breast cancer
Another Swede's breast removed in vain
A woman had one of her breasts removed in south central Sweden and was told after surgery that she did not have breast cancer. This makes it the nation’s third such case during July.
Sweden opens national breast cancer study
Over the next two to three years, 100,000 Swedish women will be recruited for a new national study of breast cancer led by a professor at Solna's Karolinska Institute.
Vitamin pills can increase cancer risk: study
Women who take multivitamin pills daily have a higher incidence of breast cancer than those that do not take vitamins supplements, according to a new Swedish study which has been unable to explain why.
Swedish breast cancer survival rate nears 90 percent
Nearly nine out of ten women in Sweden suffering from breast cancer are likely to beat the disease, according to a new report.