Men tend to be less concerned about their health by comparison with women, and this is one of the reasons why women have a longer life-span than men. Typically, men and women experience similar medical problems, but there are certain conditions that are more common in men. The first most common male health issue is [...]
Estrogen is a natural occurring hormone which has important functions. It helps for the maintenance of reproductive health, as well for healthy skin, hair and bones. However, in some cases there are very high levels of estrogen and this condition is known as “estrogen dominance”. Excessive estrogen levels are responsible for menstrual problems and PMS [...]
The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer is growing every day. However, women should know that breast cancer can be treated successfully, especially if it is diagnosed on an early stage. Regular exams are necessary, and women are recommended to check their breasts by themselves. Here are some breast cancer symptoms you should be [...]
In its early stages, breast cancer usually has no symptoms. As a tumor develops, you may note the following signs: A lump in the breast or underarm that persists after your menstrual cycle; often the first apparent symptom of breast cancer, breast lumps are painless, although some may cause a prickly sensation. Lumps are usually [...]
This study was unique in that we looked at specific subtypes of breast cancer, and found a suggestion that menopausal status may play a role in risk. Weaver and team compared data on 611 healthy females and 683 diagnosed with breast cancer. They gathered information on their eating habits via a food frequency questionnaire which [...]
Women with breast cancer who smoke regularly or used to be regular smokers have a significantly higher chance of faster breast cancer progression and dying from the disease, compared to non-smoking patients, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco revealed at the Ninth Annual AACR (American Association For Cancer Research) Frontiers in Cancer Prevention [...]
Results of a new Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) report show that hormone therapy is associated with an increased the risk of death from breast cancer, as well as an increased risk of developing invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women. Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, professor of social and preventive medicine at the University at Buffalo and one [...]
In the Life After Cancer Epidemiology (LACE) study, 1,897 participants diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer between 1997 and 2000 and recruited on average 2 years post-breast cancer diagnosis were evaluated for the association between alcohol intake and breast cancer recurrence and death. The women, who were generally light drinkers, were followed for an average of [...]
Many women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a condition that researchers at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare want to change by aggressively targeting specific genes. Improving quality of life and potentially keeping the cancer under control for a longer period of time are goals [...]
TechniScan, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TSNI) is featured on NVIDIA’s recently posted blog about speeding the amount of time it takes to get breast imaging results into the hands of doctors and patients. NVIDIA is the world leader in visual computing technologies and inventor of the graphics processing unit (GPU). TechniScan’s Warm Bath Ultrasound (WBU™) [...]
