A MAJOR independent landmark study has confirmed that a new drug is highly effective at boosting the survival rate of breast cancer sufferers.

YOUNG Irish women who develop breast cancer are more vulnerable to the physical and psycho-social effects of their treatment because they have fewer resources to turn to, Action Breast Cancer (ABC) has claimed.

More support structures must be developed to aid the growing numbers of young women battling breast cancer each year, it was said today.

ONE in 12 women are at risk of developing breast cancer - a statistic that underlines the importance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month that begins today.

MOLLY MALONE yesterday added a jaunty air to the launch of Pink Ribbon Day, the key fundraising event in aid of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

UP to 65,000 Irish women using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have been urged not to panic after a study showed the most common form of treatment doubles the risk of breast cancer.

THERE is a new breast cancer diagnosis made every five hours in Ireland, according to the Irish Cancer Society.

IRISH cancer experts have spoken out strongly against a study which claims extreme preventative surgery cuts the risk of cancer in some women.

MORE than one in four Irish women never check their breasts for symptoms of breast cancer, the Irish Cancer Society has warned.

FEARS have been raised that cutbacks in health budgets will delay the planned nationwide extension of the national breast screening programme, BreastCheck, next year.