News related to Epirubicin and/or conditions it is approved for
Which Women Should Receive Preventive Breast Cancer Drugs?
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.14]
A new study, published in the journal Cancer Discovery, revealed that genetic variations could be a key indicator of which women are likely and which are unlikely to benefit from tamoxifen or raloxifene for breast cancer prevention. James Ingle, M.D...
Which Women Might Benefit From Drugs to Prevent Breast Cancer?
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2013.06.14]
Title: Which Women Might Benefit From Drugs to Prevent Breast Cancer?
Category: Health News
Created: 6/13/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2013 12:00:00 AM
Genetic Markers Could Focus Breast Cancer Chemoprevention
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines [2013.06.13]
Newly discovered genetic markers could be used to select which women would benefit most from chemoprevention with tamoxifen and raloxifene.
Medscape Medical News
Newly Identified Markers May Predict Who Will Respond To Breast Cancer Prevention Therapy
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.13]
Genetic variations, known as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), in or near the genes ZNF423 and CTSO were associated with breast cancer risk among women who underwent prevention therapy with tamoxifen and raloxifene, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research...
Breast Cancer Survivors Motivated To Exercise By Telephone Counseling Combined With Physician Advice
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.13]
Telephone-based counseling, when combined with physician advice, can help breast cancer survivors become more physically active, which can improve quality of life and lessen the side effects of cancer treatment, according to new research from The Miriam Hospital...
PET And MR Predict Chemotherapy's Ability To Prolong Life Of Breast Cancer Patients
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.13]
For patients with advanced breast cancer, positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging can improve quality of life and survival by providing physicians with information on the effectiveness of chemotherapy prior to surgery, said researchers presenting at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging...
Mammography Doesn't Reduce Breast Cancer Death Rates: U.K. Study
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2013.06.12]
Title: Mammography Doesn't Reduce Breast Cancer Death Rates: U.K. Study
Category: Health News
Created: 6/11/2013 6:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/12/2013 12:00:00 AM
Breast Cancer Screening Does Not Reduce Deaths Says Study Of 40 Years Of Mammograms
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.11]
A new UK study suggests screening for breast cancer does not reduce deaths from the disease. The study, which looked at nearly 40 years of breast screening, adds to the controversy surrounding whether it is screening or improvement in treatment that accounts for the fall in rates of death from breast cancer...
Successful Breast Cancer Pilot Study Funded By Volleyball Tournaments
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.07]
Funded by volleyball tournaments, a new study released this week shows success in pinpointing individualized treatment for women with metastatic breast cancer, according to George Mason University researchers...
Improved Understanding Breast Cancer Stem Cells
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.06]
A joint project between the Griffith University and the UQ Centre for clinical Research (UQCCR) has characterised an in vitro model that allows further studies on the breast cancer biology. These studies include the confirmation that primary tissue obtained from patients with breast cancer behaves similarly to those derived from long-term cultured cell lines...
Potential New Clues For Identifying Breast Cancer Risk
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.06]
New research provides critical insights into how normal breast precursor cells may be genetically vulnerable to develop into cancer. The research is published in the inaugural issue of Stem Cell Reports, an open-access journal from the International Society of Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) published by Cell Press...
Breast Cancer Pictures Slideshow: A Visual Guide to Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Breast Specialty [2013.06.06]
Title: Breast Cancer Pictures Slideshow: A Visual Guide to Breast Cancer
Category: Slideshows
Created: 9/28/2010 1:12:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/6/2013 12:00:00 AM
Genetic Testing Could Protect Younger African Americans With Breast Cancer And Their Relatives
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.05]
A high percentage of African-American women with breast cancer who were evaluated at a university cancer-risk clinic were found to carry inherited genetic mutations that increase their risk for breast cancer...
Many Young Breast Cancer Patients May Opt for a Mastectomy
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2013.06.05]
Title: Many Young Breast Cancer Patients May Opt for a Mastectomy
Category: Health News
Created: 6/4/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/5/2013 12:00:00 AM
MarginProbe System Makes Breast Cancer Surgery More Precise
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.04]
Any breast cancer surgeon who regularly performs lumpectomies confronts the question "Did I get it all?" Thirty to 60 percent of the time in the U.S., the answer is "no," requiring the patient to undergo a second surgery to remove the remaining tumor...
