Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 can substantially cut their risk of developing breast cancer, according to a major new study.

Remaining physically active until the age of 35 can reduce the chances of developing the disease before menopause by up to 23 per cent, researchers found. The study, conducted by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University in Boston, analysed 65,000 women

Wal-Mart rolled out on Monday its 90-day special offer to American consumers that sells medicine for $10. The promo includes marked down prices for women's medication and more price cuts on over 1,000 over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.

The $10 drugs cover 350 generic medicines for 90-day prescriptions at Wal-Mart, Neighborhood Market and Sam's Club drugstores across the U.S., except in North Dakota where Wal-Mart has no in-store drugstores. The women's drugs, including treatments for breast cancer and hormone deficiency, are sold at $9. Meanwhile, prices for over 1,000 over-the-counter medication are lowered to $4 or less

Researchers report that using cancer drug Avastin has helped to stop the spread of rectal cancer in 22-24 patients.

Prior to their surgery to remove their rectal tumors, the patients were given Avastin and chemotherapy. After three years, they were still alive and around 91 per cent shows no signs of spreading the disease

Alcohol consumption, even in small amounts, increases the risk of breast cancer, a new study shows. The largest study ever conducted says that three drinks a day increase the risk of estrogen- and progesterone-positive cancer by as much as 51 percent.

The findings, expected to be presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, in San Diego, urges women to evaluate the history of breast cancer within their families, before indulging in excessive alcoholic consumption, especially when undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

A major conference on breast cancer opens here Tuesday with more than 5,000 delegates expected to attend.

This is the sixth year for the European Breast Cancer Conference, which will run through April 19