All Articles Tagged As: women

Embryo implantation offers insight into infertility (10/1/2008)

A process that governs embryo implantation in the womb in humans has been identified for the first time. ...> Full Article

Risk of breast cancer mutations underestimated for Asian women (9/15/2008)

Existing models appear to be inaccurate ...> Full Article

Gene May Put Women with Migraine at Increased Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke (8/4/2008)

Women who experience migraine with aura appear to be at an increased risk of heart disease and stroke if they have a certain gene ...> Full Article

Overweight, insulin resistant women at greater risk of advanced breast cancer diagnosis (7/8/2008)

Women who have risk factors commonly associated with Type 2 diabetes also have much greater odds of being diagnosed with an advanced breast cancer ...> Full Article

Following High-Blood Pressure Drug Treatment, Women At Greater Risk Than Men For Enlarged Heart (7/3/2008)

Finding May Explain Steeper Rates of Cardiovascular Disease Later in Life For Women ...> Full Article

New 'Photo Op' For Ovaries May Solve Some Mysteries Of Infertility (6/29/2008)

What causes a woman's eggs to deteriorate in quality with age, and can that be reversed? ...> Full Article

Women, Smoking and Heart Disease (6/14/2008)

Researchers Say Toenails Tell the Tale ...> Full Article

Anti-estrogen Drug Therapy Reduces Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer in Older Women (6/13/2008)

New analysis of a drug approved for osteoporosis prevention and treatment has provided definitive evidence that the medication is also effective as a breast cancer preventative for certain cancers. ...> Full Article

Exercise related to lower heart disease risk in overweight women (4/30/2008)

The risk of heart disease in women associated with being overweight or obese is reduced but not eliminated by higher levels of physical activity ...> Full Article

Gene Variations, Alcohol, and an Association with Breast Cancer Risk (4/18/2008)

Specific variations within two genes involved with alcohol metabolism are associated with an increased risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women ...> Full Article

Chemotherapy may not affect memory in breast cancer patients (4/17/2008)

Women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer frequently report problems with memory and concentration. However, two new studies suggest that the stress of the diagnosis - not the chemotherapy - is the cause of these problems. ...> Full Article

Chemotherapy-induced Anemia Increases Risk of Local Breast Cancer Recurrence (4/4/2008)

Patients with breast cancer who developed anemia during chemotherapy had nearly three times the risk of local recurrence as those who did not ...> Full Article

Researcher Links Hormone Replacement Therapy to Breast Cancer (4/4/2008)

Study finds that use of synthetic hormone could proliferate human tumor cells ...> Full Article

New findings for breast cancer survivors (2/15/2008)

New findings from a clinical trial coordinated at Queen's University show that women who survive breast cancer - the most common form of cancer among Canadian women - are more likely to die from other causes. The results were particularly striking for older women. ...> Full Article

Breakthrough in research on female fertility (2/2/2008)

Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have identified the molecular signaling path that governs the activation of dormant, immature follicles that exist in a woman's ovaries. This discovery, published in the latest issue of the journal Science, may mean, among other things, that some women who have been affected by childlessness can undergo more in vitro fertilization attempts in the future. ...> Full Article

Existing Antiretroviral Drugs May Thwart Vaginal HIV Transmission, Researchers Report (1/18/2008)

Prescription drugs now used to treat human immunodeficiency virus infection in adults may prevent the vaginal transmission of HIV, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. ...> Full Article

Combined hormone therapy increases risk of lobular breast cancer fourfold after just three years of use (1/16/2008)

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center leads first study designed to evaluate the association between combined HRT use and the risk of lobular breast cancers ...> Full Article

Scientists Find Way of Detecting Early Stages of Ovarian Cancer (1/14/2008)

Researchers have found a way to detect deadly ovarian cancer in its early stages, a breakthrough that could save thousands of women's lives annually. ...> Full Article

More Teen Women Battling Heart Disease (1/5/2008)

At the age of 18, most young women are embarking on adulthood without a care in the world-health included. ...> Full Article

Breast cancer gene mutation more common in Hispanic, young black women (12/28/2007)

A genetic mutation already known to be more common in Ashkenazi Jewish breast cancer patients is also prevalent in Hispanic and young African-American women with breast cancer, according to one of the largest, multiracial studies of the mutation to date. ...> Full Article

Ovarian Cancer Test Could Save Lives by Detecting Deadly Illness in Stage One (12/4/2007)

An aggressive, silent killer of women could soon be caught and identified much faster thanks to new technology developed at the University of South Florida. ...> Full Article

Non-whites at higher risk for pain with metastatic breast cancer (12/3/2007)

A new study finds significant racial differences in the risk of pain related to metastatic breast cancer. An analysis by Dr. Liana Castel of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and colleagues found that non-whites experience poorer pain control among women with this disease. ...> Full Article

