Study links alcohol with breast cancer risk
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A new study suggests that women who drink several alcoholic drinks a day can increase their risk of developing a common type of breast cancer by as much as 50 per cent. (article 3)
The study found that the more alcohol a woman drinks, the greater her likelihood of developing tumours that are positive for estrogen and progesterone receptors. (article 3)
Researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center report that the Musashi1 (Msi1) gene can flip open two known cancer pathways in mammary cells. (article 7)
The study, done in a laboratory setting, shows the Msi1 gene regulates cell signaling in two mammary cells pathways Wnt and Notch. (article 7)
This type of breast cancer, representing about one-quarter of all cases, tends to be deadlier than other forms of the disease. (article 4)
Even better, however, the vaccine lowered mortality by 100 percent in women with breast cancer and low or intermediate expression of HER2/neu. (article 4)
Scientists know that about 75 percent of breast cancers are hormoned e p e n d e n t, meaning estrogen is the driving force. (article 5)
In evaluating 414 palpable breast lesions using both imaging techniques, 118 lesions were correctly viewed as negative after three years of patient evaluation, which included 28 patients having biopsies, according to the study. (article 1)
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cancer, breast, Estrogen, study, cells |
Source articles
- Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers (Washington Post, 04/14/2008, 813 words)
- Drinking May Raise Breast Cancer Risk (ABCNews, 04/14/2008, 566 words)
- Study links alcohol with breast cancer risk (cbc.ca, 04/14/2008, 305 words)
- Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease (Washington Post, 04/14/2008, 576 words)
- New York Post (NY Post, 04/14/2008, 391 words)
- cell division and cancer (Nature Journals, 04/14/2008, 333 words)
- Stem Cell Marker Controls Pair of Key Cancer Pathways (Washington Post, 04/14/2008, 305 words)
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