F.D.A. Panel to Reassess Hormone Therapy Warnings

Dr. Marty Makary, the agency’s commissioner, has said too many women avoid menopause treatments because the risks have been overstated.

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What You Need to Know about Cancer Screening

Regular screening can bend the odds in your favor when it comes to four types of cancers. The science is less clear for the rest.

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Breast Cancer Patients Get Early Warning of Faltering Drugs With Blood Test

A study found that women could switch drugs without waiting for scans showing cancer progression, which improved their quality of life.

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One Type of Mammogram Proves Better for Women With Dense Breasts

Contrast-enhanced mammography identified three times as many tumors as ultrasound scans. But it is not widely used for screening in the United States.

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New N.I.H. Policy Threatens Global Science Collaborations

Restrictions on payments to foreign partners may jeopardize studies of cancer and other conditions that would benefit Americans.

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U.S. Officials to Cut Funding for Landmark Study of Women’s Health

The Women’s Health Initiative has produced thousands of research papers, altering medical care for patients around the world.

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How a Private Health Crisis Has Loomed Over 2 Very Public Trials

Nadine Menendez’s breast cancer diagnosis has held a powerful grip on the government’s bribery case against her and her husband, Robert Menendez, New Jersey’s disgraced former senator.

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Trump Cuts Imperil Cancer, Diabetes and Pediatric Research at Columbia

Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.

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What Hormone Therapy Can Do For Menopause and Long-term Health

Anxiety around the treatment persists, but so does recent enthusiasm. Here’s what experts want you to know.

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Why Are More Young Women Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer?

A new report points to a notable increase among U.S. women under 50. Experts point to a few likely causes.

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