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Beating breast cancer
Breast cancer affects one in every nine women during their lifetime in the UK and every year around 12,840 women die from the disease. Mother Linda Frew, has agreed to share her breast cancer story with others, to raise awareness of the disease and let others know that you can live with and beat breast…
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Tagged Breast cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, Lumpectomy, Mammography, radiotherapy, Tamoxifen tablets, tumour
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Taking care of your breasts during and after pregnancy
One of the first things you probably noticed, even before your pregnancy was confirmed, was the change in your breasts. They might have become more tender, tingly or bigger. Our breasts are affected by hormones throughout life, but never more so than during and after pregnancy, so make sure you pay your two assets –…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Breastfeeding
Tagged Breast cancer, breast care, conception, Pregnancy, preparing your body, tender breasts
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male fertility
17th September 2008 Beer,wine, coffee and nuts all contain high levels of chemicals linked to male infertility,a study has found. The bar-room drinks and snacks are loaded with phytoestrogens- naturally-occurring plant compounds implicated in falling sperm counts. Instant coffee powder, Brazil nuts, peanuts, brown ale and red wine scored particularly highly for the chemicals, the analysis,…
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Tagged artificial chemicals, Brazil, Breast cancer, Cambridge, Cancer, Endocrine system, Endocrinology, Estrogens, Fertility, Gunter Kuhnle, heart disease, Infertility, Isoflavones, Lignan, low sperm count, Male infertility, Medical Research Council, Menopause, Nutrients, Phytoestrogens, Soybean
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Breastfeeding significantly lowers cancer risk
29th September 2008 Breastfeeding significantly lowers cancer risk A major study has strengthened the theory that breastfeeding significantly reduces a mother’s risk of breast cancer. Women who breastfeed for a year over their lifetime are almost 5 per cent less likely to develop the disease than those who do not breastfeed at all, it showed.…
Twin Babies Reduce Risk Of Cancer
Giving birth to twins means women are less likely to develop ovarian cancer, researchers have found. Ovarian cancer is the fourth most common form of cancer for women in the UK, but reviews of studies of 2,800 women with ovarian cancer and 7,400 women without, found a link to parenting twins. The Imperial Cancer Research Team found that…
Posted in Baby, News, Pregnancy
Tagged Breast cancer, Cancer, Fertility, Gynecology, In vitro fertilisation, Mike Murphy, Ovarian cancer, Twin
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Pregnancy weight gain increases cancer risk
10 April 2002 Gaining more than 50lb during pregnancy and not managing to lose it after giving birth could put women at greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life, researchers claim. A study carried out by experts from the Lombardi Cancer Centre looked at over 27,000 breast cancer patients in Finland. They found…
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Tagged Acupuncture, allergy, artificial chemicals, birth defects, Breast cancer, Breastfeeding, burns, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, chef, Childhood, Cystic fibrosis, epilepsy, Family, Fertility, Finland, food allergy, foster care services, Jamie Oliver, Jane Wardle, Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, Liz Hurley, Lombardi Cancer Centre, migraines, morning sickness, obesity, Pregnancy, Pregnancy over age 50, protection internet filter, Scotland, Sleep deprivation, Teenage pregnancy
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Breastfeeding – growth charts
At last the UK adopts new growth charts based on breast-fed babies. All newborn babies and children up to four years old will have their growth measurements plotted on new charts. The launch of the charts, which have been developed for the Department of Health by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, based…
Cancer Research UK : Annual Little Star Awards
CANCER CHILDREN’S COURAGE EARNS STAR STATUS. THE COURAGE of children across the UK who’ve encountered cancer is to be recognised with a unique award, backed by celebrities including Leona Lewis and David Tennant. Cancer Research UK has launched its annual Little Star Awards in partnership with TK Maxx. And relatives and friends of young cancer patients or survivors from…
Cancer risk reduced by housework
Doing household chores may not be anyone’s favourite past-time, especially busy mothers, but new research suggests that it may reduce a woman’s risk of getting cancer. Researchers have found that the risk of cancer of the womb lining, also known as endometrial cancer, was cut by up to 30 per cent by physical activities such…
Posted in Pregnancy Health
Tagged Breast cancer, Cancer, Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK, Charles Matthews, Clare Stevinson, Endometrial cancer, Harvard University, Michelle Holmes, Nashville, Orlando, Tennessee, The Million Women Study, transportation, University of Bristol, Vanderbilt University Medical Centre
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