- What Not To Say When Your Loved One Tells You She Has Breast Cancer By : Diana Rivers
Your best friend just told you she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. You have been friends for years, but now you don’t know what to say. Your mind goes into overdrive, suddenly thinking up and casting off all kinds of remarks and platitudes. So, what exactly do you say and how do you say it? - How To Make Life Easier For All Who Suffer From Breast Cancer By : Terry Weber
I am personally aware of how hard it was to see, Ann, one of my daughters, struggle with the pain of the treatments for her breast cancer. After many long months in the hospital, Ann, in 1995, was relieved of all of her pain as she left us and went to be with the Lord. Her parents, her husband her brothers and sisters, her two children, her friends, her many young autistic students - - all of us, still miss Ann very much. - Breast Cancer - Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) By : Michael Russell
The most common type of breast cancer in women that is noninvasive is referred to as DCIS, which stands for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. The term "in situ" refers to cancer cells that have not moved out of the system in which they began to grow. With DCIS the cancer cells develop in a milk duct in the breast and are found before they have a chance outside of the duct. - Breast Cancer - Herceptin and HER2 By : Michael Russell
One of the biggest and most exciting advances in recent history in the fight against breast cancer is a drug called Herceptin. (Trastuzumab) The drug has shown to be very successful against certain types of advanced breast cancers. - Breast Cancer - Lobular Carcinoma in Situ (LCIS) By : Michael Russell
The majority of all breast cancers start in the ducts of the breast. However, the ductal system is not the only area of the breast where cancer can grow. At the inside end of the duct is a lobe. This is referred to as the lobular system, where the milk is produced. - Breast Cancer - Recurrence By : Ada Ozoh
One of the issues that every breast cancer survivor must deal with is the possibility of the cancer coming back. We call this a recurrence and even though rates of breast cancer recurrence are lower and survival rates much higher, there is still that chance that the breast cancer will come back after the initial occurrence and treatment. - Inner Cleavage! By : Melissa Privett
I read an article back in March 2005 that had the words of the title of this article in it. I picked it up at the Cancer Center at Beaumont Hospital - Regain Lost Confidence By Buying A Mastectomy Bra By : Joyce Dietzel
Surviving the surgical procedure mastectomy doesn’t end after going through the operation. A woman still needs to confront the difficult challenge of living a normal life despite the noticeable changes done on her body. - What Every Woman Should Know About Breast Cancer By : Stacey Chillemi
Why do women fear breast cancer more than any other disease? Because each year thousands of women develop breast cancer in our society and as scary as it sounds the percentage of breast cancer continues to rise. - Recognizing And Battling Breast Cancer By : Susan Jan
Breast cancer occurs due to the irrepressible growth of cells in the breast that invades the nearby tissues and spreads throughout the body. These collections of irrepressible growth of tissue are called tumors or malignant tumors. However, not all tumors are cancerous. - Breast Cancer - Estrogen Dominance & The Imbalance Of Hormones By : Jackie L. Harvey
Estrogen Dominance is a term coined by the late John R. Lee, M.D., author of a number of books on the topic of women’s hormones. - Lower Your Risk For Breast Cancer & Heart Disease By : Jackie L. Harvey
Many postmenopausal women are looking for alternatives to hormone therapy, especially in light of the recent Women’s Health Initiative - Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer: Coping with Skin Reactions By : Carol Kornmehl
Radiation therapy is a simple, painless, and generally well-tolerated tool for treating and even curing breast cancer. One of the most common side effects of radiation therapy to the breast (after a lumpectomy) or to the chest wall (after a mastectomy) is skin irritation. - Hormones and Breast Cancer: What Is the Connection? By : Jackie L. Harvey
Breast cancer has become a major health issue for women in North America. The rate of breast cancer has increased by 1 per cent a year since 1940. - The Birth Control Pill & The Breast Cancer Connection By : Jackie L. Harvey
There is only one drug in the world so well known that it's called "the Pill." For more than forty years, more people have taken “the Pill” than any other prescribed medicine in the world. - X-Rays and Breast Cancer Risks Considered By : Lance Winslow
Have you have chest X-Rays? Well they can lead to Breast Cancer, or rather they can greatly increase the risks they say. - Knock Knock - Who's There? By : Kathy Pippig Harris
Knock, Knock. . . Who's There?. . .Cancer
I have been told that each person's experience with cancer is different. Each approach to treatment is different. And each person's reaction to treatment is different. - Shifting Paradigms In Hormonal Therapy Of Breast Cancer By : Scott William
