Many women don't know that obesity increases their risk of several types of cancer, a new survey published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology shows.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - As a treatment for early-stage breast cancer, a surgical team as devised a new approach to removing the cancerous tissue within the breast while preserving the skin to achieve a better cosmetic appearance without compromising the cancer treatment.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Tamoxifen, the drug used for more than 30 years to treat breast cancer, reduces the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures, a new study shows.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with a reduced risk for breast cancer, a new review suggests.[Read] [Archive]

AP - About one in four teen girls last year got the groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer, federal health officials reported Thursday.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A treatment that helps prevent one type of breast cancer in women with an evaluated risk of the disease also appears to help doctors make an earlier diagnosis of another form of breast cancer, a new study repo...[Read] [Archive]

Blabbermouth. Tattletale. Scandalmonger. Spreading gossip may seem uncouth — but science says otherwise.[Read] [Archive]

American Cancer Society - A German scientist has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, for his discoveries about the family of viruses that cause cervical cancer.[Read] [Archive]

AP - Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.[Read] [Archive]

American Cancer Society - For women facing radiation therapy after surgery for breast cancer, the standard course of treatment typically involves daily radiation sessions over a period of 6 to 7 weeks. That regimen can be hard to manage, especially for women ...[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A simple urine test could one day be an effective way to screen for breast cancer, a new study suggests.[Read] [Archive]

An expensive cervical cancer vaccine is now needed by young female immigrants before they can become legal U.S. residents, a requirement that immigration advocates say is unfair.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Hypnosis can help reduce hot flashes among breast cancer survivors, new research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows.[Read] [Archive]

AP - A computer is as good as a second pair of eyes for helping a radiologist spot breast cancer on a mammogram, one of the largest and most rigorous tests of computer-aided detection found.[Read] [Archive]

When Alicia Staley, a 37-year-old systems analyst from Boston got the news that she had cancer, she knew she was in for an emotional rollercoaster. But she assumed she’d be the one riding it, not her friends.[Read] [Archive]

"Cancer survivors are blessed with two lives,"  TODAY anchor and breast cancer survivor Hoda Kotb writes in a personal essay. "There is your life before cancer, and your life after. I am here to tell you your second life is going to be so much better than the...[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women who are heavier and longer at birth are at increased risk of developing breast cancer later in life, British researchers report.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Women who were bigger and longer babies may be more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Women who were bigger and longer babies may be more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Breast cancer survivors report feeling more fatigue and negative emotions in a typical day than their cancer-free peers, but round-the-clock monitoring demonstrates that their vital signs and level activity are no different, according to an internati...[Read] [Archive]

AFP - A group of 80 women from 15 countries scaled a 4,000-metre Alpine mountain Saturday to highlight the need for better breast cancer treatment across Europe.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Substances called heterocyclic amines (HAs) found in cooked meat and fish don't appear to boost a woman's risk of developing breast cancer after menopause, Swedish researchers report.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer survivors who suffer from hot flashes can reduce these attacks significantly with hypnosis, a new study finds.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Young women diagnosed with a common form of early-stage breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are no more likely to have recurrences than older women with the disease, a new study finds.[Read] [Archive]

AFP - Brief and intensive radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer is equally as effective as the current five-to-seven week treatments, according to medical research presented Monday.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Hormone replacement therapy, which raises breast cancer risk for some women, appears to reduce the risk for those with a certain genetic mutation linked to the disease, researchers said on Tuesday.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic marker for the vascular (blood vessel) cells associated with ovarian cancer tumor growth has been identified by U.S. researchers, who said their finding may help improve diagnosis and treatment of the...[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Postmenopausal women carrying breast cancer-linked BRCA gene mutations who took hormone replacement therapy actually reduced their risk for breast cancer, researchers report.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Acupuncture works as well as a drug commonly used to combat hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms that can accompany breast cancer treatment, and its benefits last longer, without bad side effects, researchers said on Monday.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Shorter, more intense courses of radiation treatment work just as well as more drawn-out therapy for early-stage breast cancer patients, researchers reported on Monday.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Shorter, more intense courses of radiation treatment work just as well as more drawn-out therapy for early-stage breast cancer patients, researchers reported on Monday.[Read] [Archive]

