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Treating Rare Breast Cancer With Radiation Therapy May Lower Recurrence Rate

Categorie : Breast Cancer
Patients with a rare type of breast cancer may benefit from receiving radiation therapy in addition to surgery to prevent recurrence, according to a study in the July issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeuti ...

read more Patients with a rare type of breast cancer may benefit from receiving radiation therapy in addition to surgery to prevent recurrence, according to a study in the July issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeuti read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

New York Times Examines Debate Over Mammography For Women Over 80

Categorie : Breast Cancer
The New York Times on Monday examined the debate among physicians on the value of recommending that women ages 80 and older receive annual mammograms -- a debate that has arisen because of the paucity of data available for this age group because large clinical trials traditionally focused on younger ...

read more The New York Times on Monday examined the debate among physicians on the value of recommending that women ages 80 and older receive annual mammograms -- a debate that has arisen because of the paucity of data available for this age group because large clinical trials traditionally focused on younger read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

Herceptin Targets Breast Cancer Stem Cells

Categorie : Breast Cancer
A gene that is overexpressed in 20 percent of breast cancers increases the number of cancer stem cells, the cells that fuel a tumor's growth and spread, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The gene, HER2, causes cancer stem cells to multiply and s ...

read more A gene that is overexpressed in 20 percent of breast cancers increases the number of cancer stem cells, the cells that fuel a tumor's growth and spread, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The gene, HER2, causes cancer stem cells to multiply and s read more Tue Jul 2008 Tue Jul 2008

Mammography Facility Characteristics Associated With Accuracy Of Screening

Categorie : Breast Cancer
Some characteristics of mammography facilities are associated with the accuracy of interpretation of screening mammograms, according to a study published online June 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Previous studies have suggested that patient characteristics, such as age, are asso ...

read more Some characteristics of mammography facilities are associated with the accuracy of interpretation of screening mammograms, according to a study published online June 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Previous studies have suggested that patient characteristics, such as age, are asso read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Doctors Say: Sharing News Breast Cancer Has Come Back Is Worse Than Giving Initial Diagnosis

Categorie : Breast Cancer
"Hearing the sad news that breast cancer has returned can be a devastating experience for patients, especially as this means that the disease is no longer curable. Doctors also find imparting this information to women with whom they have developed a trusting relationship over the years extremely dis ...

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Anti-estrogen Drug Therapy Reduces Risk Of Invasive Breast Cancer In Older Women

Categorie : Breast Cancer
New analysis of a drug approved for osteoporosis prevention and treatment has provided definitive evidence that the medication is also effective as a breast cancer preventative for certain cancers. Women who took the drug raloxifene were less likely to develop invasive, estrogen-receptor (ER) positi ...

read more New analysis of a drug approved for osteoporosis prevention and treatment has provided definitive evidence that the medication is also effective as a breast cancer preventative for certain cancers. Women who took the drug raloxifene were less likely to develop invasive, estrogen-receptor (ER) positi read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Neoprobe Commences Lymphoseek Phase 3 Trial

Categorie : Breast Cancer
Neoprobe Corporation (OTCBB: NEOP), a diversified developer of innovative oncology and cardiovascular surgical and diagnostic products, today announced that a multicenter Phase 3 study of Lymphoseek® has been initiated in patients with either breast cancer or melanoma. The Phase 3 study will evaluat ...

read more Neoprobe Corporation (OTCBB: NEOP), a diversified developer of innovative oncology and cardiovascular surgical and diagnostic products, today announced that a multicenter Phase 3 study of Lymphoseek® has been initiated in patients with either breast cancer or melanoma. The Phase 3 study will evaluat read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer Re Lapatanib (Tyveb) Offers Hope After Herceptin Has Failed In Her2 Positive Advanced Breast Cancer

Categorie : Breast Cancer
Comment from Breakthrough Breast Cancer following the announcement that lapatinib (Tyverb) has been given a licence in the European Union as a treatment for women with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer, whose disease has stopped responding to Herceptin.Dr Alexis Willett, Policy Manager at Breakth ...

read more Comment from Breakthrough Breast Cancer following the announcement that lapatinib (Tyverb) has been given a licence in the European Union as a treatment for women with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer, whose disease has stopped responding to Herceptin.Dr Alexis Willett, Policy Manager at Breakth read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Primary Tumors Can Drive The Growth Of Distant Cancers

Categorie : Breast Cancer
Primary tumors can encourage the growth of stray cancer cells lurking elsewhere in the body that otherwise may not have amounted to much, according to a new study in the June 13 issue of the journal Cell, a publication of Cell Press. As people age, most may have such indolent cancer cells given the ...

read more Primary tumors can encourage the growth of stray cancer cells lurking elsewhere in the body that otherwise may not have amounted to much, according to a new study in the June 13 issue of the journal Cell, a publication of Cell Press. As people age, most may have such indolent cancer cells given the read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Women's Imaging Centre First In Louisiana To Deploy Advanced Diagnostic Imaging With The Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI

Categorie : Breast Cancer
Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. announced that the Aurora® 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System is immediately available to patients for the first time in Louisiana at the Women's Imaging Centre-Lafayette. The Aurora System is the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared dedicated breast MRI s ...