Until recently tamoxifen occupied the central stage in adjuvant (post operative) hormonal treatment of breast cancer. Tamoxifen has been the unchallenged hormonal therapy of choice for adjuvant treatment of early stage breast cancer for over two decades. - Breast Cancer Risk: Simple Steps to Prevent Disease By : Alex Fir
If young women take certain simple steps when they are adolescents, they may reduce risk of breast cancer later in life. A research suggests that puberty could be a crucial time for development of breast cancer. - Breast Cancer: Steps to Aid in Early Detection By : Donna Rivera
I learned some interesting facts about breast cancer that I feel every woman should know. The sources I used for this article included the American Cancer Society, The National Cancer Institute, and the Avon Foundation’s Breast Cancer Crusade. - Breast Cancer - A Death Sentence Caused By Neglect By : Kacy Carr
The biggest majority of women who concern themselves over developing breast cancer are the ones who do not even bother to do a self examination (Not all) - Neoprobe Initiates Lymphoseek Phase 2 Clinical Study By : Business News
Neoprobe Corporation (OTCBB:NEOP), a diversified developer of innovative oncology and cardiovascular surgical and diagnostic products, today announced that it has initiated its Phase 2 multi-center clinical study of Lymphoseek(TM), a lymphatic tissue targeting agent being developed by the Company. Neoprobe was granted authorization by FDA earlier this year to commence patient enrollment in a Phase 2 multi-center clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Lymphoseek. - CS-Keys Garners Investment from Triathlon Medical Ventures By : Business News
CS-Keys, Inc. (CS-Keys) announced today a significant seed investment in the company by Midwest-based Triathlon Medical Ventures (Triathlon). CS-Keys has developed a new diagnostic tool that can help detect cancer in its earliest stages, with an initial focus on breast cancer. - Power3 Chairman/CEO Steven Rash to Discuss Progress in Early Detection Blood Testing By : Business News
Steven Rash, chairman and CEO of Power3 Medical Products, Inc. (PWRM.PK), a leading proteomics company that develops and commercializes early detection diagnostic tests for breast cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, will discuss his company's progress in developing blood-based early detection testing in an online radio interview available worldwide tomorrow (Tuesday). - HistoRx Names John Tonkinson, Ph.D., Vice President, Business Development By : Business News
HistoRx, Inc. announced today that John L. Tonkinson, Ph.D. has been appointed to Vice President, Business Development. HistoRx is developing and commercializing a new generation of companion diagnostics, which will initially be focused on breast cancer. Dr. Tonkinson will oversee HistoRx's growing number of alliances with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. - Exercise Improves Physical Health, Quality Of Life For Breast Cancer Survivors By : Medical News
Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that exercise decreases pain and helps breast cancer survivors feel healthier and increase participation in daily activities. - Enhanced Breast MRI System Shows Great Promise In The Early Detection And Treatment Of Breast Cancer By : Medical News
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University, the Center for Breast Care at the Women's Center at Boca Raton Community Hospital, and MeVis, The Center for Diagnostic Systems and Visualization at the University of Breman, Germany have developed new techniques to aid clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. - Tackling Tumor-associated Macrophages Beats Breast And Other Cancers In Mice By : Medical News
Tackling tumor-associated macrophages beats breast and other cancers in mice
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) can promote the growth and spread of tumor cells. In a study appearing online on July 20 in advance of print publication in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Rong Xiang and colleagues from The Scripps Research Institute have designed a cancer vaccine to specifically target these cells. - The Case of the Nun's Disease By : Fred Harding
On glancing over my notes of the seventy odd cases in which I have during the last eight years studied the methods of my friend Sherlock Holmes... - The Case of the Nun's Disease By : Fred Harding
Dr Watson laid aside his diary and read out aloud what he had written to himself to confirm that everything was as he had remembered of the case. - Tamoxifen Prevents Few Deaths In Women With Borderline High Risk Of Developing Breast Cancer By : Medical News
Tamoxifen -- the only drug approved by FDA for reducing the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women -- is effective only in extending life expectancy in women with a 3% or higher five-year risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 edition of the journal Cancer, Reuters reports (Reuters, 7/23). - Tamoxifen For Breast Cancer Prevention Does Not Benefit Most Women: Only Those At Very High Risk By : Medical News
