Women's Health
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What’s Driving the Higher Breast Cancer Death Rate in Black Women?
New research suggests that racial disparities in breast cancer are driven by more than socioeconomic factors.
From the Journals
Certain Women May Face Higher Risk for Second Breast Cancer
Two and a half percent of breast cancer survivors developed a second primary breast cancer, a new study shows.
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D-Mannose as UTI Treatment Offers No Benefit
Study authors recommend that D-mannose should not be taken to prevent future episodes in women with recurrent UTI in...
Conference Coverage
Ovarian Cancer: Another Promising Target for Liquid Biopsy
A test under development “looks very sensitive for detecting ovarian cancer early.”
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Hormone Therapy After 65 a Good Option for Most Women
Benefits and risk after age 65 vary, but a menopause expert says, "The best time to stop HT is when you die."
From the Journals
Polygenic Risk Scores Improve Breast Cancer Screening
Researchers examine how well polygenic risk scores predict a person's risk for any breast cancer as well as invasive, in situ, and bilateral at...
Commentary
Frozen Embryos: Legally Children? The End of IVF, Says Ethicist
Biologically, the case is wrong, and it’s also based upon a view of human embryos that’s much more grounded in religion, which has no place in...
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Autoimmunity’s Female Bias and the Mysteries of Xist
Researchers are homing in on a long non-coding RNA, essential to X chromosome inactivation, as the culprit in sex-biased autoimmune diseases like...
Conference Coverage
Money, Ethnicity, and Access Linked to Cervical Cancer Disparities
An online analytic tool provides visual evidence of the geographic and demographic disparities in incident and recurrent/metastatic cervical...
From the Journals
Active Surveillance for Cancer Doesn’t Increase Malpractice Risk
Researchers identify malpractice trends involving active surveillance related to thyroid, prostate, kidney, and...
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Women’s Cancers: Clinicians Research, Advise on Sexual Dysfunction
New research highlights the importance of discussing risks of sexual dysfunction in patients with women’s cancers.