Acupuncture works as well as a drug commonly used to combat hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms that can accompany breast cancer treatment, and its benefits last longer, without bad side effects, researchers said on Monday.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Acupuncture works as well as a drug commonly used to combat hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms that can accompany breast cancer treatment, and its benefits last longer, without bad side effects, researchers said on Monday.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- A more intense but briefer course of radiation therapy is equally effective as the traditional longer course for certain breast cancer patients, Canadian researchers report.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Lifesaving treatments for breast cancer come at a cost -- many women experience hot flashes, fatigue, night sweats and more.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - A new rapid test for the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, has proven to be 90 percent accurate in a trial involving women in rural villages in eastern China.[Read] [Archive]

AFP - A simple test for cervical cancer, designed to be used in developing countries, could strike a massive blow against the disease notorious as a "silent killer" of women, doctors said on Sunday.[Read] [Archive]

AP - Women are going for breast cancer gene testing in record numbers, forcing more parents to face a tough question: Should we test the kids?[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Women who had a lumpectomy and radiation to combat breast cancer have an overall quality of life several years after treatment that's on par with most adult American women, a new report says.[Read] [Archive]

More than 500,000 women still die each year in pregnancy and childbirth, often because no emergency obstetrical care is available, the United Nations Children's Fund said.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-cancer drug trabectedin shows promise in treating women with recurrent ovarian cancer, according to a study led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine.[Read] [Archive]

Nearly one quarter of all U.S. women have some sort of pelvic floor disorder such as urinary or fecal incontinence, and more cases are likely as the population ages, researchers said on Tuesday.[Read] [Archive]

American Cancer Society - About 1 in 5 breast cancer survivors who have completed 5 years of adjuvant therapy suffer a recurrence within the 10 years after their treatment, according to a recent study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.[Read] [Archive]

The author of a new book on migraines talks about what causes the headaches, why women get them more frequently than men and how to treat them.[Read] [Archive]

AP - Does a test that promises to find ovarian cancer sooner really do so? Could other tests nearing the market prolong survival by getting patients the right care faster? A race is on for blood tests to better detect this intractable killer, but the Food and ...[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental breast cancer vaccine eliminated tumors in laboratory animals and may someday help prevent cancer recurrence or help treat women with treatment-resistant forms of breast cancer.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Women with recurrent ovarian cancer given Zeltia's drug Yondelis in combination with chemotherapy go longer before their disease progresses than those on chemo alone, researchers said on Monday.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Researchers who designed one experimental breast cancer vaccine say they have fine-tuned the process and come up with another that they hope will be more effective.[Read] [Archive]

AP - The cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil also works to prevent cancers of the vagina and vulva, federal health officials said Friday, as they approved expanding its use to protect against those diseases as well.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - The results of a new study support an interaction between severe life events, psychological distress, and breast cancer. The findings appear in the online BioMed Central journal BMC Cancer.[Read] [Archive]

An Italian newspaper says a terminally ill 50-year-old nurse was briefly awoken from an induced coma to get married to her longtime partner. The woman was diagnosed with a terminal strain of hepatitis in July.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - A new way to test for cervical cancer is more accurate than a pap smear and identified more dangerous lesions, an Italian study showed on Tuesday.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive an MRI after a new diagnosis of breast cancer not only delay the start of treatment, but they are also more likely to have a mastectomy, as opposed to breast-conserving surgery.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- The drug sorafenib may help "re-sensitize" certain breast cancer tumors to anti-hormonal drugs, Georgetown University Medical Center researchers say.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Women who have advanced breast cancer treated in a local community hospital appear to have a lower long-term survival rate than their counterparts treated at academic medical centers, a new study indicates.[Read] [Archive]

