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Women diagnosed for menopause after breast cancer may vary with type of doctors

Hormonal treatment for breast cancer causes menopause in over 80% of women in the first year of therapy, but now new research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Climacteric, has found that how these women are diagnosed and treated for menopausal symptoms can vary substantially according to which type of doctor a woman sees.

13 Aug 2013

Websites to chronicle cancer experience reduce depression in women with breast cancer

Adults increasingly are conveying their personal experience with serious disease online, but do such chronicles help the authors or their audience? In the first known study of its kind, UCLA researchers have discovered that creating a personal website to chronicle the cancer experience and communicate with the author's interpersonal circle can reduce depressive symptoms, increase positive mood, and enhance appreciation for life in women diagnosed with breast cancer.

13 Aug 2013

Loyola establishes Mother's Pelvic Wellness Program in Chicago area

Loyola University Health System has established the first multidisciplinary program in the Chicago area to help women recover from pelvic floor disorders related to pregnancy and childbirth.

13 Aug 2013

Quality of life of young, female cancer survivors is impaired after treatment

A new study led by a University of Colorado Cancer Center member recently published in the journal Quality of Life Research reveals that in young, female cancer survivors, quality of life is significantly impaired long after treatment. The study compared 59 cancer survivors to 66 healthy controls and found that, as expected, cancer survivors showed higher stress and anxiety than the general population.

13 Aug 2013

Doctor offers tips on how to talk with your tween about puberty

Some parents may shy away from talking to their daughters about puberty, but Loyola University Health System obstetrician and gynecologist Akua Afriyie-Gray, MD, stresses the importance of sitting down with your tween when the time comes.

13 Aug 2013

Stillbirth research: an interview with Dr Lucy Higgins, University of Manchester

Stillbirth, the birth of a baby who shows no sign of life after 24 completed weeks of pregnancy, occurs in 1 in every 200 pregnancies in the United Kingdom. That’s roughly 10 bereaved families a day.

From The University of Manchester 12 Aug 2013

“Fifty Shades of Grey”: A novel that perpetuates problem of violence against women

"Fifty Shades of Grey," the best-selling novel that's promoted as a tale of erotic romance, actually perpetuates the problem of violence against women, a new study finds.

12 Aug 2013

Engaging in family-specific mental labor negatively affects well-being of mothers, not fathers

Although working mothers and fathers are almost as likely to think about family matters throughout the day, only for mothers is this type of mental labor associated with increased stress and negative emotions, according to new research to be presented at the 108th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.

12 Aug 2013

OGF-OGFr axis can be modulated in human triple-negative breast cancer cells to inhibit proliferation

Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, led by Dr. Ian S. Zagon, have discovered that a novel biological pathway, the OGF-OGFr axis, can be modulated in human triple-negative breast cancer cells to inhibit proliferation. According to BreastCancer.org 1 in 8 women in the U.S. will develop invasive breast cancer and more than 39,000 deaths occur annually.

12 Aug 2013

Research analysts assess ob-gyn physicians' use of multiple guidelines for breast cancer screening

For breast cancer screening, there are more clinical practice guidelines available to physicians than for any other medical procedure. A new study in the Journal for Healthcare Quality reports that when different clinical guidelines exist, physicians choose recommendations from multiple, sometimes conflicting, sources.

9 Aug 2013

Mother's perceived social status predicts child's brain development, stress indicators

A mother's perceived social status predicts her child's brain development and stress indicators, finds a study at Boston Children's Hospital. While previous studies going back to the 1950s have linked objective socioeconomic factors—such as parental income or education—to child health, achievement and brain function, the new study is the first to link brain function to maternal self-perception.

