News related to Ellence (Epirubicin) and/or conditions it is approved for
School Nutrition Association Announces Four New "Districts Of Excellence"
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2010.03.18]
The School Nutrition Association and the School Nutrition Foundation announced that Dallas Independent School District in Dallas, Texas, Polk County Public Schools in Bartow, Florida, Willamina School District in Willamina, Oregon, and El Paso Independent School District in El Paso, Texas have received the District of Excellence in School Nutrition distinction...
Award Supports Excellence In Musculoskeletal And Rheumatic Disease Education
Source: Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today [2010.02.20]
At the core of the American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation's mission is to attract the best and brightest trainees into a career in rheumatology. To do this, the REF has an extensive portfolio of awards and grants that provide support during critical career stages...
UT Center Of Excellence On Mood Disorders Combines Discovery, Patient Care
Source: Bipolar News From Medical News Today [2010.02.04]
Innovative neuroscience research and expanded clinical care have been launched at the new Center of Excellence on Mood Disorders at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. "New research here is trying to pinpoint the neurobiological mechanisms involved in mood disorders," said Jair Soares, M.D...
NICE Draft Guidance Proposes Treatment Options For Psoriatic Arthritis
Source: Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today [2010.03.16]
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published draft guidance recommending etanercept (Enbrel, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals) and adalimumab (Humira, Abbott Laboratories) for the treatment of adults with active and progressive psoriatic arthritis when specific criteria are met...
Draft Guidance From NICE Hopes To Help People With Motor Neurone Disease Breathe More Easily
Source: Respiratory / Asthma News From Medical News Today [2010.03.05]
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently developing guidance for the NHS on the use of non-invasive mechanical ventilation for people with motor neurone disease. The draft recommendations are now available on the NICE website for public consultation...
NICE Consults On Draft Recommendations For Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis After Treatment With A TNF Inhibitor Has Failed
Source: Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today [2010.03.04]
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently appraising a number of drugs as possible treatments for rheumatoid arthritis after treatment with a tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitor has failed. This is a part review of NICE technology appraisal guidance 36, and a review of NICE technology appraisal guidance 126 and 141...
NICE Set To Recommend Rituximab For Relapsed Or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
Source: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News From Medical News Today [2010.03.04]
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today (4 March) issued final draft guidance recommending the drug rituximab(MabThera) as a treatment for certain patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia...
NICE Appraisal Of Azacitidine For Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Source: Lymphoma / Leukemia / Myeloma News From Medical News Today [2010.03.04]
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently appraising the use of azacitidine (Vidaza, Celgene) for myelodysplastic syndromes...
New NICE Guidance Set To Help People With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Source: Arthritis / Rheumatology News From Medical News Today [2010.02.24]
Final guidance published today (Wednesday 24 February 2010) by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) means that another drug - certolizumab pegol (Cimzia) - can be considered for some people in England and Wales suffering with rheumatoid arthritis...
Mental Health America Applauds Bipartisan Legislation To Help Treat Depression And Bipolar Disorders
Source: Bipolar News From Medical News Today [2009.10.29]
Mental Health America is applauding legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to establish national centers of excellence for the treatment of depression and bipolar disorders. The centers will create a national network to help diagnose people in need and improve access to evidence-based, quality care. The bill, called the "ENHANCED Act" was introduced by U.S...
Radiation Breakthrough Gives Breast Cancer Patients Hope In Single Dose
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2010.03.18]
Technology never before offered in the U.S. that allows patients to receive one dose of radiation during surgery, as opposed to the current average of six weeks, was successfully delivered to several breast cancer patients last week including the sister of the man responsible for bringing the technology from Italy...
Agendia To Play Pivotal Role In ISPY-2 Trial For Breast Cancer
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.18]
Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, announced it will participate in the highly anticipated I-SPY 2 TRIAL for breast cancer, set to launch at the first of nearly twenty research sites...
Genetics Add Little to Breast Cancer Risk Prediction (CME/CE)
Source: MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians [2010.03.18]
The addition of genetic information only modestly improved breast cancer risk assessment in an analysis of 5,600 cases.
