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Survival benefits of longer-term tamoxifen use may take years to appear

The survival benefits of longer-term therapy using tamoxifen may take at least nine years to develop, according to a new study published in the December 1, 2005 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

24 Oct 2005

Testosterone may improve women's sex lives after menopause

The addition of testosterone to hormone therapy in women after menopause enhances their sexual function. However, it may also reduce HDL cholesterol (the "good" cholesterol) in women, according to a systematic review of current evidence.

23 Oct 2005

Study of the molecular mechanism involved in the human implantation process

In spite of advances in assisted reproductive technologies, more than 6.1 million women in the United States - roughly 20 percent of all women of reproductive age - suffer from infertility.

17 Oct 2005

Researchers call for better recognition and pain management of endometriosis

Women with endometriosis can wait up to ten years for the painful gynaecological condition to be diagnosed, according to a paper in latest issue of UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing.

12 Oct 2005

GRK5 protein plays important role in hypertension

Researchers at Jefferson Medical College have implicated a protein called GRK5 as having an important role behind essential hypertension, which affects more than 65 million Americans.

5 Oct 2005

Americans' risk of dying from cancer continues to decline

The nation's leading cancer organizations report that Americans' risk of dying from cancer continues to decline and that the rate of new cancers is holding steady. The "Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2002," published in the Oct. 5, 2005, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, shows observed cancer death rates from all cancers combined dropped 1.1 percent per year from 1993 to 2002.

4 Oct 2005

Combination HRT appears to double the breast cancer risk in women who smoke

Older women who have smoked for 11 or more "pack years" - the lifetime equivalent of a pack a day for at least 11 years - face a 30 percent to 40 percent increased risk of developing breast cancer as compared to women who've never smoked, according to new findings from researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

28 Sep 2005

Phytoestrogens linked with a lower lung cancer risk

A diet higher in plant-derived compounds known as phytoestrogens is linked with a lower lung cancer risk, according to a study in the current issue of Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

27 Sep 2005

Veggies reduce the risk of developing lung cancer in smokers

Eating vegetables and other foods that have weak estrogen-like activity appears to reduce the risk of developing lung cancer in smokers - as well as in non-smokers, say researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

27 Sep 2005

Loss of body mass over time appears to be strongly linked to older adults' risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

The findings are the first to associate decline in body mass index (BMI) with the eventual onset of AD. The researchers suggest that the loss of body mass reflects disease processes and that change in BMI might be a clinical predictor of the development of AD.

26 Sep 2005

"Designer" rats help show how declining estrogen after menopause can affect hypertension

Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have created a better research rat – the first to enable them to study how declining estrogen after menopause can affect hypertension, heart failure and kidney damage.

26 Sep 2005

No significant differences among different ethnic groups for breast cancer related to hormone replacement therapy

The study, published online September 16, 2005 in the International Journal of Cancer, the official journal of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), did find that leaner women taking hormone replacement therapy had a relatively greater increase in breast cancer risks than heavier women.

26 Sep 2005

Snail, a molecule normally important in embryonic development, can promote breast cancer recurrence

Using a recently developed mouse model of breast cancer, a team from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has shown that Snail, a molecule normally important in embryonic development, can promote breast cancer recurrence.

20 Sep 2005

Oral contraceptives appear to reduce risk of developing multiple sclerosis

Over a three-year period, the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) was reduced in women taking oral contraceptives, according to a study in the September issue of Archives of Neurology.

19 Sep 2005

Stress and breast cancer link

High levels of daily stress appear to result in a lower risk of developing breast cancer for the first time, says a study in the British Medical Journal.

19 Sep 2005

Methoxychlor (MXC), a common insect pesticide may lead to reduced fertility in women

Methoxychlor (MXC), a common insect pesticide used on food crops, may interfere with proper development and function of the reproductive tract, leading to reduced fertility in women, researchers at Yale School of Medicine write in the August issue of Endocrinology.

19 Sep 2005

Estrogen News and Research

Latest Estrogen News and Research

Survival benefits of longer-term tamoxifen use may take years to appear

Testosterone may improve women's sex lives after menopause

Study of the molecular mechanism involved in the human implantation process

Researchers call for better recognition and pain management of endometriosis

GRK5 protein plays important role in hypertension

Americans' risk of dying from cancer continues to decline

Combination HRT appears to double the breast cancer risk in women who smoke

Phytoestrogens linked with a lower lung cancer risk

Veggies reduce the risk of developing lung cancer in smokers

Loss of body mass over time appears to be strongly linked to older adults' risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

"Designer" rats help show how declining estrogen after menopause can affect hypertension

No significant differences among different ethnic groups for breast cancer related to hormone replacement therapy

Snail, a molecule normally important in embryonic development, can promote breast cancer recurrence

Oral contraceptives appear to reduce risk of developing multiple sclerosis

Stress and breast cancer link

Methoxychlor (MXC), a common insect pesticide may lead to reduced fertility in women

Translation elongation factor eEF1A2 is is a potential oncogene that is overexpressed in two-thirds of breast tumors

Why do estrogen-dependent breast-cancer cells grow and spread rapidly?

Stress on a daily basis protects against breast cancer

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