According to the Baltimore Sun a rising number of women are choosing to remove a healthy breast after being diagnosed with breast cancer – even though there is little evidence that doing so improves survival.
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New research has linked poor health habits to developing cancer multiple times. The studies have targeted breast cancer as a recurring cancer with poor habits. Seattle Pi reports, “[a] study by scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center shows that obesity, drinking alcohol and smoking significantly increase the risk of second breast cancer”.
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A new study shows that postmenopausal women with elevated insulin levels are at a high risk for developing breast cancer. The study was performed by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York City, and was published in the International Journal of Cancer.
There are numerous rumors and myths concerning the health implications of red meat. One of the most recent developments is the connection between red meat consumption and breast cancer. A recent article publish about by Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S., a Yahoo health expert for breast cancer discusses the link between red meat and breast cancer and also offers a healthy diet alternative to minimize the effects of red meat.
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