- "Chemo Brain" No Figment Of The Imagination, Scientists Find By : Breast Cancer News
Cancer survivors, take note. The mental fog and forgetfulness of "chemo brain" are no figment of your imagination. - "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. - "No-Breast" Bobbles AKA Boobbles By : Dawn Novotny
How to inexpensivly fill up the "no breast" part of a bathing suit after a mastectomy. - 'Kylie Effect' Can Confuse Women Over Breast Cancer Risk By : Breast Cancer News
The vast majority of women of all ages mistakenly think breast cancer is more likely to strike the under 70s than older women. - 10 Home Remedies for Chemothery Side Effects By : Donna Parra
Home remedies to abate chemo side effects. - 12 Tips to Help You Protect Your Body after Breast Cancer Surgery By : Patricia Wagner
Did you know there are preventative measures you can take to help yourself or a loved one feel better after breast cancer surgery? Here are 12 helpful tips. - 16 Common Myths About Breast Cancer By : Breast Cancer News
One in seven women will develop breast cancer in her life. But how much do most women really know about this disease? - 5-Steps to Breast Cancer Free By : J.J. Yong
Try this '5-Steps to Breast Cancer Free' that will change your life into a better tomorrow. The purpose is to improve one's ability to change his/her perception of life by living life to the fullest - enhancing our body,mind & soul. - 7 Hard Facts You Need to Consider before Having Breast Reconstruction Surgery By : Patricia Wagner
There are serious issues involved in whether or not you choose to have breast reconstruction. Read this article to discover what seven of these facts are. - 8 Ways to Prevent Breast Cancer By : Alex Fir
- A Few Common Myths About Breast Cancer By : Michael Russell
Myth: If you detect a painful lump in your breast, there is no need for concern, as it is not cancerous. Pain is very rarely the only indication of breast cancer. However only 10 percent of breast cancers are linked with pain. If an individual complains of pain in the breast and a self-examination test and a mammogram do not show any abnormality the likelihood of breast cancer is minimal. - A Few Facts About Breast Cancer By : Michael Russell
Breast cancer is caused by the abnormal or uncontrollable growth of breast cells. It has the potential to also spread to other parts of the body. While cancer is almost always caused by an abnormal gene the chances of inheriting it from your mother or father is only 5 to 10 percent. The genetic abnormalities that occur as a result of the ageing process and other factors however cause 90 percent of the breast cancers. - A Quarter Of Women With Breast Cancer Not Discussing Newest Treatment Options With Their Physician By : Breast Cancer News
A new online survey commissioned by Vital Options(R) International, a cancer communications, advocacy and support organization, found that while nearly 85 percent of women with breast cancer actively seek information about their disease at least once every six months, many are still missing treatment improvements. - AACR Announces Major Gift For Breast Cancer Research By : Breast Cancer News
The American Association for Cancer Research today announces a $200,000 gift from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation which will create the BCRF-AACR Fund for Translational Breast Cancer Research. - Abdominal Fat Affects Breast Cancer Survival By : Breast Cancer News
A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides evidence that excess abdominal fat can affect breast cancer survival. - Abortion Chemical May Prevent Breast And Ovarian Cancer By : Breast Cancer News
Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, which is used to abort pregnancy, could be used to halt the development of certain cancers, including breast and ovarian cancers, say researchers form the University of California at Irvine, USA. - Abraxis BioScience Files Marketing Application with the European Medicines Agency for ABRAXANE By : Cancer News
Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABBI), an integrated, global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has accepted for review the company’s application for ABRAXANE® for Injectable Suspension (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) for the treatment of breast cancer. The typical EMEA review period for this centralized procedure is approximately 12 months. - 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. - Adverse Effects of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy By : Michael Russell
Chemotherapy involves the use of drugs that may make the cancer patient, who still feels well, fell sick. This kind of cancer treatment may be so uncomfortable for the patient, but the drugs used do work and effectively increase cure rates. The end may indeed justify the means. - 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. - Agencourt Genomic Services Is Key Collaborator In New Study On Breast And Colon Cancer Genes By : Breast Cancer News