Newer Genetic Info Adds Little to Predicting Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2010.03.18]
Title: Newer Genetic Info Adds Little to Predicting Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 3/17/2010 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/18/2010
Encouraging Interventional Radiology Potential Treatment For Breast Cancer With Cryotherapy
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.17]
Interventional radiologists have opened the door to an encouraging potential future treatment for the nearly 200,000 women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States each year: image-guided, multiprobe cryotherapy...
Freezing Out Breast Cancer
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.17]
Interventional radiologists have opened the door to an encouraging potential future treatment for the nearly 200,000 women who are diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States each year: image-guided, multiprobe cryotherapy...
Case Managers Help Low-Income Women Receive More Timely Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.17]
Case management appears to be associated with more appropriate follow-up and shorter time to diagnostic resolution among low-income women who receive an abnormal result on a mammogram, according to a report in the March 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Rebecca Lobb, Sc.D., M.P.H., of the Centre for Research on Inner City Health, St...
Newer Genetic Info Adds Little to Predicting Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
Source: Y! Health Breast Cancer News [2010.03.17]
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- Plugging certain genetic
data into the standard risk-assessment model for breast cancer won't do
much to help gauge a woman's odds for getting the disease, a new study
shows.
Tests for genes don't predict breast cancer better (Reuters)
Source: Y! Health Breast Cancer News [2010.03.17]
Reuters - Studying genes linked to breast cancer may someday lead to better treatments, but they do little to improve a doctor's ability to predict who is likely to develop a tumor, researchers reported on Wednesday.
US launches new breast cancer treatment study (AFP)
Source: Y! Health Breast Cancer News [2010.03.17]
AFP - Researchers launched a clinical study Wednesday to test new treatments for aggressive breast cancer in a rare alliance between the US government and five major drug companies.
Breast cancer study aims to speed drugs, cooperation (Reuters)
Source: Y! Health Breast Cancer News [2010.03.17]
Reuters - Researchers launched a unique collaboration on Wednesday aimed at getting cancer drugs to the market more quickly in which three companies will cooperate with the U.S. government and non-profit groups to test five experimental breast cancer drugs.
Freezing Tumors Shows Promise Against Prostate, Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2010.03.17]
Title: Freezing Tumors Shows Promise Against Prostate, Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 3/16/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/17/2010
Medline Donates More Than $100,000 To National Breast Cancer Foundation To Help Fund Mammograms
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.16]
More than 1,200 operating room nurses attended this morning's breakfast forum "Together We Can Save Lives Through Early Detection" sponsored by Medline Industries, Inc., expecting to hear Olympic gold medalist Peggy Fleming talk about her skating career and battle with breast cancer. Fleming did not disappoint the early morning crowd...
Myriad breast cancer patent very broad, study finds (Reuters)
Source: Y! Health News Search RSS Feed [2010.03.16]
Reuters - Myriad Genetics' disputed patent on the BRCA1 breast cancer gene is "surprisingly broad" and could interfere with future research, three experts said on Tuesday.
Research May Provide Potential Target For New Therapies To Limit Metastasis Of Primary Breast Cancers
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.15]
Researchers at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center have discovered that "microtentacles," or extensions of the plasma membrane of breast cancer cells, appear to play a key role in how cancers spread to distant locations in the body...
MRIs May Detect Hidden Tumors in Breast Cancer Patients
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2010.03.15]
Title: MRIs May Detect Hidden Tumors in Breast Cancer Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 3/12/2010 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/15/2010
Two Phase 3 Trials Of Sunitinib With Commonly Used Chemotherapies In Advanced Breast Cancer Did Not Meet The Primary Endpoint
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.14]
Pfizer Inc. announced today that two Phase 3 studies of Sutent® (sunitinib malate) in advanced breast cancer did not meet their primary endpoints...
Seeking 'Next Generation' Treatment For Breast Cancer
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.13]
Many women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a condition that researchers at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare want to change by aggressively targeting specific genes...
Research Shows Removing Healthy Breast Does Not Improve Breast Cancer Survival, NYT Columnist Writes
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.11]
Recent studies show that more women with cancer in one breast are opting for removal of both breasts, even though removal of the healthy breast does little to improve survival rates, New York Times columnist Tara Parker-Pope writes...
