Latest Additions In Breast Cancer Studies

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Genetic Breast Cancers May be Inherited From Father Too, Not Necessarily Mother: Half of genetic breast cancers are inherited from a woman’s father, not the mother. Unless Dad has female relatives with breast cancer, the faulty gene may have been passed down silently, without causing cancer. Men can get genetic breast cancer, too, but it’s not common. Doctors many a times overlook such genetic risk from the father’s side of the family.

Saliva Test Done By Your Dentist Can Also Help Diagnose Breast Cancer in Time. According to studies on breast cancer your saliva test by the dentist can help you detect breast cancer before time. The test looks at four specific proteins found in saliva in high enough levels to be tested. These proteins are just some of the pointers that can be identified with breast cancer tumors.

Studies have proved that Hair Relaxing or Abortions have no link with Breast Cancer. But hormones for menopause may increase breast cancer risk. Hormones, estrogen and testosterone are taken by women to deal with hot flashes, decreased libido etc.
In the report published in Feb 2007, California researchers have found that long-term physical activity where women have to exert themselves to the point of feeling strained decreases her risk of invasive breast cancer.

Reducing fat intake does not significantly reduce the chances of being affected with breast cancer or heart disease. According to the latest clinical trial results from the National Institutes of Health’s Women’s Health Initiative, fat does not reduce the risk of colorectal cancer in healthy postmenopausal women.

Breast cancer studies have evaluated the relationship between breast implants and breast cancer risk thereof. Most studies have reported that the risk of developing breast cancer is lower in women who have gone for implants as compared to women who have not. Women who have opted for implants as per some studies have a reduced risk to the extent of 50 to 60 percent. Further studies are going to confirm the above.