Issue for Week of August 19, 2001 / Vol. 1 No. 30

Study: Young Women With High BMI at Greater Risk From Breast Cancer Study: Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment Do Not Get Sufficient Attention Low Rate of Gene Mutations Found in Women With Family History of Breast Cancer Molecule Linked to Breast Cancer Cells May Lead to Earlier Detection Study: Women With Genetic Rarity May Have Much Lower Breast Cancer Risk Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Gets $2.5 Million Gift from Avon Lifetime Breast Cancer Event Set for October 18th in Los Angeles