The researchers say, it’s biologically plausible that multivitamins could have such an effect, and the potential link “merits further investigation.”

The findings come from a decade-long study of more than 35,000 Swedish women who were between the ages of 49 and 83 and cancer-free at the outset. Over an average of 10 years, 974 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62S4F520100329?loomia_ow=t0:s0:a49:g43:r1:c0.403846:b32566940:z0

The results, published in the Journal of Medical Screening, contradict findings of a recently published study that found screening had no effect on breast cancer deaths, according to Reuters. http://www.usnews.com/health/managing-your-healthcare/cancer/articles/2010/03/31/health-buzz-study-defends-mammography-benefits.html

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet invalidated seven patents covering the BRCA1 and 2 genes linked to hereditary forms of cancer that were licensed exclusively to Myriad Genetics Inc., Salt Lake City, by the University of Utah Research Foundation. Myriad says it plans to appeal. http://www.siteadvisor.com/securesearch/?premium=false&client_uid=2845912976&client_ver=3.0.1.163&client_type=IEPlugin&suite=true&aff_id=105&locale=en_us&os_ver=5.1.3.0

In research presented Friday at a European breast cancer conference in Barcelona, experts said pregnancy in women who have been treated for breast cancer is safe and does not seem to be linked with the disease’s recurrence. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jJoDYysGvi7UVD4Za4VZ-i0crbMAD9ELUMOO2