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Medical radiation listed as a top cause of breast cancer

Medical radiation, alcohol, obesity top IOM’s breast cancer risk report. December 08, 2011 by Brendon Nafziger , DOTmed News Associate Editor   Medical radiation from CT scans, being overweight, using combination estrogen and progestin hormone therapy and drinking alcohol were among the usual suspects deemed to have the most convincing evidence showing a link with breast cancer risk, according to a new report by the Institute of Medicine examining environmental factors that contribute to the disease.

In a supplement, the group noted that avoiding “inappropriate medical radiation exposure” was a workable risk reduction goal, even though it also said that it should be balanced against the offsetting risk: missing crucial medical information by skipping a scan. …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in American women, and 230,000 new diagnoses are expected to be made this year, IOM said. … http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/17642/

December 9, 2011 - Posted by | USA, women

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