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Breast Cancer
Study: Big Pharma Influences Breast Cancer Research Results
Feb 26, 2007 | NewsInferno.com
In an enlightening and alarming new study, researchers led by Dr. Jeffrey Peppercorn of the University of North Carolina report that clinical...
Woman wins $3 million verdict in case over Prempro link to cancer
Feb 20, 2007 | AP
Jennie Nelson, 67, of Dayton, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 after taking Prempro for five years to treat symptoms of menopause. Her...
Wyeth Loses Another Prempro Case
Feb 20, 2007 | NewsInferno.com
An Ohio woman was awarded a $3 million verdict by a jury in Pennsylvania state court, which held that her use of Wyeth’s menopause drug,...
Breast Cancer Test Cleared by the FDA
Feb 7, 2007 | NewsInferno.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it is authorizing the marketing of a test to determine the probability of recurring breast...
Wyeth Loses Prempro Suit
Jan 31, 2007 | NewsInferno.com
Pharmaceutical giant Wyeth was ordered by a Pennsylvania state jury to pay $1.5 million in compensatory damages to an Arkansas woman and her husband...
Reduced Use of Prempro and Other Hormone Replacement Drugs Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Rates
Dec 14, 2006 | NewsInferno
Breast cancer rates in the United States dropped 7.2 %, dramatically reversing previous trends which consistently showed rising rates. While the...
Smoking link possible in breast cancer
Aug 31, 2006 | Cox News Service
Cigarette smoke could be a cause of breast cancer after all, University of Florida researchers recently reported in a cellular cancer journal called...
Daughters face DES drug cancer risk
Aug 7, 2006 | www.guardian.co.uk
The daughters of women who took the common pregnancy drug DES (diethylstilboestrol) face an increased risk of developing breast cancer, researchers...
Long-term estrogen users face increased breast cancer risk, study finds
May 9, 2006 | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Women who take an estrogen hormone supplement longer than 15 years are at a significantly increased risk of developing breast cancer, according to a...
Long-term estrogen use raises risk, study finds
May 9, 2006 | AP
Women who take estrogen-only pills for at least 15 years run a markedly higher risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study of nearly...
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