AP - A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported Wednesday.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- While tremendous progress in screening and treatment for breast cancer has been made in recent years, some 184,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2008, and about 41,000 wo...[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Doctors are less likely to give black women radiation therapy after surgery to remove early-stage breast cancer than white women, researchers said on Wednesday, adding to evidence of racial disparities in U.S. medicine.[Read] [Archive]

Scientists have discovered the crucial ovulation-triggering role played by a small protein molecule in the brain, a finding that could hold the key to new therapies for infertility.[Read] [Archive]

Women who smoke may develop heart disease at almost the same age as male smokers, wiping out the natural difference between the sexes, doctors said Tuesday.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Contrary to previous study results, the cancer prevention drug anastrozole does not appear to cause impairment of cognitive performance, a new study found.[Read] [Archive]

AFP - Schoolgirls in Scotland became the first in the country to get a jab against cervical cancer on Monday.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Women who stay active after being diagnosed with breast cancer -- and even those who take up exercise for the first time after diagnosis -- have a better chance of surviving the disease, a new study shows.[Read] [Archive]

Dysfunction in a portion of the brain may explain some of the symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome, researchers suggest in a paper published in the Journal of Rheumatology[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Dysfunction in a portion of the brain may explain some of the symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome, researchers suggest in a paper published in the Journal of Rheumatology[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - New screening tests and effective vaccines from Merck & Co and GlaxoSmithKline make tackling cervical cancer in poor countries a real possibility for the first time, researchers said on Thursday.[Read] [Archive]

Like Christina Applegate, more women are choosing prophylactic mastectomies when diagnosed with breast cancer. But does the radical procedure increase survival rates?[Read] [Archive]

Yoga can reduce hot flashes and night sweats among women going through menopause, and also appears to sharpen their mental function, researchers from India report.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Yoga can reduce hot flashes and night sweats among women going through menopause, and also appears to sharpen their mental function, researchers from India report.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - High consumption of two types of flavonoids -- antioxidant chemicals found in plant foods -- may help protect women from ovarian cancer, research from Italy suggests.[Read] [Archive]

AFP - Older women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have improved sexual function, less insomnia and fewer hot flushes, a study released Friday has found.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Hormone replacement therapy can improve the quality of a woman's life, easing the distress of hot flashes, sleep disturbances and restoring lost sexual functioning, researchers reported on Thursday.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone replacement therapy, even when it's started many years after menopause, can reduce some of the quality-of-life problems caused by menopause, such as sleep problems and hot flashes.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Zometa (zoledronic acid) prevented bone loss at 12 months in premenopausal women undergoing chemotherapy after they had surgery for early stage breast cancer, a new study found.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The osteoporosis drug Zometa (zoledronic acid) prevented bone loss at 12 months in premenopausal women undergoing chemotherapy after they had surgery for early stage breast cancer, a new study found.[Read] [Archive]

A 61-year-old Japanese woman gave birth to her own grandchild, using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic said Thursday.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccinating all 12-year-old girls against the virus that causes cervical cancer, along with "catch-up" immunizations of women under the age of 21 and revised screening guidelines, would be cost-effec...[Read] [Archive]

AP - An expensive vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer makes sense for young teens when it comes to cost-effectiveness, but not for women in their 20s, contends a new report.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Zoledronic acid prevents bone loss in breast cancer patients undergoing endocrine therapy and improves bone mineral density after treatment, according to an Austrian study.[Read] [Archive]

More women in their early 40s are childless, and those who are having children are having fewer than ever before, the Census Bureau reports.[Read] [Archive]

Birth control pills could screw up a woman's ability to sniff out a compatible mate, a new study finds.[Read] [Archive]

AFP - The risk of patients treated for breast cancer seeing a recurrence of the disease within five years remains low, according to a new study by American scientists.[Read] [Archive]

AFP - The risk of patients treated for breast cancer seeing a recurrence of the disease within five years remains low, according to a new study by American scientists.[Read] [Archive]

