News tagged with 'Estrogen'

Bisphenol A, a plastic component that mimics the hormone, estrogen, and may cause cancer, is found in many non-food sources, this study finds.  And instead of quickly passing throughthe body, as previously thought, may linger in fat cells. 

New research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, suggests dense breast tissue contains more cells known to produce breast cancer than that of non-dense tissue.

The equivalent of a 30-minute walk five times a week can help to prevent breast cancer, slow progression of the disease, enhance recovery and prevent the disease from recurring, according to a new study in the December issue of Cancer Causes and Control.

Intrinsa, a female testosterone patch by Proctor & Gamble, showed promising results in boosting the enjoyment of sex in post-menopausal women, but preexisting concerns about the cancer risk of hormone therapies means U.S. women won’t be getting an equivalent Viagra anytime in the near future.

A new study published in the European Heart Journal suggests hormone therapy replacement, or HRT, does not raise the risk of heart attack in women, but rather how and when it is administered.

While the pink bandwagon will be raising funds to fight breast cancer during October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, few resources are focused on the causes of breast cancer.  Many supporters of the month are industries with something to gain.   

Researchers, looking for a simple blood test to determine if a woman is a good candidate for hormone replacement therapy (HRT), find that when the ratio of “bad” to “good” cholesterol is high, she is not a good candidate for HRT of estrogen alone or estrogen plus progestin.

Fueling the ongoing debate over the safety of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) added the entire class of steroidal estrogens Wednesday to its registry of "known human carcinogens." Linked to ovarian cancer, estrogen therapy has been a hot topic in the m

Adding further controversy to the debate over the use of hormone replacement therapy, researchers announced this week that long-term treatment may decrease a woman's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Scientists with the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health System in Washington, John Hopkins University, Duke Unive

Postmenopausal women who suffer from Alzheimer's disease may worsen their memory loss by undergoing estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), says a new study conducted by researchers with the University of Arizona. As part of the study, seen in this month's issue of Behavioral Neuroscience, a journal published by the Ameri

Researchers from the University of California at Berkeley presented evidence to members of the American Association for Cancer Research this week that suggests short-term use of pregnancy-level estrogen may reduce a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Because a full-term pregnancy at an early age greatly reduces

Supporters of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) received discouraging news yesterday when the results from a massive study on estrogen-only treatment after menopause revealed an increased risk of ovarian cancer in patients. The report, which appears in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association,

A new report published in this month's issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reveals that estrogen replacement therapy may increase a woman's risk of developing ovarian cancer. The study, headed by Dr. Tomas Riman of Falu Hospital in Sweden, examined 655 women aged 50 to 74 diagnosed with ovarian cance

A new study links estrogen use to an increased lung cancer risk. The study claims estrogen magnifies the effects of carcinogens, such as tobacco smoke and radon, increasing women's risk of developing lung cancer. Although previous research established that women are more vulnerable than men to lung cancer, this recen