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Night shift linked to breast cancer rates
Tue May 29 01:23:25 EDT 2012
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 29 (UPI) -- Working night shifts more than twice a week is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, researchers in Denmark found.
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Working Night Shifts May Result In Higher Risk Of Breast Cancer
Mon May 28 20:16:06 EDT 2012
A long-term study featured in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine reveals that working more than two night shifts per week poses a greater risk of breast cancer. The risk appears cumulatively higher in those who describe themselves as 'early birds' or 'morning people' than 'owls'...
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Breast cancer link to working nights: Three late shifts a week 'doubles the risk of disease'
Mon May 28 20:00:40 EDT 2012
Women working more than two night shifts a week have double the risk of those on day shifts, says a report from scientists.
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Ghana: Mahama Leads Race Against Breast Cancer
Mon May 28 12:07:40 EDT 2012
[Ghanaian Chronicle] THE VICE President, His Excellency, John Dramani Mahama has pledged the commitment of the government towards fighting the breast cancer disease amongst women in the country.
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The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Invites Ontarians to "Get On Board for Breast Health"
Wed May 23 18:14:00 EDT 2012
"The Pink Tour" hits the road for summer-long education program LONDON , ON, May 23, 2012 /CNW/ - Communities across the province will be seeing pink this summer as the Canadian Breast Cancer ...
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Celldex Therapeutics Breast Cancer Drug Shows Strong Results In Some Patients
Wed May 23 16:04:53 EDT 2012
An experimental breast cancer drug being developed by tiny Celldex Therapeutics of Needham., Mass., appeared to show a potent tumor-shrinking effect in four women who had both an especially hard-to-treat form of breast cancer and whose tumors had high levels of the protein targeted by the drug....
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Breast Cancer Risk Associated With Sex Hormones Reduced By Losing Weight
Sat May 26 04:04:58 EDT 2012
The Journal of Clinical Oncology has published a study online which reveals that even a moderate amount of weight loss can considerably decrease levels of circulating estrogens that are linked to a higher risk of breast cancer. Anne McTiernan, M.D., Ph.D., and her team from the Fred Hutchinson...
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Vaccine decreases breast cancer recurrence in study
Thu May 17 10:29:39 EDT 2012
Vaccine decreases breast cancer recurrence in study Houston Chronicle Copyright 2012 Houston Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 10:54 p.m., Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Houston researchers on Wednesday reported...
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Breast cancer risk in working nights
Mon May 28 19:12:48 EDT 2012
WOMEN who work night shifts are up to four times more likely to develop breast cancer.
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Want to lower breast cancer risk? Lose a little weight
Mon May 21 17:09:15 EDT 2012
For postmenopausal women who are obese, breast cancer is more likely. That's because fat tissue seems to behave essentially as an organ of the endocrine system, pumping out the hormone estrogen. And estrogen is a driver of many common breast cancers. But losing as little as 5% of one's body weight...
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