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Among women with a family history of breast cancer

Breast CA Survivors Gain More Weight Than Cancer-Free Peers

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Survivors, especially those who received chemo, gained more weight versus cancer-free women
Increased numbers of small cancers and precancerous lesions are found in geographical areas where more mammograms take place; however

Regular Mammograms May Lead to Widespread Overdiagnosis

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No significant difference in breast cancer deaths for counties with higher screening, detection rates
For women with breast cancer

Embryo Cryopreservation Feasible for Women With Breast Cancer

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Overall live birth rate per embryo transfer similar for infertile women undergoing IVF, cancer patients
For breast cancer survivors

Yoga, Meditation Aid Menopausal Symptoms After Breast Cancer

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Randomized trial shows beneficial effect for yoga combined with meditation in breast cancer survivors
Glucocorticoids and other 3-ketosteroids may adversely affect patients with mixed estrogen receptor-α-positive/cytokeratin-5 breast cancer

Glucocorticoids, 3-Ketosteroids Adversely Affect Breast Cancer

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Adverse effects for patients with mixed ERα+/cytokeratin-5 breast cancer
The percentage of women with early-stage breast cancer who undergo breast-conserving therapy has risen slowly in recent years

Breast-Conserving Therapy Rates on the Rise

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But many with early-stage disease still choose mastectomy
Although the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane was banned in the United States in 1972

Prenatal DDT Exposure Tied to Higher Breast Cancer Risk

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Women exposed to highest levels of DDT in utero had 3.7-fold higher risk than those with lowest exposure
Breast cancer patients who had poor sleep and frequent snoring before their cancer diagnosis appear to have lower survival rates

Sleep Duration Deemed Important in Breast CA Survival

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Poor sleep, snoring before diagnosis tied to poor outcomes
The risk for breast cancer among obese women may be up to 58 percent higher than for normal-weight postmenopausal women

Higher Breast CA Risk Seen for Obese Postmenopausal Women

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Researchers report the increased risk may be as high as 58 percent
The Affordable Care Act may have helped boost rates of colorectal cancer screening among lower income Americans

Rise in CRC Screening Rates After ACA Implementation

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Increase in colonoscopy, other tests typically seen among poorer, less educated Americans