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FDA Clears Expanded Use Of Xoft's Axxent(R) Electronic Brachytherapy System For All Radiation Therapy Indications
Categorie : Breast CancerXoft, Inc., announced that it has received expanded clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the Axxent(R) Electronic Brachytherapy System, a proprietary technology platform designed to deliver localized, non-radioactive, isotope-free radiation treatment in minimally-shielded c ...
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Tue Mar 2008
Increased Risk Of Cancer Found In Women Who Have Discontinued Therapy With Estrogen Plus Progestin
Categorie : Breast CancerWomenwho discontinue a hormone therapy involving estrogen and progestin mayhave an increased risk of cancer, according to a study published in theMarch 5, 2008 issue of JAMA. The women hadparticipated in a clinicalstudy related to this therapy, and were compared to the women in theplacebo group of t ...
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SATB1 Triggers Aggressive Breast Cancer
Categorie : Breast CancerSATB1 is a nuclear protein well known for its crucial role in regulating gene expression during the differentiation and activation of T cells, making it a key player in the immune system. But SATB1 has now revealed a darker side: it is an essential contributing factor in the most aggressive forms of ...
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New Class Of Breast Cancer Drugs Can Help Cut Recurrence Risk, Studies Say
Categorie : Breast CancerNew research reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has bolstered evidence that several breast cancer drugs can prevent recurrence among women whose tumors are fueled by estrogen, the Chicago Tribune reports (Swanson, Chicago Tribune, 3/11). According to the ...
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Advocates Hopeful That Lawmakers Will Approve Hospital Stay Coverage Mandates For Breast Cancer Patients
Categorie : Breast CancerCongress has been "slow to act" on legislation (HR 758, S 459) that would require health insurers to cover hospital stays after a mastectomy, lumpectomy or lymph node dissection, but advocates "are hoping that with Democrats controlling Congress, the measure might finally be approved," the ...
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ADVENTRX To Present CoFactor Phase 2 Breast Cancer Data At The 2008 Annual Meeting Of The American Society Of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Categorie : Breast CancerADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: ANX) announced that preliminary data from the Company's Phase 2 clinical study of ANX-510, CoFactor(R), for the treatment of advanced breast cancer has been accepted for presentation at the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, whic ...
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Congress 'Slow To Act' On Bills Expanding Hospital Stay Requirements, Chicago Tribune Reports
Categorie : Breast CancerCongress has been "slow to act" on legislation (HR 758, S 459) that would require health coverage providers to expand hospital-stay coverage for women undergoing breast cancer surgery, but advocates are hopeful the bill will be passed during the current session, the ...
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Statement By The US First Lady In A Discussion At The Mexican Association Against Breast Cancer
Categorie : Breast Cancer"Well, it is really important to have the mobile mammography units as well. I know in rural parts of our state, in Texas and Arizona and those states that have very remote and rural communities without really good medical care -- maybe a clinic -- that the rural -- that those mammography units that ...
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Anatasha Crawford Of Georgetown U Selected For Prestigious Bouchet Society
Categorie : Breast CancerAnatasha Crawford, a doctoral candidate at Georgetown University, has been named a member of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society (Bouchet Society). Crawford is in the Tumor Biology Program at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the Georgetown University Medical Center.The Bouc ...
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Body Mass Index May Serve As Prognostic Tool For Advanced, Aggressive Breast Cancers
Categorie : Breast CancerBody Mass Index (BMI), the measure of a person's fat based on their height and weight, may be an effective prognostic tool for specific types of breast cancer, according to research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. ...
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Breast Cancer More Aggressive Among Obese
Categorie : Breast CancerWomen with breast cancer have more aggressive disease and lower survival rates if they are overweight or obese, according to findings published in the March 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. "The more obese a patient is, the more aggres ...
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First Lady Laura Bush Joins Susan G. Komen For The Cure To Launch Global Promise Fund Assisting Women Worldwide
Categorie : Breast CancerFirst Lady Laura Bush helped to launch the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Global Promise Fund at a Capitol Hill event to raise awareness of the organization's life-saving work and outline its new strategy of funding culturally sensitive, sustainable education and outreach programs around the world. Mem ...
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Being Overweight Or Obese Linked To More Aggressive Breast Cancer
Categorie : Breast CancerA new study found that women who are overweight or obese tend to have more aggressive breast cancers and lower survival rates. The researchers suggest that a person's Body Mass Index (BMI, the ratio of a person's weight to the square of their height) may be an effective tool in the prognosis of cer ...
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Obese Women At Greater Risk Of More Aggresive Breast Cancer
Categorie : Breast CancerWomen with breast cancer have more aggressive disease and lower survival rates if they are overweight or obese, according to findings published in the March 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research."The more obese a patient is, the more aggressi ...
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Breast Cancer Risk Increased By Gene Variant
Categorie : Breast CancerIn roughly five to ten percent of breast cancer cases there is a family history of breast cancer - i.e., hereditary and, thus, genetic factors play a role here. Alterations in the genes known as BRCAI and BRCAII are a major cause of familial breast cancer - these are responsible for roughly 25 perc ...
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Mrs. Bush's Remarks At The Launch Of The U.S.-Mexico Partnership For Breast Cancer Awareness And Research
Categorie : Breast Cancer"Thank you very much, Ambassador. Good morning. Thank you all for your very warm welcome to Mexico City. I can't imagine a better reason to be here than talking about what our nations are doing together to raise awareness of breast cancer and strengthen medical collaboration to treat this disease. I ...
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Olivia's "Cruise For Our Cause'' Sails During Women's History Month To Support Women's Health Education Research
Categorie : Breast CancerWhen Olivia's "Cruise for Our Cause" heads to the Caribbean on March 30 with 1,800 women on-board, it will be the first cruise experience dedicated to breast cancer, women's health awareness and research funding. Along with the outstanding entertainment and activities travelers have come to expect f ...
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Breast Cancer Risk Lingered Years After Women Discontinued Estrogen-Progestin Therapy, Stanford Researcher Says
Categorie : Breast CancerA follow-up study of postmenopausal women who took the combination of estrogen and progestin for more than five years as part of the landmark Women's Health Initiative shows that the women continued to face an increased risk for breast cancer nearly three years after they quit taking the hormones. ...
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New Model For Breast Cancer Risk Assessment In Multiple Ethnic Groups Validated By UCSF Researchers
Categorie : Breast CancerResearchers at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a way to quickly estimate a woman's risk for invasive breast cancer. The new model, based on a measure of breast density that is already reported with the majority of mammograms today, is the first to be validated across multi ...
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Provista Life Sciences & Sonora Quest Laboratories Team Up On The BT Test(TM), A New Blood Test For Breast Cancer
Categorie : Breast CancerProvista Life Sciences LLC and Sonora Quest Laboratories announced a collaborative effort that will allow doctors and patients seeking to obtain Provista Life Science's BT Test? for breast cancer access to several strategically located Sonora Quest Laboratories phlebotomy service facilities througho ...
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