Breast Cancer Risk Reduction

Breast cancer risk reduction.

Breast cancer risk assessment and risk reduction.

Until recently, the primary message of breast health awareness programs was that early detection is a woman's best protection against breast cancer, because there was no way to prevent it. Currently, however, tamoxifen is approved for chemoprevention of breast cancer in high-risk women, and studies are underway evaluating other medications that may decrease breast cancer risk. Data have also be...

Risk factors and risk reduction of breast and ovarian cancer.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Breast and ovarian cancer remain a significant burden for women living in the Western world. This paper reviews the risk factors and current strategies to prevent these diseases. RECENT FINDINGS Established factors associated with the risk of breast cancer include family history, reproductive factors and lactation, as well as age at menarche and menopause. Hormone replacemen...

Breast Cancer: Risk Factors, Diagnosis and Management

ABSTRACT           Breast cancer remains the most common cancer of women and one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In spite of major advances in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, the incidence of breast cancer remains high and the treatment of metastatic breast cancer remains challenging. This review presents an over...

Optimizing Vitamin D Concentrations for Breast Cancer Risk Reduction

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble essential precursor to an active hormonal form that is an important regulator of numerous health conditions. Vitamin D is present naturally or is added to many foods, and is commonly taken as a dietary supplement. Vitamin D is converted to the active 25-hydroxyvitamin D form, or 25(OH)D, in the liver, and it is the form usually detected in serum as an indicator of vit...