Breast Cancer Incidence Among Iraqi Women Profiled
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.11]
Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to better understand the underlying molecular and environmental causes in an effort to curb the incidence of cancer. "Breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy recorded in the cancer registries of almost all countries within the Eastern Mediterranean Region...
In The Presence Of CK8 And CK18, Breast Cancer Drug Fulvestrant Appears More Effective
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.11]
Women's responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key proteins, Indiana University Bloomington scientists report in this month's Cancer Biology & Therapy...
Newly Published Data Shows Chronix Biomedical's Serum DNA Assays Can Detect Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.10]
Chronix Biomedical today announced publication of a study that supports the utility of its serum DNA blood tests for the early and accurate detection of breast cancer. The Chronix tests detect the circulating DNA that is released into the blood stream by damaged and dying cells...
Professor Discovers Link Between Low Oxygen Levels In Body And Cancer-Aiding Protein; Could Help Treatments For Retinoblastoma, Breast Cancer
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.10]
What began as research into how diabetics could possibly preserve their eyesight has led to findings that could prolong the vision of children afflicted with retinoblastoma...
The Side-Out Foundation Hopes To Score Big With Its First Funded Breast Cancer Clinical Trial
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.10]
The Side-Out Foundation, which pairs volleyball enthusiasts with breast cancer researchers, is sponsoring a new clinical trial for up to 25 patients with advanced breast cancer. TGen Drug Development (TD2) will manage this pilot study for the Side-Out Foundation at two locations: TGen Clinical Research Services (TCRS) at Scottsdale Healthcare in Scottsdale, Ariz...
Life Technologies, TGen And US Oncology Partner On Groundbreaking Breast Cancer Sequencing Research
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.08]
Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) announced that it is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumors have progressed despite multiple other therapies...
Freezing Technique May Stop Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2010.03.08]
Title: Freezing Technique May Stop Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 3/5/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/8/2010
Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2010.03.08]
Title: Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing
Category: Health News
Created: 3/8/2010 9:42:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/8/2010
Acupuncture May Relieve Joint Pain Caused By Some Breast Cancer Treatments
Source: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News From Medical News Today [2010.03.05]
A new study, led by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, demonstrates that acupuncture may be an effective therapy for joint pain and stiffness in breast cancer patients who are being treated with commonly used hormonal therapies. Results were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology...
Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
Source: Y! Health Bones, Joints & Muscles News [2010.03.05]
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Some types of bone-building drugs
used to prevent and treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of breast
cancer, according to new research.
Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2010.03.05]
Title: Certain Bone Drugs May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 3/5/2010 10:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/5/2010
Study Suggests Drop In Hormone Therapy Contributed To Breast Cancer Decline, Newsweek Opinion Piece Says
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2010.03.04]
While breast cancer continues to be the second most common cancer among women in the U.S., "rates have been declining by about 2% a year since 1999, after having increased for the previous 20 years," Newsweek contributing editor Barbara Kantrowitz and Washington correspondent Pat Wingert write in a opinion piece...
Plant-focused diet may curb breast cancer risk (Reuters)
Source: Y! Health Weight Loss News [2010.03.04]
Reuters - Diets high in vegetables, fruits and soy might cut the risk of developing breast cancer by 30 percent, new research suggests.
Hypnosis Can Help Control Pain Among Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer, UB Researcher Finds
Source: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News From Medical News Today [2010.03.01]
Hypnosis can help alleviate the pain and suffering experienced by women being treated for breast cancer, according to a study by a University at Buffalo School of Social Work professor. The randomized trial measured pain and suffering, frequency of pain and degree of constant pain among 124 women with metastatic breast cancer, according to Lisa D...