Radiation Exposure of Pregnant Women More than Doubles in 10 Years (11/29/2007)

The past decade has seen an unprecedented increase in the use of radiologic exams on pregnant women. ...> Full Article

Research finds similarities in dog, human breast cancer pre-malignant lesions (11/28/2007)

Pre-malignant mammary lesions in dogs and humans display many of the same characteristics, a discovery that could lead to better understanding of breast cancer progression and prevention for people and pets, said a Purdue University scientist from the School of Veterinary Medicine. ...> Full Article

Environmental toxins may limit fertility (11/26/2007)

Targeted compounds found in car exhaust, wood stove fumes ...> Full Article

Experimental Technique Offers Real-Time Analysis of Breast Cancer Biopsies (11/18/2007)

A sophisticated microscope that offers a "real-time" 3-D analysis of tissue samples might, in the future, reduce the number of needle biopsies traditionally needed from women suspected of having breast cancer. ...> Full Article

Depression, Inflammation Are Independent Risk Factors for Heart Disease in Women (11/15/2007)

Depression is common among persons with cardiovascular disease, especially younger women, and researchers have linked both depression and heart disease with inflammation, the result of an over-active immune system. ...> Full Article

Breast Cancer Is More Aggressive in African American Women (11/3/2007)

African American women are diagnosed with breast cancer at a younger age and have larger tumors and more lymph node involvement than Caucasian women. ...> Full Article

Twice the risk of cervical cancer despite operation (10/29/2007)

Women who have had severe cell changes in the cervix and who have been operated on for them run twice the risk of developing cancer later in life, compared with other women. This is shown by research from the Sahlgrenska Academy that is now being published in British Medical Journal. ...> Full Article

Inflammatory breast cancer more rare, more lethal (10/27/2007)

Everyone knows to be concerned about a lump as a sign of breast cancer. But there's another type of breast cancer - much more rare and much more lethal - that has as its primary sign redness, sometimes without any lump. ...> Full Article

Obesity Risks Increase After Menopause (10/27/2007)

Postmenopausal women are at an age when the incidence and exacerbation of the chronic health conditions associated with obesity become more prevalent. A new article published in Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing reviews the physiological, psychological and social issues related to obesity that are relevant to postmenopausal women. The article underlies the importance of nurses and other healthcare professionals for intervention. ...> Full Article

New review clears silicone gel breast implants of serious health risks (10/27/2007)

Women who receive silicone gel-filled breast implants do not have a higher risk of breast cancer or other cancers and do not experience lower survival rates after breast cancer diagnosis. ...> Full Article

Study shows strong link between a mother's hip size and the risk of breast cancer in her daughters (10/9/2007)

An international study has shown a strong correlation between the size and shape of a woman's hips and her daughter's risk of breast cancer. ...> Full Article

Pregnancy after breast cancer is possible (10/8/2007)

Expert says new cancer treatments, technologies give women more hope of preserving fertility ...> Full Article

Researchers announce new methods of beating breast cancer (10/2/2007)

Researchers reveal new ways of controlling and treating breast cancer at the National Cancer Research Institute conference in Birmingham. ...> Full Article

Restoring Fertility in Cancer Patients (9/16/2007)

The Oregon National Primate Research Center and the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine have been named to a national team of institutions hoping to preserve or restore fertility in women battling cancer. The Oncofertility Consortium, funded for five years by the National Institutes of Health, features participants from five universities and comprises researchers, physicians, engineers, educators, social workers and medical ethicists. ...> Full Article

Taking the contraceptive pill may reduce the risk of developing cancer (9/13/2007)

Taking the contraceptive pill does not increase a woman's chances of developing cancer and may even reduce the risk for most women. ...> Full Article

New cell sample method can lead to better protection against cervical cancer (9/12/2007)

A new way to examine cell changes in the cervix may mean that fewer women will develop cervical cancer. This is shown in a study from the Sahlgrenska Academy. ...> Full Article

Alcohol Consumption Raises Cancer Risk (9/11/2007)

Keck School study shows that two or more drinks double the risk of endometrial cancer in postmenopausal women. ...> Full Article

Ovarian cancer: The not-so-silent killer (9/7/2007)

Pay attention to symptoms, get regular pelvic exam, U-M experts urge Advocates seek attention for Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in Sept. ...> Full Article

Research says Doctors' gender may hinder early diagnosis of heart disease in women (9/6/2007)

There is a serious disparity in the early detection of coronary heart disease (CHD) between men and women. Twice as many women as men aged 45-64 have undetected or "silent" myocardial infarctions, suggesting a general diagnosis problem. New research by Warwick Medical School shows that a doctor's gender may hinder early hinder early diagnosis of heart disease in women. ...> Full Article