breast

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While women under 45 make up a small number of overall breast cancer cases, incident rates have increased 1.1% each year for the past 10 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Dr. Heather Richardson, a breast cancer surgeon in Beverly Hills, said she’s seeing more women who don’t carry genetic mutations nevertheless anxious to have their breasts removed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Richardson said that the use of breast cancer risk assessment scores and new screening protocols has saved lives, but that the wealth of information has downsides, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

In the full study population, women taking GLP-1 medications had 35.1 percent lower odds of developing breast cancer.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Putting his book down, Henry reached in his breast pocket and pulled out the pen and put it on the table.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt