Peer-Reviewed Publication AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY Washington, D.C.— A new study demonstrates that the human gut microbiome may be a factor in breast health. Lifestyle and diet have long been known to affect human health. In the study, flaxseed components called lignans were shown to influence the relationship between gut microorganisms and the expression of...
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Breast cancer risk models may incorrectly classify many women
by University of California, Los Angeles Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Breast cancer risk estimates for individual women vary substantially depending on which risk assessment model is used, and women are likely receiving vastly different recommendations depending on the model used and the cutoff applied to define “high-risk,” according to a new study from UCLA. The...
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Researchers use deep learning to predict breast cancer risk
RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA OAK BROOK, Ill. – Compared with commonly used clinical risk factors, a sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) called deep learning does a better job distinguishing between the mammograms of women who will later develop breast cancer and those who will not, according to a new study in the journal Radiology. Researchers said...
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Hundreds of chemicals, many in consumer products, could increase breast cancer risk
SILENT SPRING INSTITUTE Every day, people are exposed to a variety of synthetic chemicals through the products they use or the food they eat. For many of these chemicals, the health effects are unknown. Now a new study shows that several hundred common chemicals, including pesticides, ingredients in consumer products, food additives, and drinking water contaminants, could...
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Moderate use of hair relaxers does not increase breast cancer risk among black women
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE New study fills an important knowledge gap about the potential health effects of hair relaxers commonly used by Black women. (Boston)–The lifetime risk of breast cancer is similar among Black and white women in the U.S., but Black women are disproportionately affected by aggressive breast cancer subtypes such as estrogen...
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When—not what—obese mice ate reduced breast cancer risk
by University of California – San Diego Micrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumour beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/Wikipedia Restricting eating to an eight-hour window, when activity is highest, decreased the risk of development, growth and metastasis of breast cancer in mouse models, report researchers at University of California...
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Fiber consumption linked to lower breast cancer risk
WILEY Consuming a diet high in fiber was linked with a reduced incidence of breast cancer in an analysis of all relevant prospective studies. The findings are published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society (ACS). Because studies have generated inconsistent results regarding the potential relationship between fiber intake and...