Hormonal contraceptive use in BRCA1 mutation carriers was associated with increased risk of BC, with users having a proportional ... Family reports, medical records, and cancer and death registries ...

Nov. 8, 2023 — Using birth control pills and other hormone-based contraceptives is known to elevate the risk of blood clots, but a new study suggests that this risk largely goes away within two ...

The MammaPrint assay may be able to identify patients with HR+ early breast cancer who could benefit from extended letrozole therapy beyond 5 years, according to researchers.

Dr. Marisa C. Weiss with Breastcancer.org offers insights on early-onset breast cancer, modifiable risk factors, and tips for ...

Before starting birth control pills, it is essential to understand how they work and the potential effects on your ...

When the corresponding hormone binds to its receptor, it tells the cells how to grow and divide. In the case of breast cancer, these receptors allow abnormal cells to grow out of control ...

In the haze of postpartum and caring for a newborn, remembering to stay on top of your birth control can be overwhelming. An ...

I figured I could either get off hormonal birth control completely and deal with the monthly physical pain or stay on the pill and deal with the mental turmoil that overtook me every day. Either way, ...

A new American Cancer Society report highlights an alarming rise in breast cancer incidence, particularly among younger women ...

ALTON According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the United States, an estimated 240,000 ...

Breast cancer is a prevalent and complex disease that begins when cells in the breast grow uncontrollably. It can start in different parts of the breast, typically in the ducts that carry milk to ...

kConFab and the kConFab Follow-Up Study have received funding support from Cancer Australia and the National Breast Cancer Foundation, the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, the ...