Agencourt Bioscience Corporation, a Beckman Coulter company, has announced that its Genomic Services were integral in a breakthrough Johns Hopkins study on the genetic code for breast and colon cancers. A recent and widely publicized report on that study, published this month in Science Express, was co-authored by James Hartigan, an Agencourt project manager. - Alcohol Consumption and Radiation Exposure By : Michael Russell
Alcohol, a major dietary substance that has been linked to breast cancer, has gained much less attention - which is quite ironic, since data describing their relationship are more solid. In cancer radiotherapy, the risk of radiation is far outweighed by the risk of cancer. - Alcohol Increases The Risk For The Most Frequent Kinds Of Breast Cancer By : Riz Stone
A new report proves that women going through menopause on hormone replacement therapy who consume alcohol are more at risk of breast cancer. - Algorithm Measures Outcomes Of Elderly Breast Cancer Patients By : Breast Cancer News
An algorithm based on data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) can give researchers valuable information about how effective post-surgical chemotherapies are for the elderly. - All California Komen Affiliates Unite To Support Tobacco Tax Ballot Initiative Which Will Save Women By : Breast Cancer News
California's seven Affiliates of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation have, for the first time, joined forces to support a critical ballot initiative. The Affiliates are backing Proposition 86, the Tobacco Tax Act of 2006, which will raise approximately $90 million annually to fight breast cancer and $2.1 billion total to improve health care. - American Breast Cancer Rates Decline With Few Women Taking HRT By : Ron Swerdfiger
The rate of people affected by breast cancer in the United States fell 7 percent in 2003, a year after millions of women halted hormone replacement therapy, a study has revealed. - 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. - An Overview Of Breast Cancer By : Michael Russell
Breast Cancer, predominantly a female disease, affects approximately 200,000 women in the US alone. Only timely detection can save lives. Here is an overview of the causes, symptoms, treatments and how to detect it. - Analysis Of Breast-Cancer Gene Role Offers Promising Target: Drugs Stop Or Slow Progression By : Breast Cancer News
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have for the first time described how multiple copies of a gene are responsible for metastases in early-stage breast cancer and poor prognosis for patients. - 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. - 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. - Are You At Risk Of Breast Cancer By : Michael Russell
Have you seen a woman suffering from breast cancer? Seeing and taking care of a patient suffering from breast cancer, especially during the later stage, is a disturbing experience. This can be worse if the person suffering is an immediate family member. - 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. - AstraZeneca, Schering AG Reach Agreement To Jointly Develop Experimental Breast Cancer Treatment By : Breast Cancer News
Pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Schering AG on Friday announced an agreement to jointly develop and promote AztraZeneca's experimental breast cancer treatment drug SERD, Reuters reports (Reuters, 9/15). According to AFX/Forbes, SERD is in a class of drugs that aims to regulate estrogen receptors. Many breast cancer tumors are fueled by estrogen (AFX/Forbes, 9/15). - Aurora Imaging Technology Announces SpiralRODEO™: A Revolution in Breast MRI By : Cancer News
Breast MRI technology leader Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. announces a major milestone in breast MR Imaging – SpiralRODEO™. Now, you no longer have to choose between higher image quality or shorter scan time -- SpiralRODEO gives you both! - Baltimore Sun Examines Genetic Research Technology Aimed At Testing, Treating Breast Cancer By : Breast Cancer News
The Baltimore Sun on Sunday examined how genetic research is helping to develop new tools, such as tests and drugs, that might allow doctors to "tailor treatments" for breast cancer and other cancers. In the past, physicians were restricted to such factors as a patient's age, family history and tumor size in assessing cancer risk and treatment method, but that has changed as researchers "identify genes that, when mutated, alter the normal behavior of cells," according to the Sun. - Big Bias In Who Gets Screened For Breast Cancer By : Breast Cancer News
Certain women may miss out on routine tests that screen for early signs of breast cancer.
