Questions Remain on how Aggressively to Treat Doctors and their patients with a specific type of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are successfully employing treatments to beat the disease, with 10-year survival rates approaching nearly 100 percent. But questions remain on how aggressively to treat this cancer. The October issue of Mayo [ Read More ]
Archive for October, 2009
Parents should take extra care in selecting toys for young children and supervising their play during the holidays, according to a leading eye surgeon. According to Dr. Mark Borchert, director, The Vision Center at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, certain toys, such as BB guns, pose a particular danger for young children. “While a BB gun [ Read More ]
Professor Frederic Amant of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (K.U.Leuven) directs research into the treatment of cancer in pregnant women and the consequences of such treatment on foetal development. In her PhD dissertation on chemotherapy during pregnancy, Kristel Van Calsteren presents new scientific discoveries. Kristel Van Calsteren has concluded that there is no increased risk of [ Read More ]
Kaiser Permanente study finds nearly 75 percent of obese women gain more than recommended amount during pregnancy Obese women who gain more than the recommended amount during pregnancy are much more likely to retain a portion of that weight one year after they give birth, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the November [ Read More ]
Research from Breastlight shows that women are confused about their actual risk of getting breast cancer. They also lack confidence when it comes to being breast aware. 46,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. It is well accepted that being aware of how your breasts normally feel and look is key to detect [ Read More ]
It can be difficult to know who to trust these days but the latest findings from a nationwide study, which questioned over 5000 people in 14 cities across the UK & Scotland about their friendships, has revealed that: – 48% of people admitted they had lied to a good friend before, with women proving more [ Read More ]