read more Aurora Imaging Technology Inc. announced that the Aurora® 1.5Tesla Dedicated Breast MRI System is immediately available to patients for the first time in Louisiana at the Women's Imaging Centre-Lafayette. The Aurora System is the only Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared dedicated breast MRI s read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer Re Today's Breast Screening Story

Categorie : Breast Cancer
Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer Re Screen Detected Breast Cancer Patients Match Life Expectancy Of General Female Population Dr Alexis Willett from Breakthrough Breast Cancer says: "It's excellent news that women with early breast cancer found through screening can live as long as those neve ...

read more Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer Re Screen Detected Breast Cancer Patients Match Life Expectancy Of General Female Population Dr Alexis Willett from Breakthrough Breast Cancer says: read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Ga. Health Department Launches $1.2M Program To Increase Breast Cancer Screening, Treatment

Categorie : Breast Cancer
The Georgia Department of Community Health has launched a $1.2 million initiative that will provide grants to groups offering breast cancer education, screening and treatment to low-income and minority women, the ...

read more The Georgia Department of Community Health has launched a $1.2 million initiative that will provide grants to groups offering breast cancer education, screening and treatment to low-income and minority women, the read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Georgia Health Department Launches $1.2M Breast Cancer Initiative Targeting Low-Income, Minority Women

Categorie : Breast Cancer
The Georgia Department of Community Health has launched a $1.2 million initiative that will give grants to community groups that offer breast cancer education, screening and treatment to low-income and minority women, the ...

read more The Georgia Department of Community Health has launched a $1.2 million initiative that will give grants to community groups that offer breast cancer education, screening and treatment to low-income and minority women, the read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Risk Of Invasive Estrogen-Receptor Positive Breast Cancer Reduced By Raloxifene

Categorie : Breast Cancer
Women who took raloxifene were less likely to develop invasive estrogen-receptor (ER) positive breast cancer compared with women who did not, according to data from a randomized controlled trial published online June 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The drug did not reduce the ris ...

read more Women who took raloxifene were less likely to develop invasive estrogen-receptor (ER) positive breast cancer compared with women who did not, according to data from a randomized controlled trial published online June 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The drug did not reduce the ris read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

New Possibilities For Breast Cancer Treatment On The Horizon

Categorie : Breast Cancer
The first patient scans from a custom-built scanner combining positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) technologies indicate that these scans could significantly improve breast cancer imaging capabilities and lead to more targeted treatment options, according to researchers at ...

read more The first patient scans from a custom-built scanner combining positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) technologies indicate that these scans could significantly improve breast cancer imaging capabilities and lead to more targeted treatment options, according to researchers at read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Comment From Breakthrough Breast Cancer Re Alan Johnson Announcement This Afternoon That There Will Be A Review Into Co-Payment For NHS Services, UK

Categorie : Breast Cancer
Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of Breakthrough Breast Cancer says: "Today's announcement to review the policy on co-payments in the NHS is welcome news and should provide much needed clarity on this complex issue. "Breakthrough Breast Cancer believes that access to treatments should be based on clin ...

read more Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of Breakthrough Breast Cancer says: read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

2008 School Of Oncoplastic Surgery Announced By American Society Of Breast Disease

Categorie : Breast Cancer
The American Society of Breast Disease will convene its second annual School of Oncoplastic Surgery, December 5-7, 2008, at the Westin Stonebriar Hotel in Dallas, Texas, and Baylor-Frisco Hospital. ...

read more The American Society of Breast Disease will convene its second annual School of Oncoplastic Surgery, December 5-7, 2008, at the Westin Stonebriar Hotel in Dallas, Texas, and Baylor-Frisco Hospital. read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Harvard Health Letter Editors Examine Racial Disparities In Breast, Prostate Cancer

Categorie : Breast Cancer
In Newsweek, Peter Wehrwein, editor, and Anthony Komaroff, editor-in-chief of the Harvard Health Letter, examine racial disparities in breast and prostate cancer outcomes. Black men in the U.S. have the highest prostate cancer rate in the world and are twice as likely as white men to die from the di ...

read more In Newsweek, Peter Wehrwein, editor, and Anthony Komaroff, editor-in-chief of the Harvard Health Letter, examine racial disparities in breast and prostate cancer outcomes. Black men in the U.S. have the highest prostate cancer rate in the world and are twice as likely as white men to die from the di read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

Future Hope For Patients With Breast Cancers Resistant To Tamoxifen

Categorie : Breast Cancer
Researchers have found a new family of therapeutic agents that interferes with the ability of estrogen to stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells. The results of the new study were presented by Nicole Patterson at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. ...

read more Researchers have found a new family of therapeutic agents that interferes with the ability of estrogen to stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells. The results of the new study were presented by Nicole Patterson at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

In Canada Obese Women Are Less Likely To Be Screened For Cervical Cancer

Categorie : Breast Cancer
Research in the United States has shown that obese people are less likely than their normal-weight peers to undergo screening for breast, colon and cervical cancer. Raj Padwal, Rebecca Mitchell and Scott Klarenbach, from the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, have undertaken a ...

read more Research in the United States has shown that obese people are less likely than their normal-weight peers to undergo screening for breast, colon and cervical cancer. Raj Padwal, Rebecca Mitchell and Scott Klarenbach, from the University of Alberta's Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, have undertaken a read more Thu Jun 2008 Thu Jun 2008

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