Women Do Not Know How to Detect Breast Cancer
	This is the most widespread cancer in women in the western world, touching about 30 % of them. Only in UK, 44,000 women are diagnosed annually and 1,000 die each month. About 20 % of the patients die in the next 5 years after being diagnosed. The survival chances are decreased by the late diagnosis, as many women do not know basic signs of breast cancer, as revealed by a survey made by charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer. ... [read more >>]
	20 September 2007, 14:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Bras Do Not Stop Boobs from Bouncing
	Nice breasts are a crucial ‘ingredient’ of femininity, but women play a heavy price for this: no matter if poorly-endowed or too generous, bouncing boobs are not really ‘supported’ by ordinary bras. A new research made at the University of Portsmouth in England found that while exercising, women's breasts bounce more than previously thought, with a vertical movement up to 8 inches (21 cm) compared with previous data of 6 inches (16 ... [read more >>]
	12 September 2007, 14:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Anti-Perspirants Could Destroy the Boobs!
	A good smell and nice breasts make a woman attractive. But a new study shows there is something tricky in the combination: the aluminium in many anti-perspirants can provoke breast cancer. Women who have had breast cancer or those with family history should think twice before using antiperspirants or deodorants. Giving up deodorant could be as effective in fighting off cancer risk as a diet rich in cancer-preventing antioxida ... [read more >>]
	04 September 2007, 14:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

French Fries and Chips Are Not a Risk Factor for the Boobs
	Go fat in no time! Foods rich in acrylamide are unlikely to cause you breast cancer. A research made in 100,000 American women, a first of its kind, did not find any link between acrylamide and cancer in humans. "At levels consumed in the diet, it appears unlikely that acrylamide in foods is related to breast cancer risk," said lead researcher Lorelei Mucci, ScD, an epidemiologist at Channing Labs at Brigham and Women’s Hospital ... [read more >>]
	22 August 2007, 13:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

By 2008, No More Implants: Stem Cells for Bigger Boobs
	It's cleat that breasts are rather a sexual ‘mark’ than having a clear breastfeeding purpose in humans. Because otherwise it's hard to explain 300,000 breast augmentations and reconstructions performed in the US only in 2006, a triple number compared to 1997: any woman wants to feel attractive. But the classical implant technique posses many complications and dangerous consequences for one’s health. Clinical data shows that 56,17 ... [read more >>]
	06 August 2007, 14:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Gold Nanoparticles Will Detect Breast Cancer
	Gold seems to be ... ‘gold’ for the medicine. A Purdue University team has developed gold nanoparticles that can detect marker proteins on breast cancer cells, turning them into a potential tool for an improved diagnose and treatment. "The technology would be about three times cheaper than the most common current method and has the potential to provide many times the quantity and quality of data. We hope that this technology will ... [read more >>]
	02 August 2007, 06:11GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Grapefruit Consume Increases the Risk of Breast Cancer!
	We all have heard from infancy that citrus fruits are the "fountain of health", a rich source of vitamin C and antioxidants. But, oops, American scientists have found that daily intake of grapefruit increases the risk of developing breast cancer by about 30 %! Breast cancer is the most common form of female cancer, about 35 % of all cases, and previously alcohol drinking and overweight have been found as risk factors. The ... [read more >>]
	16 July 2007, 14:31GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Stem Cells to Bring Boobs Back!
	Breasts represent femininity. Having small breasts can turn into an obsession for many women. You can imagine what losing them means for a woman! And this is exactly what happens in many cases of breast cancer. Many doctors have tried to take fat from other body parts (breasts are made mainly of fatty tissue) to build up breasts, but such reconstructions often fail as the fat is just reabsorbed. Now, the stem cell technology, ... [read more >>]
	13 July 2007, 14:36GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