Elderly women, women with publicly funded health insurance and women who don't go to an obstetrician and gynecologist for routine exams are all less likely than others to get a clinical breast exam and a recommendation for a mammogram. - Bionovo's Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial Protocol For Metastatic Breast Cancer Accepted By FDA By : Breast Cancer News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Bionovo, Inc.'s (OTC Bulletin Board: BNVI) protocol to begin its multi-center Phase 1/2 clinical trial for BZL101, the company's lead candidate for metastatic breast cancer. The study is designed to determine the maximum tolerated dose and to evaluate the safety and efficacy of BZL101. - Bionovo's Publication Tagged As 'Critical Trial' By Leading Journal: Breast Cancer Research And Trea By : Breast Cancer News
Bionovo, Inc.'s (OTC Bulletin Board: BNVI) paper describing the anti-tumor effects of its lead drug candidate for breast cancer, BZL101, has been published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. - Black Women In South Carolina More Likely To Develop, Die From Breast, Cervical Cancers, Study Says By : Breast Cancer News
Black women living in South Carolina are more likely to develop and die from breast and cervical cancers, compared to white women, according to a study published in the Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association, the AP/WHNS reports (AP/WHNS, 9/13). - 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 - 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) - Breast Cancer - Causes, Symptoms And Treatment By : ashu
Cancer is a disease which is characterized by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. Breast cancer is any type of malignant growth in the breast tissue. - Breast Cancer - Defination, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment By : Juliet Cohen
Breast cancer risk is higher among women whose close blood relatives have this disease. The relatives can be from either the mother’s or father’s side of the family. Woman with cancer in one breast has a greater chance of getting a new cancer in the other breast or in another part of the same breast. - Breast Cancer - Did Toxic Anti Perspirant Deodorants Kill My Friends By : Jean Shaw
In the last two years I have lost three friends to breast cancer and have had my own personal mammogram scare. Fortunately the biopsy was benign but even so it was a pretty traumatic experience and I began to wonder what on earth is going on. - 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 - 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. - 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 - Insurance and Employment By : Michael Russell
- 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 - Myths And Facts By : Michael Russell
Myth: Breast cancer is primarily a genetic disorder. Only 5 percent to 10 percent of breast cancer is owing to abnormal genes. The two genes, Breast Cancer Gene 1 (BRCA 1) and Breast Cancer Gene 2 (BRCA2) are thought to be those that increase the risk of breast cancer. However, the percentage of breast cancer cases in relation to BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutated genes is only 5%. It must be noted that this is only one of the risk factors when considering breast cancer. The other risk factors being age, high fat content diet and obesity, to name a few. - Breast Cancer - Post-Treatment Side Effects By : Michael Russell
After having having breast cancer, you can suffer from some long-term side effects brought on by treatment. Learning about these side effects can help you know what to expect and what decisions to make. - Breast Cancer - Reconstruction By : Michael Russell
Breast reconstruction is sometimes needed after a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. There are a few different types of reconstruction discussed here. - 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. - Breast Cancer - Risk Factors And Symptoms By : Michael Russell
Breast cancer is a disease mostly associated with those over 50. There are many different risk factors, from genetic predisposition to weight. Read on for more information on symptoms and risk factors. - Breast Cancer - What are the Signs By : Jimmy Wilson
Breast Cancer in women is second only to lung cancer deaths and a woman in the United States has a 1 in 8 chance of having breast cancer in her lifetime. That's a startling 13 percent chance that any woman in the U.S. will get breast cancer during her life. - Breast Cancer and Diet By : Michael Russell
When talking about breast cancer treatment, it is important to include diet, nutrition and herbal supplements and other therapies that can reduce the adverse effects associated with various cancer treatments and to maximize the body's healing capacity. Eastern medicine provides a great deal of alternative treatment and most breast cancer patients greatly appreciate this holistic approach. - Breast Cancer Awareness By : Steve Valentino
