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• Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Side Effects May Increase Heart Disease Risk Years Later: Study

  October 21, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study suggests women who receive radiation therapy to treat breast cancer in their left breast face double the risk of heart disease later in life, compared to women who receive the treatments to their right breast.

• Belviq Cancer Lawsuit Claims Cleared to Proceed

  October 20, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A federal judge has refused to dismiss a Belviq breast cancer lawsuit filed against the recalled weight loss pill's manufacturers, which will allow the lawsuit to move forward in federal court.

• Most Antipsychotics May Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer in Women with Schizophrenia: Study

  September 9, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A new study warns that some types of antipsychotics may increase the risk of breast cancer in women.

• Breast Cancer Lawsuit Filed Over Drinking Water Tainted With Firefighting Foam Chemicals

  August 25, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A firefighter foam lawsuit claims water contamination caused by toxic chemicals used in aqueous film-forming foams used on a nearby military base led to a breast cancer diagnosis.

• FDA Issues Warning Over Use of Surgical Robots To Perform Mastectomies

  August 23, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has issued a safety communication warning there is no proof of the safety or effectiveness of using robotic surgery to perform mastectomy procedures for the prevention or treatment of breast cancer.

• Lawsuit Alleges Recalled Belviq Caused Breast Cancer Diagnosis

  August 18, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A Belviq breast cancer lawsuit claims the manufacturers knew or should have known the recalled weight loss drug carried a risk of cancer, but failed to warn consumers or the medical community.

• Belviq Cancer Lawsuits To Proceed Without Centralized Management, After MDL Panel Rejects Motion to Consolidate

  August 11, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  A panel of federal judges has rejected a motion to consolidate all Belviq cancer lawsuits for pretrial proceedings, meaning the cases will go forward as individual lawsuits.

• JPML to Hear Oral Arguments on Belviq Lawsuit Consolidation in July

  June 28, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will hear oral arguments in late July over whether to consolidate and centralize all Belviq cancer lawsuits before one judge for pretrial proceedings.

• Preeclampsia May Increase Risk for Kidney Cancer, But Decrease Risk of Other Malignancies: Study

  June 28, 2021

  Luke Tollen

  Preeclampsia could increase the risk of kidney cancer, but could also decrease the risk of breast cancer and other malignancies, according to the findings of a new study.

• Diet Drug Makers Oppose Centralizing Cancer Lawsuits Over Belviq

  May 12, 2021

  Irvin Jackson

  The makers of Belviq say they oppose having cancer cases filed over the recalled weight loss pill centralized before one judge for pretrial proceedings.