New Zealand and Australia have some of the highest rates of breast cancer diagnoses in the world at around 1 […]
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Menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer – Expert reaction
A large international study has found all forms of menopausal hormone replacement therapy, except topical estrogen creams, were linked to […]
Continue readingAlcohol industry misleads public on cancer link – Expert Reaction
A UK study has found that alcohol industry groups misrepresent the alcohol-related risk of cancer in public information. By surveying […]
Continue readingMapping mutations in breast cancer – In the News
An international team of researchers have produced the most comprehensive map to date of the genetic changes leading to breast […]
Continue readingCancer: the cost of a life – NZH special series
This week the New Zealand Herald has run an extensive five-part series – in print and online – delving deep […]
Continue readingOral contraceptive and breast cancer – experts respond
Women taking contemporary high-oestrogen birth control pills, and a few other formulations, are at an increased risk of breast cancer, […]
Continue readingBreast cancer: the harms and benefits of screening – experts respond
Is breast cancer screening actually saving lives? A Norwegian study, published in BMJ, has looked at the effectiveness of modern […]
Continue readingBreast cancer and astronauts – Michelle Dickinson
Dr Michelle Dickinson, a Senior Lecturer at Auckland University’s Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, spoke to TV3’s Firstline this morning […]
Continue readingNZ women may face similar issues to USA court case
About 600 New Zealand women — and potentially as many as 1000 to 2000 — prescribed a synthetic estrogen decades […]
Continue readingExperts divided on ‘Million Women’ HRT study
A new review has cast doubt on the findings of a large study which identified a link between hormone replacement […]
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