In recent years, the incidence of breast cancer among women has increased. As a result of this, organizations that aim to raise breast cancer awareness have doubled their efforts to give women around the world the right information to help them prevent and deal with this disease. These organizations teach women to detect early signs of cancer and recognize the symptoms of the disease. It has been proven that early detection increases a woman?s chance of survival by as much as 96 percent. - Breast Cancer Awareness Month By : Breast Cancer News
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month - it is the month when people become more educated about the signs of breast cancer, its symptoms, and how to help prevent it. - Breast Cancer Awareness Month: A Whole Lot of Hoopla By : Paula Rothstein
Cancer is big business for the pharmaceutical drug industry and breast cancer awareness month is an excellent time for recruiting women into a diagnostic-based system capable of generating extreme profits. Prevention is key to getting a handle on this disease and yet focus is almost entirely the diagnosis. - Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Businesses Supporting the Cause By : Maria Romain
Whether you decide to participate in an American Cancer Society sponsored walk, donate money to breast cancer charities, or invest in business gifts that help support breast cancer research, you will certainly contribute to saving someone’s life. - Breast Cancer Awareness: An Alternate Perspective From A Cancer Survivor By : Siri Amrit Kaur Khalsa
I would like to honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month a little differently than most others. I have a different perspective. You see, I had breast cancer nine years ago. I rejected conventional medicine and went with an alternative approach. This is something you won't hear about on the news- - Breast Cancer Can Be A Scare Or An Education By : Michele Rogers
Being diagnosed with breast cancer can be overwhelming, but with a friend and a way to put yourself into perspective you can be a survivor! - Breast Cancer Cause, Control And Cure For The Benefit Of Humankind By : Joydeep Guha Dam
Cancer accounts to a death of 6 million human lives per year. Modern medicine is aging with breath taking advances in cancer care with increasing awareness, preventing, detection, therapy, research and symptom management. Last 15 years has been a revolution. It is likely to fight Cancer out by getting an early detection especially at a pre cancer stage thus yielding best cure with much shorter treatment time, lesser cost, lesser body insult. - Breast Cancer Chemotherapy and the Endocrine System By : Michael Russell
Cancer chemotherapy has many effects on the cancer patient's body - more specifically on the endocrine function of the reproductive system. The ovaries are the main source of sex hormones and chemotherapy may accelerate menopause in women with breast cancer. - Breast Cancer Diagnosis By : Jonathan Mayheart
Most women discover breast cancer too late because of the lack of regular breast check ups or mammography. Some women think they could not get breast cancer while most would rather ignore the thought thinking it would all go away and they would not get it if they do not think of the illness. - 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. - Breast Cancer Drug Receives FDA Approval By : Breast Cancer News
A new use for the breast cancer drug Herceptin was approved by the FDA yesterday, a move that means more treatment options for the 25 percent of breast cancer patients with early-stage HER-2 positive breast cancer. - 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. - Breast Cancer Invasion By : Michael Russell
Oncogenes (cancer genes), tumor suppressor genes and gene mutations function mainly in the cell cycle - in cell division and proliferation, but they are not involved in the invasiveness of breast cancer. There are several other factors that contribute to breast cancer invasion. - Breast Cancer Machine Can Predict Survival Of Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer By : Breast Cancer News
The Mary Crowley Medical Research Center (MCMRC), an internationally acclaimed center focused on the research of novel cancer treatments, can identify circulating cancer cells through the Veridex CellSearch machine. Veridex manufactures the machine, which is an innovative device that can pinpoint as few as five cancerous cells in seven milliliters (equivalent to one and a half teaspoons) of blood. This is a critical step in early cancer detection and the treatment process. - Breast Cancer Pathology By : Michael Russell
- Breast Cancer Patients With Disabilities Less Likely To Get Breast-Conserving Surgery By : Breast Cancer News
A new study of records of women younger than 65 who received a diagnosis of localized breast cancer and who also received disability payments from the federal government found that women with disabilities were less likely than those without disabilities to be treated with breast-conserving surgery (Article, p. 637). - Breast Cancer Prevention By : Astrea Miller
Have you ever wondered why so many women and men get breast cancer? After much research there are 3 main reasons why and how people get it. - 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. - Breast Cancer Prevention natureday.com By : natureday.com
Have you ever wondered why so many women and men get breast cancer??
