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Researchers have discovered that women who are at risk for breast cancer could also be at a higher risk for heart disease. Researchers have found that the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, which mutated forms are found in women with breast and cervical cancer, also regulate heart functions. They discovered in mice that had the mutated gene also were at three to five times the risk of heart failure than in mice that did not have the mutated gene. Researchers believe that the mutated BRCA1 and BRCA2 prevent DNA repair after a heart attack, which is essential to recovery. To view the full article, please click here.

In a study led by the University of California, San Francisco, researchers found that men who ate higher amounts of well done red meat had an increased risk for aggressive prostate cancer. The study was conducted between 2001 and 2004, with 470 men with aggressive prostate cancer, and 512 men who were controls that did not have prostate cancer. The men were asked to fill out questionnaires about the amount of meat they had consumed in the past 12 months, as well as the "doneness level". Researchers found that higher consumption of ground beef or processed meats increased the risk for aggressive prostate cancer, as well as that grilled or barbecued meat held an increased risk as well. Researchers also found that men who ate high levels of well done ground beef had twice the risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer as those who ate none. To view the full article, please click here.