Many Black Women Prone to Gene-Driven Breast Cancer: Study
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2013.06.04]
Title: Many Black Women Prone to Gene-Driven Breast Cancer: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 6/3/2013 12:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/4/2013 12:00:00 AM
Fine-Tuning Breast Cancer Treatments: What Works Better?
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2013.06.04]
Title: Fine-Tuning Breast Cancer Treatments: What Works Better?
Category: Health News
Created: 6/3/2013 12:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/4/2013 12:00:00 AM
We Need More Breast Cancer Trials For Younger Patients Urge Experts
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.03]
The poorer survival rates of younger breast cancer patients could be a result of insufficient clinical trials for this age group. This was a conclusion of a major new Cancer Research UK study published online recently in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI)...
10 Years On Tamoxifen Halves Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.03]
Survivors who take tamoxifen for ten years have half the risk of dying from estrogen receptor positive breast cancer, researchers from Cancer Research UK reported at the ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, USA...
Mastectomy Often The First Choice For Young Breast Cancer Patients
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.06.03]
A new study of young women with breast cancer has found that most chose to have a mastectomy rather than a surgical procedure that would conserve the breast, researchers report at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, May 31-June 4, in Chicago...
ASCO: RT Alone OK for Some Node-Positive Breast Cancers
Source: MedPage Today Radiology [2013.06.03]
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Breast cancer patients with a positive but nonpalpable sentinel lymph node may be better off with radiation than with further axillary surgery, the AMAROS trial affirmed.
Doubling Time on Tamoxifen Cuts Odds for Breast Cancer's Return: Study
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Specialty [2013.06.03]
Title: Doubling Time on Tamoxifen Cuts Odds for Breast Cancer's Return: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 6/2/2013 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/3/2013 12:00:00 AM
Genetic Marker Identified For Sporadic Breast Cancer
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.29]
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have pinpointed a genetic marker for sporadic breast cancer - one of a handful identified to date in Caucasians. Researchers have identified many genetic markers for familial breast cancers, but not for sporadic breast cancer which accounts for 80 per cent of all cases...
Positive Data Supporting A New Biomarker Predicting The Efficacy Of Current Hormone Therapies In Early Breast Cancers
Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today [2013.05.29]
Invivis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical private company focused on the development of oncology therapeutics, have announced new, positive data supporting the development of its biomarkers to be presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2013 Annual Meeting, May 31-June 4, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois...
Metformin Won't Aid Breast Cancer Survival in Diabetics
Source: MedicineNet Breast Specialty [2013.05.15]
Title: Metformin Won't Aid Breast Cancer Survival in Diabetics
Category: Health News
Created: 5/14/2013 6:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/15/2013 12:00:00 AM
How Breast Cancer Cells Acquire Drug Resistance
Source: MRSA / Drug Resistance News From Medical News Today [2013.05.10]
A seven-year quest to understand how breast cancer cells resist treatment with the targeted therapy lapatinib has revealed a previously unknown molecular network that regulates cell death. The discovery provides new avenues to overcome drug resistance, according to researchers at Duke Cancer Institute...
Breast Cancer Risk May Be Reduced By Exercise-Related Changes In Estrogen Metabolism
Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today [2013.05.09]
Changes in estrogen breakdown, or metabolism, may be one of the mechanisms by which aerobic exercise lowers a woman's breast cancer risk, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research...
In Estrogen Receptor POS Breast Cancer, Genetic And Clinical Factors Best To Predict Late Recurrence
Source: Endocrinology News From Medical News Today [2013.05.06]
A new analysis has provided a comprehensive comparison of scores designed to predict which women with oestrogen-receptor positive breast cancer are at high risk of recurrence beyond five years after diagnosis, and may benefit from prolonged endocrine treatment...
Breast Implants Can Hinder Breast Cancer Survival In Women
Source: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News From Medical News Today [2013.05.01]
Cosmetic breast implants may hinder survival in women who later develop breast cancer, according to a new small study published in BMJ. The authors suggest that these results be interpreted with caution because some of the twelve studies that were looked into did not adjust for a number of confounding elements...