9 Aug 2013

Researchers unveil comprehensive portrait of the genome of world's first immortal cell line

A team from the University of Washington has unveiled a comprehensive portrait of the genome of the world's first immortal cell line, known as HeLa. The cell line was derived in 1951 from an aggressive cervical cancer that killed Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year-old African-American tobacco farmer and mother of five - the subject of the 2010 New York Times bestseller, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

8 Aug 2013

Ret enzyme may be a novel therapeutic target in selected groups of breast cancer patients

Scientists at the MedUni Vienna, in collaboration with a working group led by Nancy Hynes at the University of Basel, have discovered a new approach in the treatment of breast cancer: an international team involving the Clinical Institute of Pathology at the MedUni Vienna has been able to demonstrate the activation of a receptor, the Ret protein (Rearranged during transfection), on the surface of breast cancer cells. Increased levels of this protein are associated with a lower likelihood of survival for breast cancer patients.

8 Aug 2013

Harmful toxins found in food may put developing babies at risk

Pregnant women regularly consume food and beverages containing toxins believed to pose potential risks to developing fetuses, according to researchers at the University of California in Riverside and San Diego, suggesting that health care providers must do more to counsel their patients about the dangers of hidden toxins in the food supply.

8 Aug 2013

Study: Urban women report high risk of postpartum depression

Women living in large urban areas are at a significantly higher risk of postpartum depression after five to 14 months of giving birth compared to those living in rural areas, according to a new Canadian study led by Women's College Hospital's Dr. Simone Vigod.

8 Aug 2013

Study shows tamoxifen prevents breast cancers in many women

The global study was led by University of Melbourne and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology today.

8 Aug 2013

Breast cancer survivors are more likely to develop debilitating disorder arm lymphoedema

Breast cancer survivors who have extensive surgery are four times more likely to develop the debilitating disorder arm lymphoedema, a QUT study has found.

8 Aug 2013

Combining drugs that target AXL and ErbB receptors could offer better way to fight tumors

Cancer drugs known as ErbB inhibitors have shown great success in treating many patients with lung, breast, colon and other types of cancer. However, ErbB drug resistance means that many other patients do not respond, and even among those who do, tumors commonly come back.

7 Aug 2013

Academics, healthcare experts to roll out cervical cancer screening to all women in Uganda by 2020

Academics and healthcare professionals from Manchester and London will travel to Uganda this week (6 August) to push on with ambitious plans to try to help the country's Ministry of Health roll out cervical cancer screening to all women by 2020.

6 Aug 2013

Study observes that long-term use of antihypertensive drugs associated with breast cancer risk

Older women who take certain types of medication to combat high blood pressure may be putting themselves at greater risk for developing breast cancer, according to a new study by a team of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientists led by Christopher Li, M.D., Ph.D.

6 Aug 2013

Women's Health News

Women diagnosed for menopause after breast cancer may vary with type of doctors

Websites to chronicle cancer experience reduce depression in women with breast cancer

Loyola establishes Mother's Pelvic Wellness Program in Chicago area

Quality of life of young, female cancer survivors is impaired after treatment

Doctor offers tips on how to talk with your tween about puberty

Stillbirth research: an interview with Dr Lucy Higgins, University of Manchester

“Fifty Shades of Grey”: A novel that perpetuates problem of violence against women

Engaging in family-specific mental labor negatively affects well-being of mothers, not fathers

OGF-OGFr axis can be modulated in human triple-negative breast cancer cells to inhibit proliferation

Research analysts assess ob-gyn physicians' use of multiple guidelines for breast cancer screening

Mother's perceived social status predicts child's brain development, stress indicators

Researchers unveil comprehensive portrait of the genome of world's first immortal cell line

Ret enzyme may be a novel therapeutic target in selected groups of breast cancer patients

Harmful toxins found in food may put developing babies at risk

Study: Urban women report high risk of postpartum depression

Study shows tamoxifen prevents breast cancers in many women

Breast cancer survivors are more likely to develop debilitating disorder arm lymphoedema

Combining drugs that target AXL and ErbB receptors could offer better way to fight tumors

Academics, healthcare experts to roll out cervical cancer screening to all women in Uganda by 2020

Study observes that long-term use of antihypertensive drugs associated with breast cancer risk

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