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Why preventive mastectomy isn’t offered to everyone at risk

When Jesse J, Christina Applegate and Katie Thurston spoke openly about their mastectomies, their candour did more than share private struggles. It highlighted a procedure that, while often life saving, is unevenly available depending on the genetic lottery into which someone is born.

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Why having your first child later in life raises the risk of postpartum breast cancer

Research shows that having a first child after age 30 increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer by 40 per cent to 45 per cent.

Euronews

This Morning presenterJosie Gibson reveals terrifying breast cancer scare after finding 'big lump'

The television star described having the lumps removed as ‘one of the best things I’ve done’

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Mini hearts to save cancer survivors from heart disease

Lab-grown "mini hearts" the size of a grain of sand are being used to test new drugs researchers hope will protect breast cancer patients from heart failure.

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Jessie J plans to take on new challenges after breast cancer ordeal

Jessie J says that her breast cancer diagnosis has helped her realise that "life is too short" and has inspired her to take on new challenges.

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Abortion drug could help reduce risk of breast cancer, group of medics says

Stigma around mifepristone is stopping studies, experts in reproductive health claim in Lancet opinion piece

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Grandma and breast cancer survivor decided to play the lottery on her phone. Then she hit it big

Nicole Walter won over $2 million for playing the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Monopoly game on her phone

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Jessie J shares 'crazy' side-effect of breast cancer surgery in emotional video as fans send 'prayers'

The singer, 37, had a mastectomy in June after being diagnosed with early breast cancer

Evening Standard

Five common questions about breasts and bras answered: From sleeping to sagging

Do bras give you cancer? Or will wearing a bra stop my breasts from sagging? Two experts have weighed in

The Independent UK

Will my boobs sag if I don’t wear a bra? And 5 other common questions about breasts and bras

We’re all born with mammary glands – better known as breasts. These are made of glandular tissue, fat and the ligaments that attach them to our chest wall.

The Conversation

Jessie J wants to ‘live in the moment’ amid breast cancer recovery

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The Independent UK

Jessie J shares health and music updates amid breast cancer journey

The singer revealed her early-stage breast cancer diagnosis in April

The Independent UK

Jessie J shares candid health update after emergency hospital dash amid breast cancer battle

The 37-year-old singer has been recovering from breast cancer surgery in June, which involved a mastectomy

Evening Standard

New study finds viral infections could re-awaken dormant cancer cells

The research suggests common respiratory infections, such as the flu or COVID, are capable of stirring dormant cancer cells into action

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COVID, the flu and other viral infections can re-awaken dormant breast cancer cells, new study in mice shows

The worry that breast cancer may someday return is a troubling source of anxiety for many survivors of the disease. It’s understandable why, since most relapses and metastatic cancers (cancers that have spread) aren’t started by new tumours.

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Ambitious project aims to stop breast cancer recurring

An historic $25 million investment will fund a research program focused on stopping breast cancer recurrence, with the long-term goal to halve deaths.

The Independent UK

Fox News’ Kat Timpf wades into Sydney Sweeney controversy in return to Gutfeld! after planned absence

Timpf announced last month she was taking time off from the show for surgery related to her breast cancer treatment

Evening Standard

'I thought I was going to die': Victoria Derbyshire reflects on fear following shock cancer diagnosis

The BBC presenter opens up about the moment she thought she wouldn’t survive, a decade after being diagnosed with breast cancer

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The Independent UK

Jessie J suffers setback in breast cancer treatment

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Evening Standard

Singer Jessie J returned to hospital with ‘infection’ and ‘fluid on my lungs’

The Price Tag singer underwent breast cancer surgery earlier this year

The Independent UK

Jessie J admitted to hospital six weeks after breast cancer surgery

Singer suffered an infection and said she is ‘finding it hard to breathe’

AAP

Survivors call for more assistance with cancer costs

Breast cancer advocates say diagnostic tests need to be more accessible and affordable as people put off getting expensive scans due to out-of-pocket costs.

The Independent UK

The simple blood test that could detect 10 cancers in earliest stages

The test looks for certain proteins in the blood which show the immune system is responding to the first signs of cancer

Evening Standard

Trial assesses blood test that could detect 10 cancers in earliest stages

The test looks for certain proteins in the blood that indicate the immune system is responding to the disease.

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