Implants May Delay Breast Cancer Detection, Raise Death Risk
Source: MedicineNet Breast Augmentation Specialty [2013.05.01]
Title: Implants May Delay Breast Cancer Detection, Raise Death Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 4/30/2013 8:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/1/2013 12:00:00 AM
Study Suggests Women On Medicaid More Likely To Receive Mastectomy To Treat Breast Cancer
Source: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today [2013.04.26]
JAMA Surgery Study Highlights In a study reported in the resident's forum, Linda Adepoju, M.D., of University of Toledo Medical Center, Ohio, and colleagues suggest that tumor size, cancer stage, and Medicaid insurance were predictors of undergoing a mastectomy to treat breast cancer...
Mammograms Can Measure How Breast Cancer Drug Is Working: Study
Source: MedicineNet tamoxifen Specialty [2013.04.23]
Title: Mammograms Can Measure How Breast Cancer Drug Is Working: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 4/22/2013 6:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/23/2013 12:00:00 AM
Drugs Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk for Some, Task Force Finds
Source: MedicineNet raloxifene Specialty [2013.04.16]
Title: Drugs Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk for Some, Task Force Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 4/15/2013 6:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/16/2013 12:00:00 AM
Menopause-Like Woes Hinder Breast Cancer Treatment: Study
Source: MedicineNet Breast Specialty [2013.04.15]
Title: Menopause-Like Woes Hinder Breast Cancer Treatment: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 4/12/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/15/2013 12:00:00 AM
FDA Step Closer To Approving Breast Cancer Drug "Palbociclib"
Source: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News From Medical News Today [2013.04.11]
The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has just announced that their drug "Palbociclib", a selective inhibitor of cyclin dependent kinases (CDK) 4 and 6, has just received Breakthrough Therapy designation by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for breast cancer treatment. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide...
New Clues to How Exercise May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Source: MedicineNet Cancer Prevention Specialty [2013.04.10]
Title: New Clues to How Exercise May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 4/9/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/10/2013 12:00:00 AM
Estrogen Level in Pregnancy May Affect Breast Cancer Risk in Daughters
Source: MedicineNet tamoxifen Specialty [2013.04.10]
Title: Estrogen Level in Pregnancy May Affect Breast Cancer Risk in Daughters
Category: Health News
Created: 4/9/2013 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/10/2013 12:00:00 AM
Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Source: MedicineNet Cancer Prevention Specialty [2013.04.09]
Title: Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 4/9/2013 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/9/2013 12:00:00 AM
For Older Women, Missed Mammograms Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes
Source: MedicineNet Mammogram Specialty [2013.04.08]
Title: For Older Women, Missed Mammograms Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes
Category: Health News
Created: 4/7/2013 2:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/8/2013 12:00:00 AM
Breast Cancer Gene Tests Won't Help Most Women: Report
Source: MedicineNet Ovarian Cancer Specialty [2013.04.02]
Title: Breast Cancer Gene Tests Won't Help Most Women: Report
Category: Health News
Created: 4/1/2013 6:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/2/2013 12:00:00 AM
More Evidence Shows Hormone Therapy May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Source: MedicineNet Hormone Therapy Specialty [2013.04.01]
Title: More Evidence Shows Hormone Therapy May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 3/29/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/1/2013 12:00:00 AM
Advanced Breast Cancer in Young Women Increasing
Source: MedicineNet Breast Specialty [2013.03.05]
Title: Advanced Breast Cancer in Young Women Increasing
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 3/5/2013 7:33:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/5/2013 7:33:04 PM
More Younger Women Diagnosed With Advanced Breast Cancer: Study
Source: MedicineNet Mammogram Specialty [2013.02.27]
Title: More Younger Women Diagnosed With Advanced Breast Cancer: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 2/26/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2013 12:00:00 AM
Qigong Found To Improve Quality Of Life For Breast Cancer Patients
Source: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News From Medical News Today [2013.01.29]
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found qigong, an ancient mind-body practice, reduces depressive symptoms and improves quality of life in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer...
Breast Cancer Message Boards Reveal Frequent Discussion Of Drug Side Effects, Discontinuation Of Therapy
Source: Compliance News From Medical News Today [2013.01.18]
In the first study to examine discussion of drug side effects on Internet message boards, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that breast cancer survivors taking the commonly prescribed adjuvant therapy known as aromatase inhibitors (AIs) often detailed in these forums troublesome symptoms resulting from the drugs, and they ...
Study Examines Link Between Breast Cancer and Diabetes
Source: MedicineNet Insulin Resistance Specialty [2012.12.13]
Title: Study Examines Link Between Breast Cancer and Diabetes
Category: Health News
Created: 12/13/2012 10:36:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/13/2012 12:00:00 AM
Study Finds Link Between Statins And Improved Survival In Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Source: Statins News From Medical News Today [2012.12.10]
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found statins, the commonly used drug to lower cholesterol, improved progression-free survival in patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC)...
No Benefit Seen in Extending Herceptin for Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet trastuzumab Specialty [2012.12.10]
Title: No Benefit Seen in Extending Herceptin for Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 12/7/2012 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/10/2012 12:00:00 AM
Existing Breast Cancer Drugs May Help More Women
Source: MedicineNet trastuzumab Specialty [2012.12.10]
Title: Existing Breast Cancer Drugs May Help More Women
Category: Health News
Created: 12/8/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/10/2012 12:00:00 AM
Fruits, Veggies Tied to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Source: MedicineNet Cancer Causes Specialty [2012.12.07]
Title: Fruits, Veggies Tied to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 12/7/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/7/2012 12:00:00 AM
Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Source: MedicineNet Congestive Heart Failure Specialty [2012.12.07]
Title: Avastin Won't Extend Breast Cancer Survival: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 12/7/2012 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/7/2012 12:00:00 AM
New Drug Regimens May Slow Advanced Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Neutropenia Specialty [2012.12.05]
Title: New Drug Regimens May Slow Advanced Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 12/5/2012 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/5/2012 12:00:00 AM
Racial Disparities Still Seen in Use of Breast Cancer Treatments
Source: MedicineNet Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Specialty [2012.12.05]
Title: Racial Disparities Still Seen in Use of Breast Cancer Treatments
Category: Health News
Created: 12/5/2012 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/5/2012 12:00:00 AM
Acupuncture Might Ease Fatigue Linked to Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Alternative Medicine Specialty [2012.11.05]
Title: Acupuncture Might Ease Fatigue Linked to Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 11/2/2012 2:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/5/2012 12:00:00 AM
Blood Test May Help Define Breast Cancer Risk in Older Women
Source: MedicineNet estradiol Specialty [2012.10.19]
Title: Blood Test May Help Define Breast Cancer Risk in Older Women
Category: Health News
Created: 10/18/2012 6:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 10/19/2012 12:00:00 AM
Service That Speeds Up Breast Cancer Diagnosis Pays Off: Study
Source: MedicineNet Breast Lumps In Women Specialty [2012.10.12]
Title: Service That Speeds Up Breast Cancer Diagnosis Pays Off: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 10/11/2012 6:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 10/12/2012 12:00:00 AM
Novel Drug Approach Shows Promise Against Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Hair Loss Specialty [2012.10.01]
Title: Novel Drug Approach Shows Promise Against Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 10/1/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Bone Cancer Specialty [2012.09.26]
Title: Breast Cancer
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/26/2012 12:00:00 AM
Genetic Testing: Families With Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Uterine Cancer Specialty [2012.09.19]
Title: Genetic Testing: Families With Breast Cancer
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 6/6/2001 8:46:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/19/2012 12:00:00 AM
After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Are Other Tests Overdone?
Source: MedicineNet Chest X-ray Specialty [2012.09.13]
Title: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Are Other Tests Overdone?
