Breast Cancer: Lifestyle Factors Like HRT Don’t Compound Genetic Risks of Condition.

Hormone replacement therapy and lifestyle choices do not boost the risk of breast cancer in women who have faulty genes linked with the disease, according to a a new study.

Does Working Nights Cause Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, and so far only one country (Denmark) has awarded compensation to shift workers who develop the disease. If more were to follow suit, it could have far-reaching economic consequences.

Obesity Could Become Top Cancer Cause.

Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, European researchers said Thursday.

Does Hormone Treatment Predispose Patients to Breast Cancer?

Breast cancer, the leading cause of death among women in France, is the most commonly occurring cancer in women.

300,000 More U.K. Girls to be Offered HPV Vaccination

The national vaccination program against HPV is being extended to offer protection to an additional 300,000 girls aged 17-18, starting in September, Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo announced today.