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Belonging to one or more groups with long-standing social and economic disadvantages increases the risk of cancer diagnoses and death.
Eating less meat was also linked with a lower risk of colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer.
Fat cells and cancer cells talk to each other. Specialists in both systems can do the same.
A diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer means having cancer for the rest of one’s life – a situation with very different needs and concerns compared to earlier stages of the disease.
The NanoMslide causes potentially cancerous cells to ‘light up’ with vivid colour contrast. It has already been successful in finding early-stage breast cancer cells in human tissue.
Researchers had suspected that chemical hair relaxers might be behind racial disparities in breast cancer diagnoses. A new study narrows in on lye as a possible cause for that link.
We know we should exercise more and sit on the couch less … but what if television was actually healthy for you?
Cow’s milk naturally raises levels of a growth factor strongly implicated in breast cancer risk.
Regular testing can mean potentially fatal diseases can be picked up and treated early.
Tattoos might be the norm, but Surface Guided RadioTherapy for breast cancer is both more accurate, and doesn’t require a permanent mark.
Awareness-raising alone is an ineffective solution to the breast cancer epidemic. We need more action on primary prevention to limit exposures to known and suspected breast carcinogens.
What is it about breast cancer that has made mastectomy and its effects so hard to discuss for over 400 years?
There’s growing awareness about health disparities, and environmental factors need to be considered when communicating public health messages.
If patients received counselling from someone who spoke their language, they would have an opportunity to ask questions about their medical condition and understand it more clearly.
Live yoghurt contains bacteria similar to those found in women who have breastfed, and both are correlated with reduced rates of breast cancer.
New research estimates 24% of cancers in men that were detected in 2012 were overdiagnosed, meaning they never would have caused harm if left untreated.
Your GP will discuss the risks and benefits of menopausal hormone therapy, taking into account a host of factors.
Late detection of breast cancer means treatment is often drastic and frightening for patients.
3D mammography is becoming more widely available, but is it superior to the traditional 2D technology for breast cancer detection? The answer isn’t clear-cut.
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Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University
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NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Breast Cancer Research, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Biomedical Sciences,, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, School of Medicine, University of Connecticut
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Adjunct Professsor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Adelaide University
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James Stewart Chair Of Surgery, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor & Deputy Director, Women's Health Program, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Specialist Consultant / Head: Breast and Endocrine Surgery Unit, Stellenbosch University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University and College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University
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Senior Research Assistant, Stellenbosch University
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Ph.D., Sociology/Social Justice, University of Windsor
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Professor of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Associate Dean of Research and Innovation in the School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Deakin University