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Its urgent to have a national breast cancer program in India, while at the local level, awareness needs to be raised about breast cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vitamin D cuts breast cancer risk: Study

Higher levels of vitamin D were associated with decreasing risk of breast cancer.

17 Jun 2018 5:00 PM IST

People who suffer from cardiovascular disease, and have a normal intake of vitamin D, reduce their mortality risk by 30%. (Photo: Pixabay)

More the Vitamin D, lesser the breast cancer risk

Study finds higher levels of vitamin D were associated with decreasing risk of breast cancer.

16 Jun 2018 12:15 PM IST

Singapore Airlines Ltd said it would launch the worlds longest commercial flight in October, a near-19 hour non-stop journey from Singapore to the New York area.

Flight attendants may have higher cancer rates

According to study, flight attendants are 51 per cent more likely to develop breast cancer.

26 Jun 2018 10:03 AM IST

Its urgent to have a national breast cancer program in India, while at the local level, awareness needs to be raised about breast cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Automatic texting helps ease stress of chemotherapy in breast cancer...

Texting also played a role in helping patients feel like they were in control of their treatment.

5 Jun 2018 4:10 PM IST

Proceeds from the U.S. Postal Services breast cancer stamp put researchers over the top when they were trying to get enough money to do the landmark study. (Photo: Pixabay)

Licking cancer: US postal stamp helps fund key breast study

The National Cancer Institute gave $36 million for the study, and $4.5 million of it came from the stamp.

5 Jun 2018 8:25 AM IST

About 65 percent of women with hormone-positive disease and a positive blood test did not have a new breast cancer within two years (Photo: AFP)

Woman cured of advanced breast cancer through immunotherapy in world...

Treatment already works in some people with cancer of the lung, cervix, blood cells (leukaemia), skin (melanoma) and...

5 Jun 2018 8:16 AM IST

A newly designed three-part molecule could be the one answer patients with a certain form of breast cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds

Some study leaders consult for breast cancer drugmakers or for the company that makes the gene test.

3 Jun 2018 5:55 PM IST

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Lung cancer mortality rate among women may spike by 40%

Meanwhile, the global age-standardized breast cancer mortality rate is projected to decrease by 9%.

2 Aug 2018 1:22 PM IST

Mothers who breastfeed lower their risk of pre and post-menopausal breast cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

World Breastfeeding Week 2018: Here are the health benefits for mum...

Breastfeeding is undoubtedly the best nutrition one can give to their baby rather than putting expressed milk in a...

3 Aug 2018 8:55 AM IST

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Not all women eligible for breast cancer gene tests are getting them

Testing is important because the results may affect treatment.

15 Aug 2018 1:46 PM IST

Its urgent to have a national breast cancer program in India, while at the local level, awareness needs to be raised about breast cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Breast cancer cure: Discovery reveals how tumours can stop themselves...

Study found that by activating the immune response, the primary tumour essentially shuts down its own spread.

30 Aug 2018 3:32 PM IST

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This app can predict long-term risk of breast cancer

Find out how it works.

24 Aug 2018 5:14 PM IST