Breast cancer awareness

It is essential to take care of yourself if you undergo breast cancer surgery. Following a well-balanced diet can help you to get back on track. After surgery, you may suffer from vomiting and nausea which are common. Also, you tend to experience it if you have opted for chemotherapy or radiation. Furthermore, you may also feel weak and there will be loss of appetite. So, if you wish to ease symptoms like nausea and vomiting which can give you a tough time you should see to it that you eat smaller meals throughout the day, add yoghurt to your diet and drink soups and vegetable broth.

Bring down your risk of breast cancer: Reduce milk intake

Posted By IANS, February 26, 2020 at 08:49am

Researchers have found that even relatively moderate amounts of dairy milk consumption can increase women's risk of breast cancer. Read on to know more.
Hair dye can give you breast cancer but so can late nights and contraceptive pills

Posted By Editorial Team, December 12, 2019 at 11:05am

Breast cancer is a risk that women have to live with. There are many risk factors including use of hair dye, late nights and obesity among others.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Home remedies to help ease treatment side-effects

Posted By Paras Hemrajani, October 26, 2019 at 10:31am

Breast cancer treatment often come with troublesome side-effects. On this Breast Cancer Awareness Month learn how lifestyle changes and natural remedies can treat the side-effects of cancer treatment
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Know what foods can be dangerous

Posted By Sukriti Shahi, October 07, 2019 at 11:11am

As it's the breast cancer awareness month, make sure you go for the cancer-screening test. Additionally, we tell you here what to eat (and what not to) to lower breast cancer risk.
Home care tips for breast cancer survivors

Posted By Editorial Team, April 01, 2019 at 11:24am
China defines norms for treatment of breast cancer

Posted By IANS, March 31, 2019 at 11:25am

The National Cancer Center has released guidelines for screening, early diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer to follow-up treatment and management of concomitant diseases.
Eat these super-foods to tackle breast caner

Posted By Editorial Team, March 25, 2019 at 05:49pm
Breast cancer study confirms importance of multigenerational family data to assess risk

Posted By ANI, February 25, 2019 at 11:32am

In the largest study of its kind, a team of researchers evaluated four commonly used breast cancer prediction models and found that family-history-based models perform better than non-family-history based models, even for women at average or below-average risk of breast cancer.
Breast cancer: How yoga asanas can help

Posted By Upneet Pansare, February 25, 2019 at 09:52am

Breast cancer treatment should be a holistic approach. Yoga can help breast cancer patients and survivors deal with the stress and improve the overall quality of life.
Real life hero: Suvidha Gupta's weapon against breast cancer is her optimism

Posted By Shriya Sinha, February 05, 2019 at 02:05pm

Suvidha did not let breast cancer control her life. It is her positive approach that helped her sail through the condition.
Meet Dimple Bawa, the breast cancer champion who'll inspire you

Posted By Editorial Team, February 04, 2019 at 12:50pm

Dimple Bawa, a cancer survivor and the founder of Cheers to Life Foundation, a support group for cancer patients, believes that cancer is not a death sentence. On this World Cancer Day, she pens an exclusive article for The HealthSite, where she tells us about her fight against breast cancer and the stigma that surrounds cancer.
Late childbirth linked to high breast cancer risk, finds study

Posted By Agencies, December 12, 2018 at 01:40pm

Women who had their first child after 35 may be at an increased risk of developing breast cancer than their peers who do not have children, according to a study contrary to conventional wisdom that childbirth is protective against breast cancer.
Experts: Pregnancy is safe for breast cancer survivors

Posted By Agencies, December 02, 2018 at 11:28am

Pregnancy is possible for breast cancer patients. Currently, there is no reason or evidence to believe that becoming pregnant after treatment for breast cancer can cause any risk to the mother or the baby.
Is Dr Google trustable for your health problems

Posted By ANI, November 29, 2018 at 01:35pm

Women, particularly those with no formal educational, were found to be less positive about the usefulness of 'Dr Google' and were largely against using the internet for health information, claiming that this could lead to misdiagnosis or to unnecessarily worry about what their symptoms might mean.
Surgeons' convention expresses concern over high incidence of cancer, shows report

Posted By Agencies, November 26, 2018 at 12:58pm

India reports two lakh new cancer patients every year, of which 40 per cent suffered from mouth and throat cancer, while women with breast cancer accounted for 25-30 per cent, said Dr Manoj Pandey, President of the Association of Surgeons of India which is holding its Annual Convention in the Taj city.
Exposure to air pollution can lead to breast cancer

Posted By Editorial Team, November 25, 2018 at 11:25am

Women working near busy roads are at high risk of developing breast cancer, due to traffic-related air pollution.
What is the correlation between breast cancer and breastfeeding?

Posted By Editorial Team, November 15, 2018 at 04:58pm

Lactation may reduce the risk of breast cancer simply by interrupting ovulation. Dr. Shailaja Mane, MD (Pediatrics), PGDAP(Adolescent Health), PGDPC (Counselling), PGDMLS(Medicolegal Sciences), FRIPH (LONDON), Professor, Head of Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Member of Medela India LC Club, sheds light on the topic in this article.
Know the importance of breast screening in reducing risk of breast cancer death

Posted By ANI, November 10, 2018 at 10:30am

The research, led by Queen Mary University of London, has been published in the journal Cancer. According to a study, breast screening is linked to lower risk of breast cancer death.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Important points all women need to keep mind

Posted By Editorial Team, October 30, 2018 at 02:36pm

Breast cancer can be prevented with healthy lifestyle changes and regular health checkups. Follow these instructions to keep yourself safe.
World Breast Cancer Awareness Month: How to reduce the risk of breast cancer?

Posted By Kristina Das, October 27, 2018 at 07:58pm

When younger women are diagnosed with breast cancer it is not only alarming but also emotionally traumatic for the patients. These young women are either single or have young children.