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...caught checking someone else out, so everyone just looks each other in the eyes exclusively. There is, however, a lot of across-the-room gazing at people," admits junior Jonathan C. LaRosa. In addition, the hosts provide body paint for public consumption: "Most of us stuck to the above-breast area and above for painting a girl, but some people were into some crazy shit. As far as a party, it kind of sucked. I mean, the music wasn't that good, the beer ran out at like 11:30-this can be very bad for some who are less...
Horowitz acknowledges that alcohol consumption does have some salutory effects. Moderate consumption -- "the exact amount is not clear," she emphasizes -- does benefit the heart. But the negatives on the ledger are far more sizable, not the least of which is "the increased risk of breast cancer indicated by many studies," says Horowitz. Then there's drunken driving. "Placing contradictory labels on wine bottle will simply serve to dilute the impact of the warnings already there," she says. And few will toast to that...
Even if your mom or grandmother had breast cancer, you're not automatically at greater risk. It depends on their age when they developed the disease. In the U.S., the incidence of breast cancer in women 80 to 85 years old is 15 times as high as it is for women 30 to 34 years old. So if your mother and grandmother had breast cancer in their 70s, you face no more risk than anyone else your age. But if your mother and grandmother had breast cancer before they turned 50, you may have inherited a genetic predisposition toward...
Researchers have identified two major genes--dubbed BRAC1 and BRAC2--whose mutations dramatically increase your risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Getting tested for these genetic mutations costs as much as $2,400 for the first test in a family and $400 for subsequent tests and is usually not covered by insurance...
...easy to make incorrect assumptions about breast cancer. So before you undergo a prophylactic mastectomy or any other preventive therapy for breast cancer, take the time to understand your real risks--as well as any potential benefits...