Breast Cancer

Light drinking linked to increased odds of breast cancer

Sipping in alcohol, even small quantities, on a regular basis raises the woman’s odds of developing breast cancer, researchers warn.

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that women who drank three to six small glasses of wine a week ran a 15 percent higher risk of breast cancer than those w

Men equally prone to breast cancer

Within the breast tissues the cells of cancer are found, for which not only women but men are also susceptible, a recent study suggests.

The etiology, staging and treatment are same for both men and women having breast cancer but the diagnosis (mammography) is much easier in men owing to the small size of breast tissue.

"Think about breast cancer. It can take seven years for breast cells to go from pre-cancerous to cancer, to a cancer that's palpable.” - Dr. Carolyn Runowicz.

Are you afraid of breast cancer? Take comfort in the fact that you are not the only one agonizing over the life threatening ailment!

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