Bitter Melon Extract May Slow, Stop Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Cancer Prevention Specialty [2010.02.24]
Title: Bitter Melon Extract May Slow, Stop Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 2/23/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/24/2010
Dips in Breast Cancer Rates Seen Most in Affluent Women
Source: MedicineNet Hormone Therapy Specialty [2010.02.22]
Title: Dips in Breast Cancer Rates Seen Most in Affluent Women
Category: Health News
Created: 2/19/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/22/2010
Chemical Found In Feverfew Shuts Down Pro-Survival Signal In Resistant Breast Cancer Cells
Source: MRSA / Drug Resistance News From Medical News Today [2010.02.17]
Combining tamoxifen, the world's most prescribed breast cancer agent, with a compound found in the flowering plant feverfew may prevent initial or future resistance to the drug, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The finding, reported online Feb...
Aspirin May Boost Breast Cancer Survival
Source: MedicineNet Arthritis Specialty [2010.02.17]
Title: Aspirin May Boost Breast Cancer Survival
Category: Health News
Created: 2/16/2010 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/17/2010
Few Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Take Tamoxifen
Source: MedicineNet Cancer Prevention Specialty [2010.02.12]
Title: Few Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Take Tamoxifen
Category: Health News
Created: 2/11/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2010
Paxil Blocks Tamoxifen, Lowers Survival Odds Against Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet citalopram Specialty [2010.02.09]
Title: Paxil Blocks Tamoxifen, Lowers Survival Odds Against Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 2/8/2010 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/9/2010
Approval Expanded for Breast Cancer Drug Tykerb
Source: MedicineNet Hormone Therapy Specialty [2010.02.02]
Title: Approval Expanded for Breast Cancer Drug Tykerb
Category: Health News
Created: 2/1/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/2/2010
Herceptin Again Proves Mettle Against Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet trastuzumab Specialty [2010.01.29]
Title: Herceptin Again Proves Mettle Against Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 1/29/2010 12:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/29/2010
Common Breast Cancer Traced to Cell Origins
Source: MedicineNet Breast Specialty [2010.01.22]
Title: Common Breast Cancer Traced to Cell Origins
Category: Health News
Created: 1/21/2010 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 1/22/2010
Targeted Breast Cancer Drug Shrinks Tumors
Source: MedicineNet Fatty Liver Specialty [2009.12.18]
Title: Targeted Breast Cancer Drug Shrinks Tumors
Category: Health News
Created: 12/18/2009 10:03:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/18/2009 10:03:22 AM
Needle Biopsy Works Well in Diagnosing Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Mammogram Specialty [2009.12.16]
Title: Needle Biopsy Works Well in Diagnosing Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 12/15/2009 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/16/2009
Breast Cancer Drug Fights Lung Cancer, Too
Source: MedicineNet tamoxifen Specialty [2009.12.14]
Title: Breast Cancer Drug Fights Lung Cancer, Too
Category: Health News
Created: 12/14/2009 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/14/2009 11:00:05 AM
Drug Combo Extends Life With Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet trastuzumab Specialty [2009.12.14]
Title: Drug Combo Extends Life With Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 12/14/2009 10:50:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/14/2009 10:50:55 AM
Bone-Building Drugs May Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Source: MedicineNet alendronate Specialty [2009.12.11]
Title: Bone-Building Drugs May Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 12/11/2009 11:07:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/11/2009 11:07:21 AM
Adding Chemo to Tamoxifen Helps Some Breast Cancer Patients
Source: MedicineNet cyclophosphamide Specialty [2009.12.11]
Title: Adding Chemo to Tamoxifen Helps Some Breast Cancer Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 12/10/2009 6:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/11/2009
Genetic Test May Someday Help Spot Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Mammogram Specialty [2009.12.10]
Title: Genetic Test May Someday Help Spot Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 12/9/2009 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/10/2009
Soy Appears Safe for Breast Cancer Survivors
Source: MedicineNet tamoxifen Specialty [2009.12.09]
Title: Soy Appears Safe for Breast Cancer Survivors
Category: Health News
Created: 12/9/2009 10:18:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/9/2009 10:18:21 AM
Pregnancy Protein May Slow Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Birth Defects Specialty [2009.12.03]
Title: Pregnancy Protein May Slow Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 12/3/2009 10:07:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/3/2009 10:07:15 AM
Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too
Source: MedicineNet Genital Warts In Women Specialty [2009.11.10]
Title: Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too
Category: Health News
Created: 11/9/2009 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/10/2009
Shorter, More Intense Radiation OK for Some Breast Cancers
Source: MedicineNet Edema Specialty [2009.11.05]
Title: Shorter, More Intense Radiation OK for Some Breast Cancers
Category: Health News
Created: 11/4/2009 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/5/2009
New Book and Web Site Provide Breast Cancer Support for Men
Source: MedicineNet Breast Specialty [2009.10.19]
Title: New Book and Web Site Provide Breast Cancer Support for Men
Category: Health Facts
Created: 10/19/2009 5:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 10/19/2009 5:10:19 PM
Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Breast Specialty [2009.10.12]
Title: Breast Cancer
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 10/12/2009
Vitamin D Good for Breast Cancer Patients
Source: MedicineNet Vitamins and Calcium Supplements Specialty [2009.10.12]
Title: Vitamin D Good for Breast Cancer Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 10/9/2009 12:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 10/12/2009
Women With Breast Cancer Have Low Vitamin D Levels
Source: Body Aches News From Medical News Today [2009.10.09]
Women with breast cancer should be given high doses of vitamin D because a majority of them are likely to have low levels of vitamin D, which could contribute to decreased bone mass and greater risk of fractures, according to scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center...