Most women at high risk for breast cancer do not increase their life expectancy by taking the drug tamoxifen, according to a new analysis by researchers from UC Davis, UCSF, the University of Pittsburgh and McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. In addition, the researchers showed that tamoxifen is an extraordinarily expensive cancer-prevention strategy, costing as much as $1.3 million per year of life saved. - Breast Cancer Prevention Drug Has Little Impact On Mortality By : Medical News
Tamoxifen as a breast cancer prevention drug has little impact on overall mortality rates for most "high risk" women, according to a new study. For women with the minimum 1.67 percent 5-year breast cancer risk who are eligible to take tamoxifen, there were no mortality rate benefits to taking tamoxifen. Published in the September 1, 2006 issue of CANCER. - Women Report Fewer Paternal Cases Of Breast Cancer Than Maternal Cases, Study Says By : Medical News
Women without breast cancer often report fewer cases of the disease in their father's family compared with cases of the disease on their mother's side, even though the numbers should be approximately equal, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the New York Times reports. - Family History Of Breast Cancer On Paternal Side May Be Missed By : Medical News
Taking a family history is one of the most accessible genomic screens for breast cancer. However, a history of cancer on the paternal side may not be as well reported. In a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers from the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the University of Washington, Seattle found that subjects reported fewer family members with breast cancer on their father's side than their mother's. - Carefully Mixed Radiation Cocktail Reduces Breast Cancer Treatment's Collateral Damage To Skin By : Medical News
A carefully determined mixture of electron and x-ray beams precisely treated breast tumors while significantly reducing collateral skin damage in 78 patients, researchers reported at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine in Orlando. - New Treatments Help Women Fight Breast Cancer By : Richard Lewis
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. This year, 213,000 women and 1,700 men will learn they have the disease. If caught early, breast cancer can be readily treated and often cured. - Do Close Surgical Margins Predict If Breast Cancer Will Return? By : Medical News
A new study published in the August 1, 2006, issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics, the official journal of ASTRO, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, says that cancer cells present after additional surgery for breast cancer may predict whether a woman will see her cancer return. - Breast Cancer Information Highlighted On Health Site Guide Search Engine By : Medical News
Recognizing that people who visit the web in search of information on breast cancer often do so with a degree of anxiety and concern, Health Site Guide, the “pre-searched” search engine for health, has created a mini-site that provides direct links to a wide range of breast cancer information all from one page. These direct links include information available on recognized health websites, breast cancer organizations, and support groups. - PA DEP: Second Quarter Mammography Report Shows All 114 Inspected Facilities Meeting Standards By : Medical News
All 114 mammography facilities inspected by the Department of Environmental Protection during the second quarter of 2006 are operating within guidelines set by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to DEP Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty. - Variation In CHEK2 Gene May Triple Breast Cancer Risk By : Medical News
A study of more than 9,000 Danish residents shows that a specific variation in the CHEK2 gene may triple a woman's risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. The study--the first to examine the prevalence of the CHEK2 mutation in the general population and the associated cancer risk--was published online July 31 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology - Self-Leadership While Dealing With Renagade Cancer Cells/ A Personal Story Of Creative Visualization By : Dawn Novotny
It is with deep appreciation to Dick Schwartz for his development of the Internal Family Systems model that I submit this article. I will briefly outline the basic tenants of the IFS model. First and foremost is his belief that every human being has an essential Self that knows how to guide the individual with compassionate wisdom when not overwhelmed by parts that manifest as conflicting thoughts.... - Protein Research Shows Insight Into Breast Cancer By : Richard Lewis
Early detection has always been the No. 1 defense in the fight against breast cancer. - Future Breast Cancer Test Could Save More Lives By : Richard Lewis
In 2004 alone, it was estimated that 216,000 new cases of breast cancer would be diagnosed among American women. Each year, the number of women treated for the disease has risen at least 1 percent since the 1940s and has only recently appeared to be leveling off. Keeping these startling facts in mind, it's important for women to schedule regular checkups so that any signs of cancer can be detected early. - New Test Shows Promise For Early Breast Cancer Detection By : Richard Lewis
