Women

Women's Transportation Seminar Names MTC Chair Tissier Woman of the Year

25 May 2012

OAKLAND, Calif., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) this week named San Mateo County Supervisor and Metropolitan Transportation ...

Fitness May Boost Survival for Women With Breast Cancer

25 May 2012

FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- Women with advanced breast cancer who have higher levels of fitness during treatment tend to live longer than women with lower levels of fitness during treatment, new research finds.

Women get less information on post-cancer fertility

25 May 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer treatment can sometimes lead to infertility, but young women are less likely than young men to be informed of that risk, a new study suggests. Swedish researchers found that of nearly 500 cancer survivors ages 18 to 45, most men -- 80 percent -- said their doctor had told them their chemotherapy could affect their future fertility. But only 48 percent of women ...