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Breast Cancer Drugs May Help High-Risk, Healthy Women
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Genetic Markers Linked To the Development of Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors
A new UCSF study has found a clear association between certain genes and the development of lymphedema, a painful and chronic condition that often occurs after breast cancer surgery and some other cancer treatments.
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Non-Doctor Early Abortion Bill Passes Committee
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Alabama Legislature Passes New Limits on Abortion Clinics
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BPA May Be Labeled 'Toxicant' by State
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Biennial Mammograms Best After 50, Even For Women with Dense Breasts
Screening for breast cancer every two years appears just as beneficial as yearly mammograms for women ages 50 to 74, with significantly fewer “false positives” – even for women whose breasts are dense or who use hormone therapy for menopause.
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American Cancer Society to Honor Breast Cancer Specialist Laura Esserman
<p>The American Cancer Society will pay tribute to Laura Esserman, MD, MBA, a nationally and internationally known leader in the field of breast cancer care and research, on March 19.</p>
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California Bill Seeks Pay for Women Who Donate Eggs for Research
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Editorial: Finally, Toxic Flame Retardants Aren't a Mandate
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United Nations Panel Calls Hormone Disruptors a "Global Threat"
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Parents of Teen Girls More Accepting of Birth Control Pills than Other Contraceptive Methods
Parents are more accepting of their teenage daughters using birth control pills than any other form of contraception, including condoms, according to a recent study from UCSF.
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Air Pollution May Lower Birth Weight
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Air Pollution Linked to Low Birth Weight
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Smog Exposure During Pregnancy Tied to Tinier Babies
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Mammogram Every Two Years Has Same Benefit As Yearly Mammogram for Older Women
Among older women, getting a mammogram every two years was just as beneficial as getting a mammogram annually, and led to significantly fewer false positive results, according to a study led by UCSF.
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Unintended Pregnancies Higher in Military
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What Happened to All Those Eggs?
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Early Menopause May Occur In Women with BRCA Gene, New Study Finds
Women with harmful mutations in the BRCA gene, which put them at higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, tend to undergo menopause significantly sooner than other women, according to a study led by UCSF researchers.
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Making Women the Actor in the Abortion Story
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On Mission Bay's 10th Anniversary, Hospital Construction Surges Forward
<p>Ten years after the UCSF Mission Bay campus was established, UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay – the key patient-care component of the campus – is only two years away from opening.</p>
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The Biggest Scientific Breakthroughs of 2012
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New California Sperm Donor Law Aimed at Easing Path to Pregnancy for Single Women, Lesbians
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New Calif. Law Eases Sperm Donor Testing Rules
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Few Pregnant Women Warned About Chemicals
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Study Questions Reasons for Routine Pelvic Exams
The pelvic exam, a standard part of a woman’s gynecologic checkup, frequently is performed for reasons that are medically unjustified, according to a UCSF study that could lead to future changes to medical practice.
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Abortion Deaths Wildly Underestimated
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New Food Studies Make Pregnancy Even More Complicated
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Fertility Drop-off Surprises Women Over 40
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Should Doctors Warn Pregnant Women about Environmental Risks?