It may come as no surprise that this year, 40,000 women in the United States will lose their lives to breast cancer. - Recognizing Strength In Numbers By : Stacey Moore
Battling breast cancer can be more manageable when you have the support and encouragement of friends and family. Co-survivors know breast cancer affects everyone. "People should not have to face a life-threatening disease alone," says Susan Brown, RN, a health education manager at the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. "Strength is in numbers." - Dealing with a Breast Cancer Diagnosis By : Ned Gonzalez
“You have cancer” may be the three most frightening words a patient can hear a doctor utter. Over 214,000 men and women affected by breast cancer in the United States hear those words every year. - New Treatment Options For Breast Cancer By : Nishanth Reddy
Although surgery is the most effective (and hence, the most widely used) breast cancer treatment method, there are several other ways of dealing with the disease, some are more powerful than the others. These include radiation therapy, chemotherapy or hormonal therapy, each of them with their own assets and downsides. - Anne Klein New York, Neiman Marcus & BCRF Team Up To Fight Breast Cancer By : Medical News
Anne Klein New York, a division of Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (NYSE: JNY) has announced a special partnership with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and Neiman Marcus in an effort to help raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research. The company has designed a classic pink cashmere sweater that will be sold exclusively at all Anne Klein New York and Neiman Marcus locations nationwide, neimanmarcus.com and Neiman Marcus by Mail. - Aromatase Inhibitors Declared Superior To Tamoxifen In The Adjuvant Treatment Of Early Breast Cancer By : Medical News
An international panel of leading breast cancer specialists, in an opinion paper published today, agreed that aromatase inhibitors (AIs) surpass tamoxifen as the most effective treatment option for postmenopausal women with early, hormone-sensitive breast cancer. - Long-term Safety Results Released For Breast Cancer Drugs By : Medical News
Anastrozole is tolerated better than tamoxifen for the treatment of postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer after surgery, according to research published in the August issue of The Lancet Oncology. "Use of anastrozole led to a lower occurrence of adverse effects and serious adverse events and significantly fewer withdrawals from treatment than use of tamoxifen", explain the researchers. - Computer-aided Detection Improves Early Breast Cancer Identification By : Medical News
Computer-aided detection improves breast cancers in both screening and diagnostic patients according to a recent study done by a private practice radiologist in Santa Barbara, CA. - Links Between DNA Damage And Breast Cancer Studied By : Medical News
Researchers from the Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have uncovered a pattern of DNA damage in connective tissues in the human breast that could shed light on the early stages of breast cancer and possibly serve as an early warning of a heightened risk of cancer. - Cancer Therapies That Work By : Jonathan Schummer
Join the 900+ people who have read my book, counselled with me by telephone or e-mail and are free of cancer today. These are the people who have followed my recommendations diligently. - Wall Street Journal Examines Breast Cancer Screening Device By : Medical News
The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined a breast cancer screening device called the "Halo system," which extracts a fluid from the nipple to test for "atypical" cells that are believed to be a precursor to cancer and has been nicknamed "the breast pap." The device -- developed and sold by NeoMatrix of Irvine, Calif. -- extracts the fluid called nipple aspirate using a warming technique and small suction cups. - Early Exposure To Synthetic Estrogen Puts "DES Daughters" At Higher Risk For Breast Cancer By : Medical News
So-called "DES daughters," born to mothers who used the anti-miscarriage drug diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy, are at a substantially greater risk of developing breast cancer compared to women who were not exposed to the drug in utero. - Can The Timing of Surgery Enhance Survival Rates? By : Kathryn Cassidy
The average person on the street is not aware that the timing of surgery is of importance. They readily defer to the timetable set by Consultants and Hospitals. Yet, studies have shown that there is evidence that elective timing for non- emergencies may impact survival rates and recurrence of disease. This knowledge could empower many people. Please read on for more information. - Bustiers To Benefit Breast Cancer By : Medical News
Crittenton Hospital Medical Center is hosting a unique event, Bustiers to Benefit Breast Cancer, which will raise funds to fight breast cancer and provide scholarships to new emerging fashion designers. - Women With Breast Cancer No Longer Have To Settle For Second Class Treatments By : Medical News
