Experts have long advised that lumpectomy patients live as long as mastectomy patients. But the latest research, based on thousands of women, indicates that women with early-stage breast cancer are more likely to live longer, healthier lives if they choose less radical surgery.
There is growing evidence that the foods we eat can increase the chances of developing certain types of cancer. A new report by the World Cancer Research Fund International says that stomach cancer is one of them.
Politico, April 29, 2016. We explain why the REGROW Act is an effort to short-circuit the FDA’s “gold standard” for drug approvals and why it shows “a lack of understanding of the importance of well-designed research.”
Breast augmentation is the most common cosmetic surgery in the United States, and many women are also encouraged to choose breast implants for reconstruction after a mastectomy. However, studies in the United States and Scandinavian countries have shown that suicide rates are higher for women with implants.
May 2016, AJPH. Even before Nicolas Kristof asked why presidential candidates are ignoring women’s health, our guest editorial asked the candidates to ask women what they want in health care.