Restrictions on European sperm are meant to protect Americans from human form of disease.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Postmenopausal women with breast cancer who are receiving endocrine treatment may be at increased risk of joint issues, including arthritis, a new study finds.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of relapse can linger for some breast cancer survivors even after completing five years of what doctors call systemic therapy, a new study found.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Women who survive breast cancer for five years after treatment have a relatively low risk of the disease recurring, according to a U.S. study published on Tuesday.[Read] [Archive]

Urban-living minority girls appear to lack general knowledge about emergency contraceptive pills — more commonly known as the "morning-after" pill, new research hints.[Read] [Archive]

Celebrity moms who have a baby and then bounce back toned and taut on a magazine cover only months — or weeks — later are inspiring fury and depression among real new mothers.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - New research suggests that just because a woman has family members with breast cancer, it does not mean that she should undergo early screening for the cancer. According to the report, there are certain factors doctors can look for to determine w...[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - New research suggests that just because a woman has family members with breast cancer, it does not mean that she should undergo early screening for the cancer. According to the report, there are certain factors doctors can look for to determine w...[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Shelley Volz, now 59, got the news about her breast cancer diagnosis 10 years ago, right before she was headed from San Francisco to New York for the wedding of her younger brother.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- As many as 61 percent of cancer patients use complementary therapies such as prayer, relaxation, meditation and massage, researchers from the American Cancer Society report.[Read] [Archive]

A woman's risk of developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of risks for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, appears to rise with the transition to menopause, usually in her 40s.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - As women begin to enter menopause, their risk of developing a collection of heart disease risk factors appears to climb, a study has found.[Read] [Archive]

A White House proposal aimed at protecting health-care workers who object to abortion and some birth-control methods has escalated a debate over the balance between religious freedom and patients' rights.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- The typical U.S. breast cancer screening strategy results in women being tested twice as often as a different approach use in Norway, but both are equally good at detecting disease, a new report says.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - A woman's bone mineral density may help doctors more accurately gauge a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new study.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - MONDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- Calculating a woman's bone mineral density appears to shed light on her risk for breast cancer.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower survival rates in women with breast cancer, according to a report in the July 10th issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- There's just no getting around the fact that mammograms are uncomfortable, but a new study suggests that applying a topical analgesic before the test could significantly ease the discomfort associated with ...[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - A new study shows that some women with breast cancer fail to complete their radiation therapy, pointing to a need to help more women to see their treatment through to the end.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - The regular use of over-the-counter analgesic drugs, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, does not appear to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, according to findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Regular breast self-examination does not reduce death from breast cancer and may actually have a harmful effect by increasing the number of biopsies performed for benign disease, suggests an analysis of data from two large studies.[Read] [Archive]

The news that breast self-exams are officially on the way out is a relief for some busy women, but perplexes others.[Read] [Archive]

Pregnant women who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily raise the risk their children will develop asthma by 50 percent, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- The accuracy of predicting one's chances of developing breast cancer do not seem to improve even with the recent findings of some genetic markers for the disease, a new report says.[Read] [Archive]

Increasing numbers of younger women continue to receive diagnoses of the most dangerous form of skin cancer even as the rate of new cases has leveled off in younger men, federal  officials said.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Genetic activity in breast cancer cells from younger patients could explain why tumors tend to more aggressive when they strike at a younger age.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a genetic test designed to evaluate whether a person with breast cancer is a good candidate for treatment with the drug Herceptin (trastuzumab).[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- A genetic test to determine whether a breast cancer patient is likely to respond to treatment with the drug Herceptin (trastuzumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Yes, men can and do get breast cancer -- and the disease is often treated at a late stage, according to research presented Sunday in Lugano, Switzerland.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- A compound found in red grapes and red wine suppresses abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of breast cancer, according to U.S. researchers.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Janet Guttsman is bureau chief for Reuters in Canada, and has worked for the company in Germany, Russia and the United[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Key-hole surgery to treat endometriosis is associated with good short-term outcomes but has a high reoperation rate in the long run, research suggests. Hysterectomy, on the other hand, while "too radical," is associated with a low reope...[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - An novel investigational chemotherapy regimen targeting both a mutated protein called p53 and tumor blood vessels "has complementary and potent antitumor activity and could define a new strategy for suppression of advanced breast cancers,&qu...[Read] [Archive]