Medications That Lower Breast Cancer Risk Carry Other Dangers
Source: MedicineNet Cataracts Specialty [2009.09.15]
Title: Medications That Lower Breast Cancer Risk Carry Other Dangers
Category: Health News
Created: 9/14/2009 4:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 9/15/2009
Advice Helps Prevent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
Source: MedicineNet Cellulitis Specialty [2009.08.27]
Title: Advice Helps Prevent Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2009 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2009
Tamoxifen: Risk of Rare Second Breast Cancer?
Source: MedicineNet Uterine Cancer Specialty [2009.08.26]
Title: Tamoxifen: Risk of Rare Second Breast Cancer?
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2009
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2009
Protein May Identify Deadlier Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Esophageal Cancer Specialty [2009.08.25]
Title: Protein May Identify Deadlier Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2009 8:10:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2009
Femara vs. Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Questions To Ask The Doctor Specialty [2009.08.20]
Title: Femara vs. Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 8/20/2009
Last Editorial Review: 8/20/2009
Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection
Source: MedicineNet Fungal Nails Specialty [2009.07.27]
Title: Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Fungal Infection
Category: Health News
Created: 7/25/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/27/2009
Ear Wax, Body Odor: Breast Cancer Link?
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Questions To Ask The Doctor Specialty [2009.06.08]
Title: Ear Wax, Body Odor: Breast Cancer Link?
Category: Health News
Created: 6/8/2009
Last Editorial Review: 6/8/2009
BP Drug Blocks Newly Found Breast Cancer Gene
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Questions To Ask The Doctor Specialty [2009.06.02]
Title: BP Drug Blocks Newly Found Breast Cancer Gene
Category: Health News
Created: 6/2/2009
Last Editorial Review: 6/2/2009
Some Antidepressants May Thwart Tamoxifen's Effect on Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet letrozole Specialty [2009.06.01]
Title: Some Antidepressants May Thwart Tamoxifen's Effect on Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 6/1/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/1/2009
Drug May Extend Life When Breast Cancer Spreads
Source: MedicineNet docetaxel Specialty [2009.05.27]
Title: Drug May Extend Life When Breast Cancer Spreads
Category: Health News
Created: 5/27/2009 7:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/27/2009
Gene Alteration May Affect Breast Cancer Therapy
Source: MedicineNet fluorouracil topical Specialty [2009.04.29]
Title: Gene Alteration May Affect Breast Cancer Therapy
Category: Health News
Created: 4/29/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/29/2009
Breast Cancer and Menopause
Source: MedicineNet Breast Biopsy Specialty [2008.06.12]
Title: Breast Cancer and Menopause
Category: Health Facts
Created: 6/12/2008
Last Editorial Review: 6/12/2008
Estimating Breast Cancer Risk: Questions and Answers
Source: MedicineNet Breast Biopsy Specialty [2008.06.05]
Title: Estimating Breast Cancer Risk: Questions and Answers
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 6/5/2008
Last Editorial Review: 6/5/2008
Male Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Klinefelter Syndrome Specialty [2008.05.05]
Title: Male Breast Cancer
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 6/30/2005
Last Editorial Review: 5/5/2008
Breast Cancer Questions to Ask the Doctor
Source: MedicineNet Fibrocystic Breast Condition Specialty [2008.04.03]
Title: Breast Cancer Questions to Ask the Doctor
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 6/20/1999 3:27:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/3/2008
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Specialty [2005.01.31]
Title: Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
Category: Procedures and Tests
Created: 1/31/2005 4:22:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/31/2005 4:22:13 AM
Chemotherapy Treatment for Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Specialty [2005.01.31]
Title: Chemotherapy Treatment for Breast Cancer
Category: Procedures and Tests
Created: 1/31/2005 4:22:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/31/2005 4:22:11 AM
Tamoxifen for breast cancer prevention of little benefit
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology
Only women at very high risk for breast cancer experience a benefit according to a study published in the journal Cancer.
Study outlines therapy for breast cancer with BRCA mutation
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology
Breast cancer with a certain genetic mutation can have breast-sparing surgery but should consider hormonal treatments.
US Preventative Services Task Force Mammography Recommendations Could Hinder Early Detection
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.17]
New research findings published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicate that some breast cancers continue to be detected as a palpable lump rather than being found through mammographic screening...
SIR: Cryotherapy Conserves the Breast (CME/CE, with video)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology [2010.03.17]
TAMPA (MedPage Today) -- Multiprobe cryotherapy was safe and effective in breast cancer patients and didn't require subsequent surgery to ensure that all tumor cells were killed, researchers reported here.
PEM Scanners May Reduce Unnecessary Breast Biopsies And Offer An Alternative For Women Who Cannot Tolerate MRI
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.16]
New data from an NIH-sponsored, multi-site study of hundreds of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer shows that Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) may reduce unnecessary breast biopsies...
Pfizer Halts Trial, Two Others Miss Primary Endpoint
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology [2010.03.13]
Pfizer has halted another phase-III trial of figitumumab and two trials of sunitinib in breast cancer failed to show significant improvement in survival.
Risk-Free Treatment For Low Female Sexual Desire
Source: Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today [2010.03.11]
According to the Journal of Sexual Medicine, people who engage in regular sexual activity gain several health benefits, such as longer lives, healthier hearts, lower blood pressure, and lower risk of breast cancer. However, approximately 33 percent of women may not receive these benefits due to low sexual desire...
Improvements Needed In Genomic Test Result Discussions
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2010.03.09]
One in three early stage breast cancer patients who received genomic testing when deciding about treatment options felt they did not fully understand their discussions with physicians about their test results and their risk of the disease recurring, a new study has found...
Cancer Gene Test Results Often Not Well Explained
Source: MedPage Today OB/Gyn [2010.03.08]
Discussions of genetic test results for breast cancer recurrence risk frequently miss the mark for patient comprehension, according to a survey of women with early-stage breast cancer.
SSO: Radiation After Mastectomy May Be Overused (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Radiology [2010.03.06]
ST. LOUIS (MedPage Today) -- Many women who undergo mastectomy for early-stage breast cancer may not benefit from radiotherapy, a retrospective, single-center study suggested.
Loyola Study Finds The Hormone Estrogen Inhibits A Protein That Causes Normal Cell Death In Breast Tumors
Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today [2010.03.03]
A new study is providing insight into how estrogen fuels many breast cancers, and researchers say the findings could lead to new cancer-fighting drugs. Researchers found that estrogen inhibits a protein called MLK3 that causes normal cell death. Blocking MLK3 leads to uncontrolled growth of cancer cells and resistance to chemotherapy...
Northwestern Memorial's Integrative Oncology Program Aims To Ease Pain And Help Patients Manage Cancer
Source: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News From Medical News Today [2010.02.27]
The very instant Penny Kukovec was diagnosed with breast cancer her world permanently changed. Suddenly, it felt as if her life was out of her control. She felt powerless and overwhelmed. There were so many unanswered questions...
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