Higher BMI and stress are reshaping when puberty begins and the long-term consequences are serious
A new study has found that girls with higher body weight and elevated stress markers tend to begin puberty earlier than their peers, and that the combination of the two factors together appears to accelerate development even further. The research, which tracked hormonal patterns in more than a thousand girls over several years, adds important […]
Breast cancer detection has 4 findings that explain why early screening changes everything
Breast cancer detection is the medical conversation that most women know they should be having more seriously than they are. The recommendations exist, the technology exists, and the evidence for why early detection changes outcomes is among the most well-established in all of oncology. And yet screening rates remain below where public health researchers believe […]
Breast cancer is getting younger and so should your first mammogram
Breast cancer has long been framed as a concern for women in their fifties and beyond, but that picture is changing in ways that demand attention. Rates of breast cancer among women under 50 have risen every year since 2012, and those diagnosed before the age of 40 are especially likely to present with more […]