AP - Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids' toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - A technique called molecular breast imaging appears to be about as accurate as MRI for detecting breast cancers, but is less costly.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - A shorter-than-normal time between menstrual periods may be the first sign of menopause for many women, while heavy bleeding may have other causes, a new study shows.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have devised a new breast-imaging technology that appears to be as accurate as MRI scans but several times cheaper.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Women with metastatic breast cancer who developed an immune response to an investigational vaccine lived twice as long as those who didn't have an immune response, new research shows.[Read] [Archive]

American Cancer Society - Emory University researchers have developed a two-pronged outreach program that appears to significantly improve early-stage breast cancer detection among African American women. The program, which emphasizes health education and pat...[Read] [Archive]

U.S. regulators have told Merck & Co they cannot yet approve Merck's application to expand marketing of its cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to an older group of women, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- Low socioeconomic status increases a cancer patient's risk of dying, say U.S. researchers who analyzed data on almost 14,000 breast, prostate and colorectal patients in seven states.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers boosted the level of early-stage ovarian cancer detection by 20 percent through use of a blood test to detect a tumor marker as well as a woman's report of new-onset symptoms.[Read] [Archive]

A set of North Carolina babies surprised their parents by tipping the scales and being among the biggest twins on record: the newborns weighed in at a combined 23 pounds.[Read] [Archive]

Someday, the idea of a baby might sound sane. Here's how to protect your fertility so when you're ready, your body is too.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Postmenopausal women with fibromyalgia seem to have less physical strength and endurance than healthy women, so they might benefit from an appropriate training program, a new study by Finnish researchers suggests.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - Risedronate, better known by the brand name Actonel, is effective for maintaining or improving the bone strength of women who have had chemotherapy for breast cancer, researchers report.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - A team of U.S. scientists has identified a new family of compounds that block the ability of estrogen to stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Eli Lilly said Monday that its antidepressant Cymbalta (duloxetine) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder with symptoms including widespread muscle p...[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified a new group of compounds that might one day be added to the armamentarium of therapies designed to fight estrogen-fueled breast cancer.[Read] [Archive]

She gave you your first haircut and your ostrich toes. Do you want know what else you got from your mom? Women’s Health explains why your healthy gene pool matters.[Read] [Archive]

Health care for female military veterans lags behind the care offered to male vets at many VA facilities, an internal agency report says.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - The results of a new study suggest that even aggressive treatments do not improve survival for women with advanced ovarian cancer. Thus, the focus should be on making the patient's remaining days as comfortable as possible.[Read] [Archive]

AFP - British pharmaceutical firm GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday that European regulators had given marketing approval for its tablet breast cancer drug Tyverb.[Read] [Archive]

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- A drug already approved to reduce the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women also seems to cut the risk for other women.[Read] [Archive]

No time to eat right or exercise? Relax. Even mini moves add up to a huge disease-fighting payoff.[Read] [Archive]

Reuters - The osteoporosis drug Evista can help prevent breast cancer -- but only the type fueled by the hormone estrogen, researchers reported on Tuesday.[Read] [Archive]

If her fetus is fatally ill or her own health is threatened, a pregnant woman deserves the most humane treatment possible. Yet new laws force doctors to offer inferior care — or none at all.[Read] [Archive]

Midlife women are twice as likely as men to have a stroke. So why do doctors overlook the danger? What you must know to protect yourself.[Read] [Archive]

A German folk saying that means "every child costs the mother one tooth" may hold a lot of truth, research published on Thursday indicates.[Read] [Archive]

Menopausal women who take hormone-replacement therapy pills more than double their risk of developing a potentially fatal blood clot, French researchers said on Friday.[Read] [Archive]

Women entering menopause should not worry about hormone replacement therapy -- despite a highly publicized study that put off many woman from the drugs, an international panel of experts said on Tuesday.[Read] [Archive]