What's The Link Between the Breast and the Prostate?
	They are both involved in sex, and a recent research signals another common point: the same killer mutation induces aggressive cancers in these organs. One in six men is hit by prostate cancer and annually 28,000 men die of prostate cancer in the US alone. But a mutation of the gene BRCA2 – previously known to increase the risk of breast cancer – can radically affect the survival chances for men with prostate cancer, killing them a dec ... [read more >>]
	15 June 2007, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Oral Sex Can Cause Breast Cancer!
	HPV (human papilloma virus) is transmitted through vaginal, oral and anal sex. In the US, HPV is involved in over 95 % of cervical cancers. This has been also linked to cancers of the larynx, tonsil and skin, as well as malignancies of the vulva, vagina, penis, anus and mouth. Now, a study links it to breast cancer. Younger women with breast cancer were more likely to present HPV infection than older women were, as they ar ... [read more >>]
	11 June 2007, 14:21GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Shutting off Enzymes Against Breast Cancer
	Breast cancer is the most dangerous for women. Now a team at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) has discovered a potential drug for up to 40% of breast cancers. The chemical could block an enzyme that boosts the growth of tumors. Tested on mice, the drug delayed the evolution of tumors sensitive to the drug Herceptin, but other breast cancer types, too, could be affected. The team focused on the enzyme PTP1B, which enhances cell d ... [read more >>]
	14 May 2007, 04:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Breast Cancer Connected to Alcohol Consumption
	It is said that one-two cups of wine daily means a better heart. But a new research made at the University of Mississippi Medical Center revealed that moderate alcohol intake, of just about two drinks daily, can induce breast cancer. Breast tumors that grew in mice which were offered a similar daily drink were twice larger than in mice that did not taste alcohol. This new research not only reveals the connection alcohol - b ... [read more >>]
	30 April 2007, 04:12GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

No Link Between Abortion, Miscarriage and Breast Cancer
	A new Harvard research has found no link between a woman's risk of developing breast cancer and abortion or miscarriage. The National Cancer Institute, part of the NIH, has long declared that the link between breast cancer and abortion is false. This did not impede many disinformation campaigns, which succeeded in forcing different state legislatures (Texas, Minnesota and Mississippi) to ask that women should be told they ... [read more >>]
	25 April 2007, 08:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

A Platinum Drug Against Breast Cancer
	Besides its morbid side, breast cancer hits in a woman's sex-appeal. About 65 % of breast cancers are activated by estrogen and progesterone acting on their receptor molecules, and antiestrogen drugs have good results for these cases. 20 - 30 % of the tumors, some with hormone receptors, are activated by high levels of a growth-promoting protein called HER2, and can be treated with the monoclonal antibody Herceptin. ... [read more >>]
	24 April 2007, 04:05GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Fish Consume Triggers Breast Cancer
	Advertising explains us the benefits of fish consume, omitting to say that fishes act like sponges that absorb any toxin from their environment. In the industrialized world, fish caught from streams, rivers and lakes have risky mercury amounts which can damage the nerve cells from the brain. A new research found that fish from waters running in industrialized areas may also carry high levels of chemicals mimicking female sex hormones t ... [read more >>]
	19 April 2007, 06:16GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Hispanic Women Are Prone to Earlier and More Dangerous Breast Cancer
	Recent researches linked a higher and more dangerous incidence of breast cancer in Black women compared to White women, and this difference seemed to be connected to genetic factors. Now, a new research reveals a similar difference between Hispanic women and non-Hispanic women in US, also linked more to biological factors rather than access to healthcare system. Analyzing breast cancer cases in a managed health care system, the res ... [read more >>]
	10 April 2007, 09:37GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Breast Cancer's Lethal Triad
	A peer-reviewed study of the American Cancer Society revealed the deadly triad for female breast cancer: African American or Hispanic, younger than 40 years, and lower socioeconomic status (SES). This triad of the breast cancers and tumors does not respond to any of three significant tumor markers, are aggressive, deadly cancers that affect young, poor minority women. The triple negative tumors were also linked to later d ... [read more >>]
	26 March 2007, 09:40GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Breast Implant Increases Self-Esteem, Sex Drive and Satisfaction
	In 2005, 2.1 million American women had experienced breast enlargement surgery, a staggering 476 % more since 2000 and the trend is increasing. That figures are expected to grow. In 2007, more than 360,000 American women will do it. A new research at the University of Florida has found that breast enlargement often induces an important rise in self-esteem and sexuality, including libido, in women. "Although plastic surgery sho ... [read more >>]
	22 March 2007, 07:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Black Men More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer than White Men
	It may seem strange but even if in women, breast cancer is the second most deadly cancer type after lung cancer, this condition also affects men, as the breast is composed of the same tissues in both man and woman. Less than 1% of breast cancers occur in men but the condition is more severe in men than in women. Men with gynecomastia (a condition in which men grow female-like breasts) do not have a higher risk of developing breast ... [read more >>]
	17 March 2007, 07:46GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Which Are the Risks of Breast Implants?
	Pamela Anderson imposed a standard in female breast size, firing the minds of many around the world. After she and a countless number of starlets and singers passed trough this type of operation, it's clear that the trend is on an ascendant move; moreover, in the developed nations more and more women are having breast augmentation surgery. But health psychology master student Veronica Hopner from the Center for Psychology of M ... [read more >>]
	14 March 2007, 08:03GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia