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Randomized Phase 2 Study Of IMC-A12 For HER2-Expressing Advanced Breast Cancer Commences Patient Enrollment Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2008.11.20] ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL), a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that its disease-directed randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of IMC-A12 in patients with previously treated HER2-expressing locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer has commenced patient enrollment.
Breast Cancer Drug Raises Blood Clot Risk, Should Have 'Black Box' Warning, JAMA Study Says Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2008.11.20] Genentech's cancer drug Avastin -- which FDA approved in February for treatment of advanced breast cancer -- increases a patient's risk of developing blood clots in veins, a condition known as venous thromboembolism, or VTE, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, HealthDay News/U.S. News and World Report reports. According to HealthDay News/U.
Family History Raises Breast Cancer Risk Despite Absence Of BRCA Mutations, Study Finds Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2008.11.20] Women with a strong family history of breast cancer have a four times greater risk for the disease than women in the general population, even if they do not carry a mutation of the BRCA gene, according to a study presented Monday at the American Association for Cancer Research's annual International Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting in Washington, D.C., HealthDay/U.S.
Causes Of Bone Loss In Breast Cancer Survivors Identified By Study Source: Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today [2008.11.20] Osteoporosis is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors, because certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss. But a new study has found that cancer drugs aren't the only culprits. Among 64 breast cancer patients referred to a bone health clinic, 78 percent had at least one other cause of bone loss, including vitamin D deficiency, excessive calcium excretion in urine and an overactive parathyroid gland.
Survival In Breast Cancer Patients Boosted By Intervention Program Source: Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today [2008.11.19] A new study provides the best evidence to date that a psychological intervention program designed for breast cancer patients not only improves their health - it actually increases their chance of survival. Researchers at Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center found that patients participating in an intervention program reduced their risk of dying of breast cancer by 56 percent after an average of 11 years.
Breast Cancer Prevention Differences In Postmenopausal Women Following Calorie Restriction And Exercise Source: Biology / Biochemistry News From Medical News Today [2008.11.19] Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have identified pathways by which a reduced-calorie diet and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer. The results, presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, suggest that both caloric restriction and exercise affect pathways leading to mTOR, a molecule involved in integrating energy balance with cell growth.
Two New Compounds Show Promise For Destroying Breast Cancer Tumors - University Of Central Florida Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.19] Two new compounds created by a University of Central Florida professor show early promise for destroying breast cancer tumors. Associate Professor James Turkson's compounds disrupt the formation and spread of breast cancer tumors in tests on mice. The compounds, S3I-201 and S3I-M2001, break up a cancer-causing protein called STAT3, and researchers have observed no negative side effects so far. "The compounds are very promising," Turkson said.
Teaching Breast Health Early To Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality In D.C. Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.19] Early breast health education may be the key to lowering breast cancer mortality rates in Washington, D.C., which has the highest rates in the country, according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.
European patent office restores breast cancer gene patent (AFP) Source: Y! Health Breast Cancer News [2008.11.19] AFP - The European Patent Office on Wednesday restored on appeal a controversial patent for a breast cancer gene that had been withdrawn from a US biotech firm, but granting it in a more restricted form than before.
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2008.11.19] Title: Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks Category: Health News Created: 11/19/2008 8:53:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/19/2008
Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2008.11.19] Title: Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring Category: Health News Created: 11/19/2008 8:53:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/19/2008
Dangerous 'Two-Faced' Protein Crucial To Breast Cancer Spread And Growth Identified By Mayo Researchers Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.18] Two critical properties of cancer cells are their ability to divide without restraint and to spread away from the primary tumor to establish new tumor sites. Now, researchers from the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida have found a protein they say acts as a deadly master switch, both freeing cancer cells from a tumor while ramping up new growth. This is potentially good news, say the researchers, who published their study in the Nov. 17 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology.
Latinas More Likely To Regret Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions, USA Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.18] Latina women who prefer speaking Spanish are more likely than other ethnic groups to express regret or dissatisfaction with their breast cancer treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Despite receiving similar treatment, Latina women were 5.6 times more likely than white women to report high levels of dissatisfaction and regret about their breast cancer treatment decision.
Breast Cancer Common Among Women With Family History But Without BRCA1 Or BRCA2 Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.18] New data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting outlines new data, which assesses breast cancer risk among women with a strong family history of breast cancer, but without a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. This may facilitate earlier detection and prevention among high-risk women.
Psychological Interventions Associated With Breast Cancer Survival Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.18] A new study finds that breast cancer patients who participate in intervention sessions focusing on improving mood, coping effectively, and altering health behaviors live longer than patients who do not receive such psychological support.
Study: Psychological Help Improves Breast Cancer Survival Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.18] You've heard the saying 'mind over matter.' Now a new study gives that phrase some scientific backing. Researchers have learned that giving breast cancer patients psychological support along with their medical treatment can dramatically improve their odds of beating the disease. Playing the piano is just one way Marsha Scanlin relaxed during her battle with breast cancer.
Researchers Find Clue To Stopping Breast Cancer Metastasis Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.18] If scientists knew exactly what a breast cancer cell needs to spread, then they could stop the most deadly part of the disease: metastasis. New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine takes a step in that direction. Carol Otey, Ph.D. and UNC colleagues reduced the ability of breast cancer cells to migrate by knocking down the expression of a protein called palladin.
Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks (HealthDay) Source: Y! Health Breast Cancer News [2008.11.18] HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists believe they have
found out why diet and exercise affect a women's chance of breast cancer
after she's past menopause, a new study says.
Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for
Offspring (HealthDay) Source: Y! Health Breast Cancer News [2008.11.18] HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women whose mothers consumed
canola oil during pregnancy and breast-feeding may be less likely to
develop breast cancer than those whose mothers consumed corn oil, a new
study suggests.
Psychological Counseling Boosts Breast Cancer Outcomes Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2008.11.18] Title: Psychological Counseling Boosts Breast Cancer Outcomes Category: Health News Created: 11/18/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/18/2008
Family History Raises Breast Cancer Risk Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2008.11.18] Title: Family History Raises Breast Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 11/18/2008 Last Editorial Review: 11/18/2008
British Study Shows Possible Explanation For Tamoxifen Resistance In Some Breast Cancer Patients Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.17] British researchers have discovered a possible explanation for why some female breast cancer patients being treated with tamoxifen -- the most commonly used breast cancer drug -- are resistant to the treatment, increasing their risk that tumors will return, according to a study published in the journal
Psychological Counseling Boosts Breast Cancer Outcomes (HealthDay) Source: Y! Health Breast Cancer News [2008.11.17] HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Psychological counseling may
improve the chances of survival for breast cancer patients, a new study
says.
Family History Ups Breast Cancer Risk Even Without BRCA
Gene (HealthDay) Source: Y! Health Breast Cancer News [2008.11.17] HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of breast cancer for
a woman with a strong family history is four times higher than that of the
general population -- even if she does not carry one of the breast
cancer-linked mutations of the BRCA gene, a new study finds.
Family history can trump breast cancer gene test (AP) Source: Y! Health Breast Cancer News [2008.11.17] AP - If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows. The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are linked with particularly aggressive hereditary breast cancer, and an increased risk of ovarian cancer, too.
Family history key in figuring breast cancer risk (Reuters) Source: Y! Health Breast Cancer News [2008.11.17] Reuters - Women with a family history of breast cancer but who test negative for two genetic mutations commonly linked to it still have a very high risk of developing the disease, Canadian researchers said on Monday.
Smoking plus gene variant raises breast cancer risk (Reuters) Source: Y! Health Smoking Cessation News [2008.11.17] Reuters - Women with a particular gene mutation linked to breast cancer may further raise their risk of the disease if they smoke, a study has found.
UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Scientists Identify Signaling Pathway Driving A Deadly Sub-Type Of Breast Cancer Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.15] An intra cellular pathway not previously linked to breast cancer is driving a sub-type of the disease that is highly lethal and disproportionately over-represented in African American women. The pathway regulates how cells identify and destroy proteins and represents a class of genes called proteasome targeting complexes. The work shows that basal cancer cells degrade the tumor suppressor gene p27 by making a new type of proteasome targeting complex.
Study Finds No Breast Cancer Reduction From Calcium, Vitamin D Supplements Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.14] Women who took vitamin D and calcium supplements developed breast cancer at the same rate as those who did not take the supplements, according to a study by the Women's Health Initiative that is published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the
A New Way To Study How Breast Cancer Spreads Developed By Einstein Researchers Source: Conferences News From Medical News Today [2008.11.13] In a breakthrough study appearing in advance online publication of Nature Methods, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University describe for the first time a method of viewing individual breast cancer cells for several days at a time. The study, by scientists in Einstein's Gruss Lipper Biophotonics Center, provides detail on how cancer cells invade surrounding tissue and reach blood vessels.
Breast Cancer Screening Could Be Revolutionized By New Technology Source: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News From Medical News Today [2008.11.12] The world's first radar breast imaging system developed at Bristol University that could revolutionise the way women are scanned for breast cancer, is being trialled at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT). Professor Alan Preece and Dr Ian Craddock from the University of Bristol have been working for a number of years to develop a breast-imaging device which uses radio waves and therefore has no radiation risk unlike conventional mammograms.
Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet Cancer Prevention Specialty [2008.11.12] Title: Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 11/12/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/12/2008
Black Cohosh Tied to Breast Cancer Spread Source: MedicineNet Menopause Specialty [2008.11.11] Title: Black Cohosh Tied to Breast Cancer Spread Category: Health News Created: 11/11/2008 Last Editorial Review: 11/11/2008
Free Web Site Lists Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Source: MedicineNet Clinical Trials Specialty [2008.11.07] Title: Free Web Site Lists Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Category: Health News Created: 11/7/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/7/2008
Migraine Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk Source: MedicineNet Headache Specialty [2008.11.07] Title: Migraine Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 11/7/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/7/2008
Breakthrough's Comment On Research Suggesting Women Who Have Migraines Have A Reduced Risk Of Breast Cancer Source: Headache / Migraine News From Medical News Today [2008.11.06] Research to be published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention suggests that women who suffer from migraines may have a reduced risk of developing certain types of breast cancer. Dr Sarah Cant, Policy Manager at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, says: "This small study is the first to suggest that women who suffer migraines may have a reduced risk of developing certain types of breast cancer, so needs to be backed up by further research.
Women Who Have Migraines Have Lower Breast Cancer Risk Source: Headache / Migraine News From Medical News Today [2008.11.06] Women who suffer from migraines may take at least some comfort in a recent, first-of-its-kind study that suggests a history of such headaches is associated with a significantly lower risk of breast cancer. Christopher I. Li, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center report these findings in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
New Study Finds Many Breast Cancer Patients Are Not Receiving The Most Advanced Breast Conserving Surgical Techniques Source: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News From Medical News Today [2008.11.04] New surgical techniques have dramatically improved the aesthetic results of mastectomy without sacrificing outcomes. Properly placed incisions and skin-sparing, or breast skin conserving, surgical approaches provide women undergoing biopsy and surgical treatment for breast cancer with the best option for appropriate cancer eradication while still permitting reconstruction of a more natural looking breast.
Study Shows Women With Breast Cancer Treated With Radiotherapy Using Tangential Fields Have Increased Risk Of Developing Cancer In The Other Breast Source: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine News From Medical News Today [2008.11.04] Women with breast cancer treated with radiotherapy using tangential fields - where radiation is directed at an angle to the breast - after lumpectomy show increased risk of breast cancer in the other breast, with an even higher risk in younger women and in those with family members who have had breast cancer, warns a study.
Vigorous Exercise Protects Against Breast Cancer Source: Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2008.11.03] New research from the US suggests that vigorous exercise cuts the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women and is particularly effective for women who are not overweight. The study was the work of researchers at the National Cancer Institute and is published in the 31 October issue of the journal Breast Cancer Research.
Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk Source: MedicineNet Cervical Cancer Specialty [2008.11.03] Title: Excess Weight Seems to Boost Breast Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 11/3/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/3/2008
Vigorous Exercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk Source: MedicineNet Menopause Specialty [2008.10.31] Title: Vigorous Exercise Cuts Breast Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 10/31/2008 Last Editorial Review: 10/31/2008
Hot Flashes, Night Sweats a Good Sign for Breast Cancer Patients Source: MedicineNet tamoxifen Specialty [2008.10.30] Title: Hot Flashes, Night Sweats a Good Sign for Breast Cancer Patients Category: Health News Created: 10/30/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/30/2008
3-D Doppler Ultrasound Helps ID Breast Cancers Source: MedicineNet Ultrasound Specialty [2008.10.22] Title: 3-D Doppler Ultrasound Helps ID Breast Cancers Category: Health News Created: 10/22/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/22/2008
Younger Breast Cancer Survivors Risk Disease in Other Breast Source: MedicineNet Chemotherapy Specialty [2008.10.15] Title: Younger Breast Cancer Survivors Risk Disease in Other Breast Category: Health News Created: 10/15/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/15/2008
NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk Source: MedicineNet celecoxib Specialty [2008.10.10] Title: NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 10/10/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/10/2008
Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet tamoxifen Specialty [2008.10.08] Title: Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 10/8/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/8/2008
Birth Size May Up Breast Cancer Risk Source: MedicineNet estrogens (conjugated) and medroxyprogesterone Specialty [2008.09.30] Title: Birth Size May Up Breast Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 9/30/2008 Last Editorial Review: 9/30/2008
Hypnosis Cuts Hot Flashes for Breast Cancer Survivors Source: MedicineNet Alternative Medicine Specialty [2008.09.26] Title: Hypnosis Cuts Hot Flashes for Breast Cancer Survivors Category: Health News Created: 9/26/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/26/2008
ASTRO: Breast Cancer MRI Kinetics May Predict Nodal Status Source: MedPage Today Radiology [2008.09.25] BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- The MRI-related kinetics of a breast tumor may reveal a patient's lymph node status without surgical sampling, data from a small retrospective study suggest.
Shorter Breast Cancer Treatment Effective Source: MedicineNet Radiation Therapy Specialty [2008.09.23] Title: Shorter Breast Cancer Treatment Effective Category: Health News Created: 9/23/2008 Last Editorial Review: 9/23/2008
Acupuncture Cuts Ails of Breast Cancer Drugs Source: MedicineNet Alternative Medicine Specialty [2008.09.22] Title: Acupuncture Cuts Ails of Breast Cancer Drugs Category: Health News Created: 9/22/2008 Last Editorial Review: 9/22/2008
Breast Cancer Vaccine Blasts Some Tumors Source: MedicineNet trastuzumab Specialty [2008.09.16] Title: Breast Cancer Vaccine Blasts Some Tumors Category: Health News Created: 9/16/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/16/2008
Better Communication And Symptom Assessment Are Key To Promoting Adherence To Long-Term Hormonal Therapy For Invasive Breast Cancer Source: Compliance News From Medical News Today [2008.09.10] One in three women taking long-term hormonal (endocrine) therapy for invasive breast cancer stop their treatment before the end of the recommended five-year period, according to a major follow-up study, which reveals that women looked after in specialised oncology units are more likely to continue therapy than those cared for by family doctors.
New Screening Catches More Breast Cancers Source: MedicineNet trastuzumab Specialty [2008.09.04] Title: New Screening Catches More Breast Cancers Category: Health News Created: 9/4/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/4/2008
Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study Source: MedicineNet tamoxifen Specialty [2008.09.03] Title: Breast Cancer Drug Not Tied to Cognitive Decline: Study Category: Health News Created: 9/3/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 9/3/2008
Zoledronic Acid Protects Bones of Women Getting Breast Cancer Treatment Source: MedicineNet tamoxifen Specialty [2008.08.20] Title: Zoledronic Acid Protects Bones of Women Getting Breast Cancer Treatment Category: Health News Created: 8/20/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/20/2008
Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues Source: MedicineNet tamoxifen Specialty [2008.08.13] Title: Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues Category: Health News Created: 8/13/2008 9:18:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/13/2008
Breast Cancer: Risk Remains Years Later Source: MedicineNet tamoxifen Specialty [2008.08.13] Title: Breast Cancer: Risk Remains Years Later Category: Health News Created: 8/13/2008 Last Editorial Review: 8/13/2008
Christina Applegate's Breast Cancer: FAQ Source: MedicineNet Mammogram Specialty [2008.08.05] Title: Christina Applegate's Breast Cancer: FAQ Category: Health News Created: 8/5/2008 Last Editorial Review: 8/5/2008
2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective Source: MedicineNet Mammogram Specialty [2008.07.30] Title: 2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective Category: Health News Created: 7/30/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2008
Recent Genetic Discoveries Don't Improve Prediction of Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet Breast Biopsy Specialty [2008.07.14] Title: Recent Genetic Discoveries Don't Improve Prediction of Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 7/12/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/14/2008
Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet Breast Specialty [2008.07.10] Title: Breast Cancer Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 12/31/1997 Last Editorial Review: 7/10/2008
FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet trastuzumab Specialty [2008.07.09] Title: FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 7/9/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/9/2008
Breast Cancer Vaccines Look Promising Source: MedicineNet Measles (Rubeola) Specialty [2008.06.27] Title: Breast Cancer Vaccines Look Promising Category: Health News Created: 6/27/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/27/2008
Breast Cancer and Menopause Source: MedicineNet Breast Specialty [2008.06.12] Title: Breast Cancer and Menopause Category: Health Facts Created: 6/12/2008 Last Editorial Review: 6/12/2008
Raloxifene Cuts Risk of Certain Type of Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet raloxifene Specialty [2008.06.12] Title: Raloxifene Cuts Risk of Certain Type of Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 6/12/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/12/2008
Estimating Breast Cancer Risk: Questions and Answers Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Questions To Ask The Doctor 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
Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet docetaxel Specialty [2008.06.02] Title: Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 6/1/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/2/2008
Paclitaxel Plus Chemo Improves Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet cyclophosphamide Specialty [2008.05.28] Title: Paclitaxel Plus Chemo Improves Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 5/28/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 5/28/2008
Male Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet Breast Specialty [2008.05.05] Title: Male Breast Cancer Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 6/30/2005 Last Editorial Review: 5/5/2008
Weekly Doses of Taxol Prolonged Lives of Breast Cancer Patients Source: MedicineNet cyclophosphamide Specialty [2008.04.17] Title: Weekly Doses of Taxol Prolonged Lives of Breast Cancer Patients Category: Health News Created: 4/17/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/17/2008
Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease Source: MedicineNet trastuzumab Specialty [2008.04.14] Title: Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease Category: Health News Created: 4/14/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/14/2008
Anemia Triples Risk of Local Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients Source: MedicineNet cyclophosphamide Specialty [2008.04.04] Title: Anemia Triples Risk of Local Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients Category: Health News Created: 4/4/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/4/2008
Breast Cancer Questions To Ask The Doctor Source: MedicineNet Breast 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
Gaps Persist in Use of Less Invasive Breast Cancer Procedure Source: MedicineNet Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Specialty [2008.03.27] Title: Gaps Persist in Use of Less Invasive Breast Cancer Procedure Category: Health News Created: 3/27/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/27/2008 2:00:01 AM
Environmental Toxins, Radiation May Be Tied to Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet estrogens (conjugated) and medroxyprogesterone Specialty [2008.03.20] Title: Environmental Toxins, Radiation May Be Tied to Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 3/20/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/20/2008
Late Use of Aromatase Inhibitor Still Effective Against Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet letrozole Specialty [2008.03.12] Title: Late Use of Aromatase Inhibitor Still Effective Against Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 3/12/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/12/2008
Aspirin May Lower Breast Cancer Risk Source: MedicineNet Cox-2 Inhibitors Specialty [2008.03.11] Title: Aspirin May Lower Breast Cancer Risk Category: Health News Created: 3/11/2008 Last Editorial Review: 3/11/2008
Breast Cancer Drug Might Treat Bipolar Disorder Source: MedicineNet lorazepam Specialty [2008.03.04] Title: Breast Cancer Drug Might Treat Bipolar Disorder Category: Health News Created: 3/4/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/4/2008
Breast Cancer Prevention Source: MedicineNet Breast Specialty [2008.02.26] Title: Breast Cancer Prevention Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 5/23/1999 7:12:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 2/26/2008
DDT Compound Speeds Breast Cancer Growth Source: MedicineNet Poison Control Centers Specialty [2008.02.15] Title: DDT Compound Speeds Breast Cancer Growth Category: Health News Created: 2/15/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/15/2008
HRT Raises Risk of Lobular Breast Cancer Source: MedicineNet Hysterectomy Specialty [2008.01.17] Title: HRT Raises Risk of Lobular Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 1/17/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 1/17/2008
FDA Approves New Breast Cancer Drug Source: MedicineNet capecitabine Specialty [2007.03.14] Title: FDA Approves New Breast Cancer Drug Category: Health News Created: 3/14/2007 Last Editorial Review: 3/14/2007
Letrozole Increases Survival Rate in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Source: Medscape Pharmacotherapy Headlines [2004.06.10] Updated findings from the MA-17 trial indicate a 39% survival benefit with letrozole, which also reduced the risk of local recurrence and distant metastases. Medscape Medical News
Gemcitabine Plus Paclitaxel Increases Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer Source: Medscape Pharmacotherapy Headlines [2004.06.10] Time to progression is also significantly better than with paclitaxel alone, and the combination does not increase toxicity. Medscape Medical News
Breast Cancer Survivors' Follow-Up Care Source: MedicineNet CA 125 Specialty [2002.04.23] Title: Breast Cancer Survivors' Follow-Up Care Category: Health Facts Created: 10/23/2000 9:15:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 4/23/2002
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.
Community Factors Predict Reconstruction After Mastectomy Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.19] According to new research published in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, women who live in wealthier communities with lower population densities and a larger proportion of college-educated individuals are more likely to have immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Every year in the Unites States, breast cancer affects 134 of every 100,000 women.
ER/PR Negative Tumors Associated With Insurance Status Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.19] African-American women are at a higher risk for ER/PR negative breast cancer. A new study, to be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, found that race, socioeconomic characteristics and other tumor characteristics are all important predictors of having ER/PR negative breast cancer.
Studies To Examine Factors Behind Racial Disparities In Breast, Colon Cancers Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.18] The following summarizes articles about two cancer studies that examine racial disparities. Breast cancer: Researchers from the University of North Carolina's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center are expanding the Carolina Breast Cancer Study to examine why black women are more likely than white women to die from the disease, the
Major Breakthrough Transforms Field Of Hormone Receptor Research Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today [2008.11.18] For decades, scientists have been studying nuclear hormone receptors to gain a better understanding of how they turn genes on and off throughout the body and how they function as key drug targets for a number of diseases, such as diabetes, breast cancer, osteoporosis and high cholesterol. A new UVA Health System study, led by Fraydoon Rastinejad, Ph.D.
Genetic Risk Factors May Tailor Prostate Cancer Screening Approaches Source: Prostate / Prostate Cancer News From Medical News Today [2008.11.18] Men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men are particularly susceptible to the disease, with a twofold to sevenfold increased risk. Assessing risk in these populations has been difficult. "There have been years of effort to try to identify genes and genetic mutations associated with prostate cancer as there are for breast cancer," said Veda N. Giri, M.D.
Group therapy may extend lives of cancer patients (Reuters) Source: Y! Health News Search RSS Feed [2008.11.16] Reuters - Psychological group therapy for women with breast cancer may help them not only to cope better with their disease but also live longer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Women With Breast Implants Encouraged To Go Beyond Regular Mammogram Screening Source: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News From Medical News Today [2008.10.29] NewImage.com, the premier online destination for personal image enhancement solutions, is pleased to support National Breast Cancer Awareness Month for a second year by helping raise awareness of the importance of early detection and encouraging women with breast implants to go beyond regular mammography screenings to reduce the risk of possibly missing a tumor hidden under an implant.
Acupuncture May Help With Side Effects of Hormone Therapy, Study Finds (American Cancer Society) Source: Y! Health Alternative Medicine News [2008.10.13] American Cancer Society - Acupuncture may be just as effective as an antidepressant at
reducing
the unpleasant side effects associated with using hormone therapy for
breast cancer, according to new research presented at the annual
meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
(ASTRO). And unlike with conventional drug therapy, patients also reported
some benefits, the study found.
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