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breast cancer

11

MAY

2015

A pain-free break from the booze

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), alcohol consumption is at a 50 year low. This is an exciting trend, even more so because as alcohol intake is trending downwards, so too is the consumption of other recreational drugs. However, on average, the ABS estimates...

26

OCT

2010

HRT: doubles the risk that breast cancer will kill you

A new study published in the JAMA not only conclusively links hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with an increased risk of breast cancer but found the correlation is worse than first thought. Women on combined oestrogen and progesterone HRT were more likely to have larger tumours,...

04

NOV

2009

lumpy breasts

With “Pink Ribbon Day” last week it’s a good time to explore the most common cause of breast lumps. The great news is it’s not cancer. It is not unusual for a pre-menopausal woman to have thickening in her breast tissue. Lumpy or ‘ropey’ breasts are more common in the...

28

JUN

2006

breast cancer and x-rays

A cruel irony is that mot of the machines that go “ping”, may trigger cancers rather than just diagnose them. Radiation from the MRI, CT scanner or humble x-ray has always been a known hazard. This latest study into mammograms and breast cancer is particularly important. X-ray...