The high cost of cancer care in India makes early diagnosis an obstacle for many women. So, what needs to be emphasised on is regular breast examination after 20 and go for a mammography every two years after the age of 50. ...
01:57 PM, May 17, 2013
Angelina Jolie said on Tuesday that fears of developing breast cancer because of a gene mutation led her to have a preventive double mastectomy this year, urging other women to take steps to see if they had a similar risk. ...
11:59 PM, May 15, 2013
As a woman and of course, it runs true for men too - I am the sum of all my parts. We are all the ...
11:13 PM, May 15, 2013
Angelina Jolie got both her breasts surgically removed after realising she was carrying a faulty gene, passed down to her by her mother. ...
08:46 PM, May 15, 2013
Los Angeles: In her bad girl days, Angelina Jolie's body was a billboard for tattoos that said such things as "Billy Bob." Now she's sharing intimate details of her anatomy to help women at risk, going public with her preventive double mastectomy to greatly reduce her high odds of breast cancer. It's the latest peak in Jolie's turn-around from hedonist to humanitarian, party girl to inspirational poster girl. The way...
01:17 PM, May 15, 2013
New York: Brad Pitt has called fiancee Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy a heroic attempt. The 37-year-old Oscar-winning actress, who raises six children with Pitt, revealed to the world that she had both of her breasts removed in February as a preventative measure after doctors warned her she carries the 'faulty' gene Brca1, reported the New York Times. The 'Fight Club' star has released a statement thanking his partner for going...
12:27 PM, May 15, 2013
Angelina Jolie said that she carried the BRCA-1 gene that increased her risk of breast and ovarian cancers. ...
09:31 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: Actress Angelina Jolie said on Tuesday that fears of developing breast cancer because of a gene mutation led her to have a preventive double mastectomy this year, urging other women to take steps to see if they had a similar risk. Jolie, writing in the New York Times, said her own mother's early death from cancer and the discovery that she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation, which can...
11:08 AM, May 14, 2013
London: Pop star Kylie Minogue has been honoured with Courage Award for her battle with breast cancer by the Entertainment Industry Foundation's Women's Cancer Research Fund. Minogue, 44, who diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005, said she found it hard to feel positive while battling the disease, reported Daily Express. "Sometimes when people say 'Be positive' you can't be positive all the time," she said. Later on micro-blogging site, the...
11:39 AM, May 05, 2013
Jaipur: A senior doctor at a government hospital in Rajasthan's Udaipur district was arrested on Friday for taking bribe of Rs 500 for treating a breast cancer patient, police said. Dr Suresh Kumar Dangayach, the head of radio therapy department at Maharana Bhupal Hospital in Udaipur, 300 km from Jaipur, was trapped by the state police's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). According to Additional Superintendent of Police Bhupal Singh Chudawat, Shyam Sundar...
04:41 AM, May 04, 2013
Washington: Drinking alcohol has no impact on breast cancer survival, a new study has claimed. Although previous research has linked alcohol consumption to an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study has found that alcohol consumption does not impact survival from the disease. In fact, a modest survival benefit was found in women who were moderate drinkers before and after diagnosis due to a reduced risk of dying...
05:27 PM, Apr 09, 2013
A diet full of fruits and vegetables could help women reduce risk of developing breast cancer, a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute said. ...
12:17 PM, Dec 08, 2012
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu said that breast cancer is a much neglected ailment in India and most women do not take it as seriously as they should. To create awareness for breast cancer, Bipasha and Milind Soman have teamed up for an initiative 'Pinkathon 2012', a running event for women. "I am delighted to be part of this effort to raise awareness about breast cancer. I hope the people...
02:48 PM, Nov 10, 2012
Washington: An inconspicuous device in your bra could help catch breast cancer early. The humble brassiere could play a more pivotal role as a US based company has unveiled plans for a hi-tech device that can be worn inside the bra to help detect breast cancer. Catching the cancer early is crucial to survival rate and the efficacy of traditional annual mammograms as a reliable detection method is being called...
04:42 PM, Oct 12, 2012
Marriage and having first kid at proper age, breast feeding and early detection save women from breast cancer. ...
08:04 PM, Aug 25, 2012
A landmark new study has found that breast cancer is not one but 10 different diseases, a discovery that could eventually revolutionise treatment. ...
09:24 AM, Apr 20, 2012
London: Breast cancer is "not one disease, but 10 different diseases", according to a "landmark" study that could revolutionise its treatment. An international team of researchers that analysed breast cancers from 2,000 women said the classifications could help improve treatment by tailoring drugs for patients' exact type of breast cancer and also predict survival more accurately. It will take at least three more years for the findings to be used...
03:24 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Washington: Scientists have discovered a gene which they claim can determine more accurately whether a woman has an increased risk of developing breast cancer. An international team, led by University of Melbourne, says its has used new technology to fast track the discovery of the breast cancer risk gene, called XRCC2, which could in turn assist in the discovery of other cancer genes. Prof Melissa Southey, who led the study,...
12:07 PM, Apr 02, 2012
Mumbai: A landmark study published in The Lancet has found that cancer hits Indians much earlier than Westerners. Cancer claimed 6 lakh Indian lives in 2010 and contrary to popular perception, cancer is no longer a disease of the rich. It killed twice as many as poor and illiterate Indians as their educated, wealthy urban counterparts, according to the new Million Death Study in The Lancet that used research from...
09:02 AM, Mar 29, 2012
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