Women Studies

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, ...

Study: Women increasingly opt for mastectomy (USA Today)

16 May 2008

More breast cancer patients are undergoing mastectomies, reversing a trend in which women were choosing less extensive surgeries that let them keep their breasts, a new study suggests.

Mastectomies Rates Rise When Women Get Advanced Breast Imaging (Bloomberg.com)

16 May 2008

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Mastectomies in women with early stage breast cancer have soared in the past several years, even though studies show the aggressive surgery isn't likely to boost survival, researchers said.