long term shift work a risk factor for breast cancer

occupations is associated with increased breast cancer risk. The results have just been published in the journal Occupational and...

Early mammograms in young women at increased breast cancer risk may save lives

mammograms in young women at increased breast cancer risk may save...

Study examines outcomes of screening mammography for age, breast density, hormone therapy

did not consider the influence of breast cancer risk factors beyond age, according to the study background. Karla Kerlikowske,...

Study links cigarette smoking, breast cancer risk

links cigarette smoking, breast cancer risk... that smoking is associated with increased breast cancer risk for women who initiate smoking before first birth. The study, which appears... between active cigarette smoking and breast cancer risk remains controversial. Despite about 130 epidemiologic studies and seven... cancer risk, cigarette smoking, invasive breast cancer, American Cancer...

Study finds no evidence to link work stress to cancer risk

finds no evidence to link work stress to cancer risk... link between people's stress levels and overall cancer risk. They also looked specifically at the risk of bowel, lung, breast and... stress, cancer risk, bowel cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate...

Post-menopausal women with diabetes at greater risk of breast cancer

risk of breast cancer. The increase in breast cancer risk seems to be restricted to post menopausal women with type II diabetes, as the...

An active lifestyle helps lower breast cancer risk

active lifestyle helps lower breast cancer risk... physical activity, breast cancer risk...

World’s largest cancer and lifestyle database revealed

life-saving recommendations to reduce people’s cancer risk. It is hugely important to our understanding of how these lifestyle factors...

Exercise, even mild physical activity, may reduce breast cancer risk

even mild physical activity, may reduce breast cancer risk... before or after menopause – may reduce breast cancer risk, but substantial weight gain may negate these benefits... indicate that women can reduce their breast cancer risk by exercising and maintaining their weight. While studies have shown that... activity, breast cancer risk...

Physical activity linked to reduced mortality in breast and colon cancer patients

Physical activity, weight control, and breast cancer risk and survival: clinical trial rationale and design considerations Journal of...

Adolescent alcohol consumption and breast cancer

consumption by adolescents may increase breast cancer risk in those with a family history of the...

Low levels of alcohol consumption associated with small increased risk of breast cancer

during adult life, drinking patterns, and breast cancer risk JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association DOI:...

Role of fat in assessing breast cancer risk

of fat in assessing breast cancer risk... Breast Cancer Research [1] separates the breast cancer risks associated with dense, fibroglandular tissue, and fat, and shows that large... et al. (2011). Mammographic density and breast cancer risk: the role of the fat surrounding the fibroglandular tissue Breast cancer...

Weight has strongest influence on breast cancer hormones in post menopausal women

the level of sex hormones that increase breast cancer risk in post menopausal women, according to new research published in the British... levels of sex hormones - known to affect breast cancer risk - varied among post menopausal women. Some types of breast cancer are fuelled...

The future of breast cancer prevention

is one of the strongest indicators of breast cancer risk. Women with dense breast tissue are around four times more likely to be at...

World Cancer Day 2011: New physical activity guidance can help prevent breast, colon cancers

agency of WHO, is leading efforts into studying cancer risk factors, including physical inactivity. Professor Chris Wild, Director of...

Hormone therapy at menopause may pose breast cancer risk

therapy at menopause may pose breast cancer risk... initiating hormone therapy may influence breast cancer risk. Read the whole article at ecancer.org Reference Beral, V.,...

Scientists identify avoidable breast cancer risk factors

identify avoidable breast cancer risk... cancer are associated with an increased breast cancer risk. However, neither an individual woman nor medicine can influence whether...

Healthy lifestyle can reduce breast cancer risk even in women with family history

lifestyle can reduce breast cancer risk even in women with family...

Relatives of young breast cancer patients could face increased risks of other cancers

study is one of the few to look at the cancer risks for relatives of very early onset breast cancer cases and it is possible that...

High-fat diet during puberty linked to breast cancer risk later in life

diet during puberty linked to breast cancer risk later in... impacts during puberty that affect breast cancer risk, as well as researchers in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences to...

Nicotine binding to receptor linked to breast cancer cell growth

that smoking is related to increased breast cancer risk, but they have not been accompanied by molecular biology studies on how that...

Study does not prove link between household cleaning products and breast cancer

didn't already believe that chemicals increased cancer risk. Read the whole article at Cancer Research UK Reference Zota AR,...

Men with faulty gene may carry breast cancer risk

with faulty gene may carry breast cancer risk...

Fish oil may reduce risk of breast cancer

of menopause, was not associated with breast cancer risk. This research is the first to demonstrate a link between the use of fish...

New research on hormone link to breast cancer

IGF binding protein 3 (IGFBP3), and breast cancer risk: pooled individual data analysis of 17 prospective studies. Lancet Oncology...

Osteoporosis drugs may help prevent breast cancer

two years or more – reduced their breast cancer risk by almost 40 per cent. The effect was present only in women who were not...

Study finds isolation and stress may increase breast cancer risk in rats

finds isolation and stress may increase breast cancer risk in... to identify environmental contributions to cancer risk... and stress could be a factor in human breast cancer risk, said Martha McClintock, a psychologist at the University of Chicago and an...

Breast density linked to cancer recurrence

density, already related to breast cancer risk, has been found to be an important indicator for cancer recurrence...

Study confirms impact of lifestyle on breast cancer risk

confirms impact of lifestyle on breast cancer risk... into the links between lifestyle and breast cancer risk and concluded that more than two fifths of cases of the disease could be...

‘Gene hunters’ find two new breast cancer genes

genetic region they identified increases breast cancer risk by about 12 per cent in women who carry one faulty copy of the gene and by 23...

Red and white wine have ‘no benefit’ for breast cancer risk

and white wine have ‘no benefit’ for breast cancer risk... and white wine have a similar impact on breast cancer risk, according to US scientists... the effect of red versus white wine on breast cancer risk. Previous research has suggested that while overall alcohol consumption... red wine, white wine, breast cancer risk...

One or two drinks a day increase the risk of cancer in women

researchers found that the increased cancer risk did not depend on what kind of alcohol was drunk – only the amount. For...

Breast cancer rates fall as women abandon HRT

that using hormone therapy could increase breast cancer risk. Professor Max Parkin, Cancer Research UK statistician based at Queen Mary...

Breast cancer four times more likely in women with strong family history

is the first time the breast cancer risk for this group of women has been measured, and it's significantly higher than... cancer risk, family...