Thanks to public-health messages, everyone pretty much knows that breast-feeding is beneficial for baby. But it’s also really good for mom, and now a new study quantifies just how good.
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The Angelina Effect: TIME’s New Cover Image Revealed
Angelina Jolie has never lacked for influence. When she adopted a baby from Ethiopia, inquiries at U.S. adoption agencies about other Ethiopian orphans doubled. When she named other children Vivienne or Maddox, those names shot …
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: It’s Not the Only Option
Genetic testing can be both a boon and a curse, experts say, since more information often means more, and often confusing, options.
Hard Choices Angelina Jolie Faces About Testing Her Kids for Breast Cancer Genes
The actress made the difficult decision to remove both her breasts before she developed breast cancer, but her genetic makeup means her children may be at increased risk of the disease as well.
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: What We Know About BRCA Mutations and Breast Cancer
She wasn’t yet diagnosed with cancer, but after finding a common gene mutation that often leads to breast cancer, she had the radical surgery to lower her risk.
How Exercise May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Breaking a sweat does more for your body than just trim your waistline. Exercise may lower a woman’s risk for breast cancer and researchers are finding out why.
Skin Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Other Cancers
There’s another reason for those at risk of skin cancer to stay vigilant about protecting their health.
Alcohol Doesn’t Affect Ability to Survive Breast Cancer
Breast cancer patients who raised a glass or two a week may even enjoy slightly longer lives than those who didn’t drink.
18 Million Cancer Survivors Expected by 2022
An aging population coupled with improved treatment methods mean more people will survive cancer. But at what cost?
Study Supports Less Frequent Mammogram Screening
Mammograms every other year do not increase the risk of breast cancer compared to yearly screening.
Radiation for Breast Cancer Linked to Slight Increase in Heart Disease
But experts stress that the risk of radiation treatment does not outweigh the benefits in helping women survive breast cancer
Herceptin May Benefit Wider Group of Breast Cancer Patients
The breakthrough drug, which targets a small percentage of breast tumors, may be effective against more cancers, according to the latest study.
Scientists Use Stargazing Technology in the Fight Against Cancer
At first sight, an image of deep space and a slide of cancer cells may not appear to have much in common. However by using technology used to identify distant galaxies to spot rogue cancer cells, a team of scientists in the U.K. …