After much research there are 3 main reasons why and how people get it. - Breast Cancer Prevention Plan By : Michael Russell
Breast cancer is a disease, which primarily affects women, although there are also men affected with breast cancer in some rare cases. The prospect of death makes this disease dreadful, not to mention the agony a patient undergoes during therapy. - Breast Cancer Ribbons: The Pink Symbol Of Our Times By : Kerris Samson
An article which provides you with information on why it is important to wear the Pink Breast Cancer Ribbon. - Breast Cancer Risk Dependent Upon Ethnic Variations In Hormone Levels By : Breast Cancer News
Researchers have known that a woman's natural hormone levels can affect her risk of developing breast cancer. A new study from the University of Southern California (USC) has found that the natural levels of estrogens in post-menopausal women varies by ethnicity and race, and may explain the differences in the groups' breast cancer rates. The study appears in the October issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. - 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 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. - Breast Cancer Stem Cells Discovered In Bone Marrow, Greater Risk For Breast Cancer Patients By : Breast Cancer News
Almost all tumor cells found in the bone marrow of early stage breast cancer patients appear to be breast cancer stem cells, suggesting the risk of disease spread for all breast cancer patients may be greater than previously thought, according to a ground-breaking study by Richard J. Cote, professor of pathology and urology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). - Breast Cancer Study Shows Survival Benefit For Anastrozole By : Breast Cancer News
Switching to anastrozole after 2-3 years' treatment with tamoxifen not only helps women to live longer but it also increases their chances of remaining cancer free after initial treatment of breast cancer, claim researches in the online edition of The Lancet Oncology. - Breast Cancer Study Update Affirms Success of Intraoperative Electron-Beam Radiation Therapy (IOERT) By : Cancer News
Results of a long-term clinical study conducted in Salzburg, Austria, bolsters support for a promising change in radiation therapy for breast cancer patients. According to a report from Breast Center Salzburg published in the International Journal of Cancer, radiation administered during surgery, directly at the site of the excised tumor, greatly reduces the incidence of ipsilateral (same side) breast tumor recurrence. - Breast Cancer Sufferer - High Risky Suicide By : Jaime San
The woman who had suffered breasts cancer had the risk of the suicide 37% higher compared with the woman who had not suffered breasts cancer, and the increase in this risk of continuing to take place at least till 25 years after the diagnosis, according to the report in the National Journal of the Cancer Institute. - Breast Cancer Surgery By : Michael Russell
Breast cancer surgery may involve not only removal of the affected breast but also the surrounding structure, namely the axillary (armpit) lymph nodes. This is especially done to rule out invasion in these structures from the primary breast cancer, or as a treatment for lymph node metastasis. - 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. - Breast Cancer Symptoms - Do You Have Them? By : Jo Wood
If you want to get nervous about developing breast cancer, then just read some figures. The reality is that one woman out of nine will develop breast cancer some time in her life. So even if you manage to be one of the eight who doesn't get it, chances are you will know someone, perhaps someone quite close to you, who will develop breast cancer. Breast cancer doesn't care if you're in your teens or a mature woman. All women need to know the symptoms so they can get treatment as early as possible if breast cancer develops. - Breast Cancer Therapy - Avoids Stres And Multiplies Consumption Of Vegetable By : