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Breastfeeding Reduces Black Women's Cancer Risk

Kevin Spak — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:00:05 CDT

If you’re a black woman with plans to have a lot of kids, you might want to breastfeed them. Why? Because African-American women are especially susceptible to a specific form of breast cancer that isn’t linked to estrogen or progesterone levels—unless, a new study suggests, they breastfeed. After tracking...

UK Spies Plotted to Feed Hitler Estrogen

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 04:53:00 CDT

In one of the British forces' wackier schemes to rid the world of Adolph Hitler's violence, secret agents plotted to slip estrogen in the fuhrer's food in a bid to tame his aggression, according to a new book. The estrogen would be tasteless and the transformation gradual as Hitler changed...

BPA-Free Plastics Leach Hormone-Like Chemicals

Rob Quinn — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:38:00 CST

More bad health news on the plastics front. Even BPA-free plastic products can leach a chemical that acts like the sex hormone estrogen, according to new research. The researchers bought hundreds of plastic products from stores like Wal-Mart and Whole Foods, focusing on products that come in contact with food,...

Obesity Growing as Cancer Risk for Women

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:42 CDT

Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, say European researchers. Being overweight or obese accounts for up to 8% of cancers in Europe. That figure is poised to increase substantially as the obesity epidemic continues, and as major causes...

Hormone Therapy Nearly Doubles Lung Cancer Risks

Mat Probasco — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:10:40 CDT

Hormone replacement therapy nearly doubles women's risk of death from lung cancer, new research has discovered. The hormone therapy as women hit menopause was once nearly standard treatment. But the latest news—combined with other findings that the therapy increases risk of breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke—will likely...

Migraine Sufferers Have Lower Breast Cancer Risk

Kevin Spak — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:00:59 CDT

Finally, some good news for migraine sufferers: Those awful headaches come with a reduced risk of breast cancer, according to a new study. The researchers aren’t sure why that would be the case, but they suspect a connection with estrogen and other hormones. “It’s pretty clear that migraine, like breast...

Hormones Push Pretty Women to Cheat: Study

Ambreen Ali — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:54:02 CST

Attractive women are wired to have more flings and cheat on long-term partners, a new study suggests. Women considered beautiful—by themselves and others—have more of the hormone estradiol, a form of estrogen that fuels lust and racy behavior. Saliva samples and sexual histories were collected from 52 participants,...

Migraines Lower Breast Cancer Risk: Study

Harry Kimball — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:18:35 CST

A history of migraine headaches can reduce a woman’s risk of breast cancer, Reuters reports. The odd correlation has emerged from research done by cancer doctors in Seattle. “Overall, women who had a history of migraines had a 30% lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who did not...

Weight Can Increase Risk of Breast Cancer

Harry Kimball — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:44:20 CDT

There may be a direct connection between weight and breast cancer in women, MSNBC reports. Overweight women “have more exposure to estrogen,” one doctor said, "which we think increases their risk of several different cancers.” Breast cancer patients across the country are now coupling their therapy with weight loss programs,...