Today the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published a positive Final Appraisal Document (FAD) on the class of breast cancer drugs known as aromatase inhibitors (AIs) post surgery. This final decision from NICE should ensure appropriate access to these latest life-saving treatments for the hundreds of thousands of postmenopausal women with breast cancer. Up until now, tamoxifen has been considered the 'gold standard' treatment in this setting. - Different Gene-expression Predictors Of Breast Cancer Agree, UNC Study Shows By : Medical News
Breast cancer researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a number of activity patterns in the genes of individual tumors that make them biologically different from others. These findings could provide valuable clinical information such as how likely the tumors are to be invasive, how well they might respond to different treatments and how likely they are to recur or spread. - Ancient War Paint In Fight Against Breast Cancer By : Medical News
A plant that gave ancient Britons and Celts their blue war paint, has been found to be a rich source of the anti-cancer compound, glucobrassicin, traditionally associated with broccoli. Glucobrassicin has been found to be effective against breast cancer. The war paint, a blue dye, is obtained from Woad, a member of the Brassicaceae family. - Gene-Profiling Tests For Breast Cancer Can Help Predict Which Women Need Chemotherapy, Study Says By : Medical News
Gene-profiling tests for breast cancer are better than current tests, which screen for tumor characteristics, in determining which women should undergo chemotherapy treatment, according to a study published in the Aug. 10 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, the AP/Charlotte Observer reports. - Herceptin Effective In Breast Cancer Cells With Low HER-2 Levels By : Medical News
Northwestern University and Evanston Northwestern Healthcare researchers have discovered that the monoclonal antibody Herceptin (trastuzumab) used in combination with certain cancer chemotherapies effectively treats breast cancer tumors that produce low or undetectable amounts of the HER-2 oncogene but overexpress the growth factor heregulin (HRG), an activator of the HER-2 cancer oncoprotein. - Breast Cancer By : Radoslaw Pilarski
Epidemiology
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and the second most common (after lung cancer) cause of death in this group. However, to some extent, it concerns men as well. - Breast Cancer Treatment And Heart Risk By : Medical News
Some women who receive treatment for breast cancer also face higher heart risks. However, with good management these risks are generally reversible, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, August 14 issue - Success Of MRI-guided Breast Biopsy Confirmed By Specimen Radiography By : Medical News
Radiologists can help confirm that an MRI-guided breast biopsy has successfully removed the lesion by taking an x-ray of the lesion and slices of the lesion, a new study shows. - Fight Against Breast Cancer Aided By Ancient War Paint By : Medical News
A plant that gave ancient Britons and Celts their blue war paint, has been found to be a rich source of the anti-cancer compound, glucobrassicin, traditionally associated with broccoli. Glucobrassicin has been found to be effective against breast cancer. The war paint, a blue dye, is obtained from Woad, a member of the Brassicaceae family. - New Study Provides A Clearer Picture Of Breast-Cancer Gene Mutations In American Women By : Medical News
A large, population-based, multicenter study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center provides the clearest picture yet of the prevalence and predictors of mutations in the breast-cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 among women in the general population. - Cardiac Toxicity Rates High With Herceptin Use Study Finds By : Medical News
The first study to look at "real world" use of Herceptin in advanced breast cancer patients found a higher incidence of cardiac toxicity - 28 percent of patients treated - than clinical trials of the drug have reported to date, but also concluded that the majority of this heart damage could be reversed with treatment. - Working Towards a Future without Breast Cancer By : Amie Cunningham
Chances are someone close to you such as your friend, mother, wife, sister or even yourself has been touched by breast cancer in one way or another. That’s why it is so important that we never give up fighting for a cure. - Breast Cancer: Explained in Detail By : Chetan Bhawani
Breast Cancer is a form of cancer that occurs in the breast tissue. Although the breast is made up of similar tissues in both males and females, breast cancer occurs mostly in females. - An Angel Amidst the Hats By : Dawn Novotny
It was with a heavy heart that I left my favorite lingerer store, Victory’s Secret. It slowly sunk in that I would never again be able to wear their lovely bras. I could not have foreseen on that gloomy day that approximately one year later I would submit a proposal suggesting some innovative ways, or at least I thought so, to create fun, colorful, sexy bras designed especially for older women minus one breast. - Jamie Lee Curtis Lends Star Power To Fight Breast Cancer By : Medical News
Actress and children's author Jamie Lee Curtis, known around the globe for her roles in such blockbuster films as "A Fish Called Wanda," "Trading Places," and "Freaky Friday," is now putting her efforts behind fighting breast cancer. - Breast Cancer Drug Herceptin, Radiation Therapy Can Cause Treatable, Preventable Heart Problems By : Medical News
Two studies published in the Aug. 15 edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology find that two breast cancer treatments -- radiation and Genentech's breast cancer drug Herceptin -- can cause heart problems in women, the New York Times reports. One study, led by Eleanor Harris of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida, looked at 961 women with early stage breast cancer who received radiation treatment at the University of Pennsylvania between 1977 and 1994. - Need To Monitor Heart Function In Breast Cancer Patients Highlighted By Studies By : Breast Cancer News
Two new studies support the need to monitor heart function among breast cancer patients receiving two common therapies. The findings are particularly important for women who have other risk factors for heart disease or cardiac dysfunction before treatment begins. The studies will be published online August 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO). - Adverse Effects Of Chemotherapy May Be Under-reported By : Breast Cancer News
Young breast cancer patients who receive chemotherapy may have a higher number of serious side effects than reported in clinical trials. According to a new study in the August 18 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, they may have higher health care expenditures than previously estimated. - Breast Cancer Treatments By : Steve Valentino
Breast cancer is the presence of malignant cancer cells in the breast area of a patient. It is ranked as the second cause of death in females suffering from cancer. There are several treatments available such as surgery; radiation therapy, and systemic therapy. - Cause of Breast Cancer By : Steve Valentino
Breast cancer is very common in women. In fact, it is the second leading cause of death for women with cancer. There are three times more cases of breast cancer than any of the other gynecological cancers put together. Cases of breast cancer have increased from one out of 20 women, to one out of every seven women who have acquired the disease. This disease is not exclusive for females alone. Statistics show that out of 100 women having breast cancer, there will be one male patient developing this kind of cancer. - Women With Breast Cancer Experience More Side Effects From Chemotherapy Than Previously Thought By : Breast Cancer News
Women with breast cancer ages 64 and younger experience three to four times more serious side effects from chemotherapy than previously hypothesized, according to a study published in the Aug. 16 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports. One in six women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer who experience side effects require hospitalization or emergency department care because of the treatment. - DNA Damage And Breast Cancer Links Studied By : Breast Cancer News
Researchers from the Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have uncovered a pattern of DNA damage in connective tissues in the human breast that could shed light on the early stages of breast cancer and possibly serve as an early warning of a heightened risk of cancer. - More Complete View Of Breast Cancer Gene Mutations In US Population: New Findings By : Breast Cancer News
A large study funded by the National Institutes of Health today provided the clearest picture yet of the prevalence in the U.S. population of mutations in two genes associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. The genes are called Breast Cancer 1 (BRCA1) and Breast Cancer 2 (BRCA2). In addition, the study identified key predictors for assessing which women are most likely to carry these genetic mutations. - Green Tea and Breast Cancer By : Elizabeth Radisson
Green tea provides numerous health benefits and while many have not been scientifically proven, some have been. - Free Access To Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy Now Only One Step Away For Women With Early Breast Cancer By : Breast Cancer News
Aromatase inhibitors (AIs) will soon be freely available to the 23,000 newly diagnosed postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) early breast cancer each year, and the prevalent population currently taking tamoxifen across England and Wales, as the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) reaches the final stage of its technology appraisal on the use of AIs in early breast cancer, it was announced today. - Accurate Picture Of Gene Expression In Whole Tumor Provided By Core Needle Biopsy By : Breast Cancer News
The gene expression profile detected in the core needle biopsy of a breast tumour is representative of gene expression in the whole tumour. A study published today in the open access journal Breast Cancer Research confirms the reliability of core needle biopsy as a tool in breast cancer diagnosis and prognosis. - HRT, Breast Cancer, And Bioidentical Hormones By : Rebecca Prescott
