Tag Archives: breast cancer

Salmon, mackerel, herring, lake trout, sardines and albacore tuna all have one thing in common. They are high in omega-3 fatty acids which are extremely healthy for the body. If fish is not your thing, you can get the omega-3 from supplements, but your body will do better if it ...

Every person diagnosed with breast cancer should become the central focus of a team of medical and allied health experts who meet regularly to discuss the best plan for them – on this point breast cancer experts agree. So why isn’t this happening? This collaborative approach to breast cancer care ...

Survival rates for breast cancer sufferers have never been better and scientists are optimistic of continuing medical breakthroughs in regard to treatment and understanding. But the rates of diagnosis continue to rise and the unavoidable truth is there’s still no cure. Each day, about 40 women are diagnosed with breast ...

While there’s no evidence stress causes breast cancer, new research suggests it can play a major role in the spread of tumours to other parts of the body. While it sounds slightly new-age, there’s evidence that adrenaline and other stress hormones can physically change the environment tumours are growing in; ...

Marlene’s story “When my hand first brushed against a small, hard lump in my chest, I didn’t think anything of it. It was like a frozen pea situated high in my breast. Still, when Angela caught me rubbing at it, she urged me to get it checked. I was convinced ...

“I have inflammatory breast cancer” Stephanie Lumb, 47, training officer “The first inkling I had that something was amiss was a sense that my body was failing. It’s hard to articulate because there were no aches or pains, but something didn’t feel right. Soon after, in May last year, I ...

Women who eat too much red meat in early adulthood may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to new Harvard University research. In the study, researchers analysed data collected from 89,000 premenopausal women over a 20 year period, and found that women who consumed ...

Eating like the Greeks do — a diet rich in plant foods, healthy fats and seafood — has shown to have significant health benefits, but now a new study has revealed they may be able to add “lowers breast cancer risk” to their list. In the recent study out of ...

Breast cancer might be a common form of cancer but it can also take on a deadly form. It has been predicted by the World Health Organization that by 2020 the incidence of breast cancer cases will be higher than what it is today. It is believed that one in ...