Oct

28

Breast cancer news

Posted by Sarah R

October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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BBC News: Women ‘unaware of alcohol threat’ - “Women do not know about one of the biggest health risks linked to drinking too much - a raised chance of breast cancer, says a survey.”
American Profile: The Importance of Breast Exams - “‘Breast cancer survival is linked directly to early detection,’ [...]

Oct

27

Vitamin D and breast cancer connection

Posted by Sarah R

October 27, 2008 | 1 Comment

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A new study led by Blackmore KM & colleagues from Mount Sinai Hospital in Ontario, Canada shows that vitamin D reduces the risk of breast cancer.
The study showed that by increasing your vitamin D intake (through both diet and exposure to sunshine) is associated with a “24% reduced risk of estrogen-receptor- [...]

Aug

25

Women’s Health in the News

Posted by Sarah R

August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment

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photo credit: Stig Nygaard
For those of you who didn’t know, I have a heart for Africa and especially African women’s health. I keep my eyes out for African women’s health news and I was encouraged to see that cervical cancer is becoming a news headline in Ghana. Ghana News - Women’s Health: [...]