Category: Health News
Created: 9/13/2012 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/13/2012 12:00:00 AM
Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought
Source: MedicineNet trastuzumab Specialty [2012.08.31]
Title: Breast Cancer Drug May Harm the Heart More Than Thought
Category: Health News
Created: 8/30/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/31/2012 12:00:00 AM
Daily Aspirin May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, But Not Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Peptic Ulcer Specialty [2012.08.28]
Title: Daily Aspirin May Help Fight Prostate Cancer, But Not Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM
FDA Gives Nod to New Breast Cancer Drug
Source: MedicineNet letrozole Specialty [2012.07.23]
Title: FDA Gives Nod to New Breast Cancer Drug
Category: Health News
Created: 7/20/2012 6:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 7/23/2012 12:00:00 AM
Diabetes Drug Metformin May Cut Breast Cancer Risk in Older Women
Source: MedicineNet Cancer Causes Specialty [2012.06.12]
Title: Diabetes Drug Metformin May Cut Breast Cancer Risk in Older Women
Category: Health News
Created: 6/11/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 6/12/2012 12:00:00 AM
Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Certain Breast Cancers
Source: MedicineNet capecitabine Specialty [2012.06.04]
Title: Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Certain Breast Cancers
Category: Health News
Created: 6/3/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/4/2012 12:00:00 AM
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Breast Lumps In Women Specialty [2012.05.09]
Title: Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 1/31/2005 6:51:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/9/2012 12:00:00 AM
Mammograms Beat Thermography for Breast Cancer Detection: Study
Source: MedicineNet Breast Biopsy Specialty [2012.05.07]
Title: Mammograms Beat Thermography for Breast Cancer Detection: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 5/4/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/7/2012 12:00:00 AM
Breast Cancer Prevention
Source: MedicineNet Breast Lumps In Women Specialty [2012.04.16]
Title: Breast Cancer Prevention
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 5/23/1999 7:12:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/16/2012 12:00:00 AM
Depo-Provera Birth Control Might Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Source: MedicineNet medroxyprogesterone Specialty [2012.04.05]
Title: Depo-Provera Birth Control Might Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 4/4/2012 6:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 4/5/2012 12:00:00 AM
Long-Term Estrogen Therapy Does Up Breast Cancer Risk: Study
Source: MedicineNet Uterine Cancer Specialty [2012.04.02]
Title: Long-Term Estrogen Therapy Does Up Breast Cancer Risk: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 4/1/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/2/2012 12:00:00 AM
Avastin May Help Fight Early Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet capecitabine Specialty [2012.01.26]
Title: Avastin May Help Fight Early Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 1/26/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/26/2012 12:00:00 AM
Avastin Boosted Survival for Type of Aggressive Breast Cancer: Study
Source: MedicineNet docetaxel Specialty [2011.12.08]
Title: Avastin Boosted Survival for Type of Aggressive Breast Cancer: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 12/7/2011 8:07:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/8/2011 12:00:00 AM
FDA Rejects Avastin for Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Nosebleed Specialty [2011.11.21]
Title: FDA Rejects Avastin for Breast Cancer
Category: Health News
Created: 11/19/2011 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2011 12:00:00 AM
Breast Cancer Risk May Rise With High Hormone Levels
Source: MedicineNet estrogens (conjugated) and medroxyprogesterone Specialty [2011.10.21]
Title: Breast Cancer Risk May Rise With High Hormone Levels
Category: Health News
Created: 10/21/2011 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 10/21/2011 12:00:00 AM
Breast Milk May Hold Clues to Breast Cancer Risk
Source: MedicineNet Breast Biopsy Specialty [2011.04.05]
Title: Breast Milk May Hold Clues to Breast Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 4/5/2011 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/5/2011 12:00:00 AM
Male Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Klinefelter Syndrome Specialty [2011.03.07]
Title: Male Breast Cancer
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 6/30/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/7/2011 12:00:00 AM
Breast Cancer Drug Eribulin Extends Survival
Source: MedicineNet Neutropenia Specialty [2011.03.03]
Title: Breast Cancer Drug Eribulin Extends Survival
Category: Health News
Created: 3/3/2011 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/3/2011 12:00:00 AM
Breast Cancer Patients At Risk For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome May Be Identified By Simple Fingertip Test
Source: Body Aches News From Medical News Today [2010.12.13]
As many as half of postmenopausal women taking aromatase inhibitor drugs for breast cancer complain of bothersome musculoskeletal symptoms, including carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)...
Breast Cancer Quiz: Test Your Medical IQ
Source: MedicineNet Breast Lumps In Women Specialty [2010.12.10]
Title: Breast Cancer Quiz: Test Your Medical IQ
Category: MedicineNet Quiz
Created: 10/11/2010 3:00:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/10/2010 3:44:55 PM
Joint Pain Linked To Breast Cancer Drug Not Inflammatory Arthritis Or Autoimmune Disease
Source: Body Aches News From Medical News Today [2010.11.09]
A new study suggests joint complaints attributed to aromatase inhibitors (AI), popular breast cancer drugs, are not associated with inflammatory arthritis or autoimmune disease. Because of that, researchers say women who were primarily concerned about the threat of arthritis should be encouraged to continue taking the medication. The findings of the study will be presented Tuesday, Nov...
Multivitamins May Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Questions To Ask The Doctor Specialty [2010.04.20]
Title: Multivitamins May Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 4/20/2010 10:28:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/20/2010 10:28:31 AM
Freezing Technique May Stop Breast Cancer
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Questions To Ask The Doctor 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 Questions To Ask The Doctor 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
Common Breast Cancer Traced to Cell Origins
Source: MedicineNet Breast Cancer Questions To Ask The Doctor 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
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.
Tamoxifen: Gene Test May Predict Benefit (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Oncology/Hematology [2013.06.13]
(MedPage Today) -- Two genes may predict which women would benefit from breast cancer primary prevention with tamoxifen or raloxifene (Evista), analysis of the pivotal trials showed.
Study Questions Impact of Mammograms (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Oncology/Hematology [2013.06.12]
(MedPage Today) -- Breast cancer deaths varied little between mammography-screened and unscreened populations of women, according to a study of breast cancer mortality trends in England.
Prominent Oncologist Allegedly Poisons Her Lover
Source: Medscape Medical Students Headlines [2013.06.10]
She is leading a major clinical trial in breast cancer and is accused of slipping a poison into the coffee of her lover, a lung cancer specialist.
Medscape Medical News
Link Discovered Between Genetic Mutation Inherited From Father's Side And Early Puberty
Source: Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today [2013.06.07]
Reaching puberty at an unusually early age can have adverse effects on social behavior and psychological development, as well as physical effects, including short stature, and lifelong health risks, such as diabetes, breast cancer and heart disease...
Research Identifies A Way To Make Cancer Cells More Responsive To Chemotherapy
Source: Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.29]
Breast cancer characterized as "triple negative" carries a poor prognosis, with limited treatment options. In some cases, chemotherapy doesn't kill the cancer cells the way it's supposed to. New research from Western University explains why some cancer cells don't respond to chemotherapy, and identifies a mechanism to rectify that...
Dogs Can Detect Breast And Lung Cancer Cells In Vitro
Source: Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today [2013.05.02]
Researcher Hopes to Screen Smokers with Early Stage Lung Disease in Next Research Phase An internist and instructor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has conducted research proving that specially trained dogs can differentiate the smell of breast cancer cells from non-cancerous cells in cell cultures...
Mixed Results From Study Of Mammogram Tool
Source: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP News From Medical News Today [2013.04.18]
A costly and widely used mammography add-on increases detection of noninvasive and early-stage invasive breast cancer but also makes more mistakes than mammography alone, researchers from UC Davis and the University of Washington have found...
Attitudes Predict Ability To Follow Post-Treatment Advice
Source: Compliance News From Medical News Today [2012.12.10]
Women are more likely to follow experts' advice on how to reduce their risk of an important side effect of breast cancer surgery - like lymphedema - if they feel confident in their abilities and know how to manage stress, according to new research from Fox Chase Cancer Center presented at the 2012 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on Saturday, December 8, 2012...
Has Komen Shot Itself In The Foot?
Source: Abortion News From Medical News Today [2012.02.05]
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer charity which until recently had an enviable reputation as being totally impartial and focused purely on saving women's lives, may have caused itself irreparable damage. By announcing a few days ago that it would stop awarding funds to Planned Parenthood, a sexual health organization; it found itself in the middle of an enormous public outcry...
Susan G. Komen Starts U-Turn After Planned Parenthood Cut-Off
Source: Abortion News From Medical News Today [2012.02.03]
After announcing that it was going to cut funding for Planned Parenthood's breast screenings, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer foundation, today announced that it is changing its funding criteria, meaning it will probably resume funding to Planned Parenthood, a sexual health organization...
Dropping Planned Parenthood Is Not Political, Says Susan G. Komen For The Cure
Source: Abortion News From Medical News Today [2012.02.02]
Breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, says that dropping Planned Parenthood from its granting process is not political, and says it is "dismayed and extremely disappointed" that its action has been mischaracterized. The charity says it has taken actions to make its granting process stronger and more effective, resulting in Planned Parenthood being dropped from its list of grantees...
Shedding Light On Aromatase Inhibitor Joint Pain Syndrome
Source: Body Aches News From Medical News Today [2010.11.10]
Breast cancer patients are more likely to have joint pain from taking aromatase inhibitors (AIs) if they have advanced stage cancer, according to a study presented at the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, held Nov. 7-11, in Atlanta. The study is one of the first to identify factors that increase the likelihood that a patient will suffer joint pain from AI therapy...
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