Topic: Breast Cancer

April 18, 2008

Chemo Safe For Babies In Treating Breast Cancer In Pregnancy

Facing a diagnosis of breast cancer is challenging enough, but facing breast cancer during pregnancy can be nothing short of devastating, not to mention the matter of wondering if one can have chemotherapy and will the treatment hurt one's baby.... ... more

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April 10, 2008

Fewer Doses Of Radiation Still Effective In Beating Breast Cancer

A revolution in radiotherapy treatment for cancer could be near after 10-year trials showed less radiation delivered in fewer doses is just as effective in preventing return of the disease. An important result of the reduced number of doses and... ... more

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March 14, 2008

Study: 'New Anti-cancer Agent Can Overcome Resistance To Drugs'

Researchers report that a new anti-cancer agent called STX140 that targets breast cancer can overcome resistance to cancer drugs. Tumors that are initially responsive to chemotherapy can develop resistance to it, allowing the cancer to progress. Studies have shown that... ... more

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September 27, 2007

Alcohol Intake Triggers Breast Cancer

In one of the largest individual studies of the effects of alcohol on the risk of breast cancer shows that regardless of the type of alcohol , be it wine, beer or hard liquor, alcohol itself (ethyl alcohol) and the... ... more

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September 25, 2007

PET Scans Accurately Detect Breast Tumor's Response To Chemotherapy

According to researchers in Australia, positron emission tomography (PET) that uses a radioactive sugar molecule is more useful than mammography and ultrasound in predicting a breast tumour's response to chemotherapy and, therefore, the patient's ultimate likelihood of survival.... ... more

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August 18, 2007

Study Shows Breast Cancer Vaccine To Be Safe

Researchers report that a vaccine designed to treat breast cancer appears to be safe in women with advanced disease and has shown signs of actually slowing down tumors. The new vaccine, called Neuvenge, targets her2/neu-positive breast cancer, which affects between... ... more

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August 13, 2007

Newly Created Cancer Stem Cells Could Aid Breast Cancer Research

"Tan has demonstrated that a critical determinant of eventual metastasis is the identity of the normal cell type that preexists in the breast and becomes the object of mutation and selection."Pathologist Tan Ince says that in some ways, certain tumors... ... more

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July 27, 2007

Link Between Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy

According to oncologist Andrew Glass, lead author of a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Ore., have concluded that there is definitely a link between... ... more

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June 7, 2007

Wheat Germ Extract Inhibits Breast Cancer

According to research published this past weekend at the 2007 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, ASCO, a fermented wheat germ extract - Avemar, inhibits estrogen positive and estrogen negative breast cancer tumors better than the world's best... ... more

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April 18, 2007

Breast Cancer Incidence Stayed Low After Decline In Hormone Replacement Therapy

Investigators report that the evidence linking a decrease in the annual incidence of breast cancer to a decline in hormone replacement therapy is as robust as first reported: Breast Cancer Incidence Stayed Low After HRT Decline ...... ... more

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January 24, 2007

Fiber 'lowers breast cancer risk'

The study further highlights the importance of eating a healthy diet for reducing the risk of cancer.

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August 4, 2006

Blood Test Offers Hope In Detection Of Breast Cancer

Approximately 500,000 people around the world currently die each year from breast, and that reflects decreased death rates in recent years because of earlier detection and more effective therapy.cancer each year. We know that detecting cancer early is crucial... ... more

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July 21, 2005

Benign Breast Lumps Linked To Cancer

A new study reveals that women who have certain types of benign breast disease have a much greater risk for breast cancer.

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June 9, 2005

Fish oil hope for breast cancer

The combination appeared to reduce the growth of breast cancer cells, their ability to spread around the body and to form secondary tumours.

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May 16, 2005

Antibody, cancer drug combo shows promise against breast tumors

An antibody that targets the blood vessels nourishing tumors significantly reduced breast cancer formation and growth in mice when combined with a current cancer drug ...

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