Women Studies

More Women Choose Breast Removal (NBC 5 Chicago)

16 May 2008

Some studies suggest women with breast cancer don't need mastectomies, but more women and their doctors are choosing them.

More women with cancer choosing to have whole breast removed instead of lumpectomy, study says (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

16 May 2008

A growing number of women with early stage breast cancer seem to be choosing to have the whole breast removed instead of just the cancerous lump, doctors are reporting.

Vitamin D May Help Protect Women From Aggressive Breast Cancer (Bloomberg.com)

16 May 2008

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Vitamin D , a byproduct of sunlight and a supplement in milk, may help protect women from deadly breast cancer, a study found. Women with low levels of vitamin D in their blood when they were diagnosed with cancer were 94 percent more likely to have the disease spread and 73 percent more likely to die from it a decade later than those with recommended levels of the vitamin, ...