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Breast Cancer: Risk Factors and Prevention Last Revision Date: Monday, 29-Mar-1999 09:47:22 EST Copyright © 1994-1999, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania General Information About Cancer Medical Supportive Care for the Cancer Patient - Medical issues related to the treatment of cancer, such as pain management. Breast Cancer: Screening - Information regarding mammography and breast self-exams. Breast Cancer: Genetics - Information regarding genetic causes for breast cancer. Prevention of Breast Cancer OncoLink Book Review: Estrogen and Breast Cancer: A Warning to Women OncoLink Download: Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool - Scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) Biostatistics Center have developed this Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool, a computer program that allows a health professional to project a woman's individualized estimate of risk for invasive breast cancer over a 5-year period and over her lifetime (to age 90). OncoLink FAQ: Are soy products linked to cancer prevention? - A reader has a question about isoflavones and their possible link to breast cancer prevention. OncoLink FAQ: Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) of the Breast - An OncoLink reader asks about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast. OncoLink FAQ: Fibrocystic Condition of the Breast - An OncoLink reader is concerned about fibrocystic breast condition. OncoLink FAQ: Large Breasts and Breast Cancer OncoLink: Findings Point to Complexity of Health Effects of Electric, Magnetic Fields OncoLink Journal Scan: Physical Activity and the Risk of Breast Cancer OncoLink: Risk Factors and Breast Cancer The Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factor Project- A resource from Cornell University that provides science-based information on the relationships between breast cancer and environmental risk factors, including pesticides and dietary factors. CDC: Breast Cancer-Related Projects CNN: New study links estrogen treatment and breast cancer (2/26/97)- A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine tracked 1,300 women for 25 years, they found those who had the densest bones were 3.5 times more likely to develop breast cancer than those with the least dense bones. It is important to note that the researchers acknowledge that it may be a woman's lifetime exposure to estrogen that could increase her chances of developing breast cancer -- not necessarily estrogen taken during and after menopause. DHHS: NCI's Largest Cancer Screening Trial Seeks Men and Women Ages 55 to 74 (10/8/96)- the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) are seeking 75,000 more men and women ages 55 to 74 to help them determine whether medical tests to detect some of the most common cancers reduce the number of deaths from these diseases. JAMA: Patient-Specific Decisions About Hormone Replacement Therapy in Postmenopausal Women (JAMA. 1997;277:1140-1147, 4/9/97) - this large study involving nearly 3,000 patients showed that postmenopausal hormone replacement with estrogen increased life expectancy of most women up to 41 months. This increase in longevity were due to reduction in coronary artery disease, heart attack and osteoporosis. NCI/PDQ: Abortion and Breast Cancer NCI/PDQ: Prevention of breast cancer Order informational brochures from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Penn Today: Breast, Ovarian Cancer Risk Evaluation (Fall, 1995, v. 6, No. 2) (pdf, 85K) - an article describing risk assessment for breast and ovarian cancer. The influence of family history and the BRCA1 gene are included. The role of prophylactic surgery is addressed. RPR: Breast Cancer Slide Library- Thirty-nine informative slides about Breast Cancer from the Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Oncology Network Nutrition and Cancer OncoLink: Decreased Breast Cancer Risk Related to Olive Oil Consumption OncoLink Journal Scan: Alcohol and Breast Cancer in Women - Journal of the American Medical Association 1998; 279: 535 - 540 OncoLink Journal Scan: Dual Effects of Weight and Weight Gain on Breast Cancer Risk OncoLink MedLine Search: Evening Primrose Oil and Pain in Breast Cancer OncoLink: Nutritional Support in Cancer (Patient Oriented) OncoLink Recommendations: Vitamins, Minerals & Trace Elements CNN: Diet may have bearing on breast cancer, studies show (4/2/97) - Canadian researchers, writing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, show that over two years, the breasts of women on low-fat diets become less dense. High breast density increases the risk of breast cancer. Science Daily: Chalk Up Another One For Broccoli! Chemical In Vegetable Shown To Halt Growth Of Breast Cancer Cells- Studies show that eating brocc oli and other vegetables can help stave off breast cancer. Now scientists have found that one of the chemicals in broccoli may also help treat the disease. Cancer News CNN: Bone drug shows promise for breast cancer prevention- Researchers at the National Osteoporosis Foundation say that a drug approved to prevent osteoporosis may also lower the risk of breast cancer by as much as 80 percent. OncoLink: Breast Cancer Rates High Near New York Chemical Plants OncoLink: Deaths from Breast Cancer - United States, 1991 OncoLink: Diet and Its Relationship to Cancer Prevention OncoLink: Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer OncoLink: No Link Between DDT and Breast Cancer, Study Reports OncoLink: Older Women less likely to receive appropriate care for Breast Cancer OncoLink: Results from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program OncoLink: Study Links Smoking and Increased Risk of Fatal Breast Cancer

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