The symptoms of menopause are akin to labor pains in that they feel like they will go on forever, yet they herald the birth of new life. In fact, whilst perimenopause lasts a lot longer - from 5 to 10, or up to 13 years, it is not an indicator of how 'life will be'. Menopause is a time of growth and adaptation, and our bodies are an intimate part of the journey. The symptoms associated with menopause intimately reflect the flux of the body's hormonal systems. - Breast Cancer Symptoms By : Steve Valentino
Whenever breast cancer first develops, there could be no symptoms, and sometimes the only detectable signs come when the cancer has grown to an uncontrollable size. - National Mammography Capacity Adequate, Shortages Might Cause Access Problems By : Breast Cancer News
The mammography capacity nationwide is adequate, but some area shortages, in both the number of facilities and medical personnel, might make it difficult for some women to undergo the procedure, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Wednesday, CQ HealthBeat reports (Carey, CQ HealthBeat, 8/16). - NICE Issues Final Guidance On Trastuzumab (Herceptin) For Early Breast Cancer By : Breast Cancer News
NICE has today (Wednesday 23 August 2006) issued final guidance on Herceptin to the NHS, just three months after the drug was licensed by the regulatory authorities for use in early breast cancer. NICE recommends Herceptin for women with early stage HER2-positive breast cancer, except where there are concerns about the woman's cardiac function. - New Objective Criteria Improve PET Scan Reliability In Detecting Breast Cancer Metastasis By : Breast Cancer News
To begin to standardize PET scanning techniques to detect the spread of breast cancer to the lymph nodes, researchers at the Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have developed objective criteria that can be used to complement clinical observations. The group's findings and recommendations appear in the August issue of Archives of Surgery. - Breast Cancer Spread Before Surgery Predicted By Imaging Technique By : Breast Cancer News
Whole-body positron emission tomography (PET) scans could help physicians determine whether breast cancer has spread to the lymph nodes in the armpit prior to surgery, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. - Herceptin For Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme In Australia By : Breast Cancer News
The Commonwealth Government will list Herceptin® (trastuzumab) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from 1 October 2006 for the treatment of patients with HER2 positive early stage breast cancer following surgery. - Protein Found To Protect Breast Cancer Tumors From Chemotherapy By : Breast Cancer News
About half of women whose breast cancer is treated with standard chemotherapy have their cancer return within five years. Most chemotherapeutic drugs have undesirable side effects, but there has been no way to predict who would benefit and who wouldn't. Fortunately, new research findings at the University of Southern California could change that. - "Corporatization" Of Breast Cancer Research Challenged By Queen's Expert By : Breast Cancer News
New research by a Queen's University researcher questions the effectiveness of privately funded efforts to stop the epidemic of breast cancer among North American women. - Dartmouth Research Points To Protein S14 In Treating Breast Cancer By : Breast Cancer News
William Kinlaw, an associate professor of medicine at Dartmouth Medical School, has been working on a protein called S14 since 1990. Over the past few months, however, the news about S14 has picked up. Through a series of recently published academic studies, Kinlaw and his colleagues are ready to pronounce S14 a potential drug target in treating breast cancer. - How to Protect Yourself from Breast Cancer By : Patricia Wagner
What are your risks of being attacked by breast cancer? Find out how to protect yourself by reading this informative article. - "No-Breast" Bobbles AKA Boobbles By : Dawn Novotny
How to inexpensivly fill up the "no breast" part of a bathing suit after a mastectomy. - Tennis Mom Betty Agassi Shares Her Battle With Breast Cancer And Champions Disease Awareness By : Breast Cancer News
Betty Agassi, mother of world tennis champion Andre Agassi, today will be launching a global initiative at the US Open to educate women battling breast cancer about ways that will help them minimize the risk of their cancer coming back. - Gifts to Celebrate Breast Cancer Survivors By : Adriana Copaceanu
If you have loved ones or friends that have survived breast cancer, it's time for celebration. Your friend or loved one has been through a very stressful time and lots of procedures. And no matter which procedure they had, they must be emotionally and physically drained.It's time to let them know you are celebrating with them and will do whatever it takes to make them feel whole again. - Do You Know What Your Risks Are of Developing Breast Cancer? By : Patricia Wagner
Find out what your personal risk factors are for developing breast cancer and what you can do about it by reading this article. - Ways of Detecting the Early Stages of Breast Cancer By : Kerris Samson
An article which provides you with information relating to ways of detecting the early stages of breast cancer.
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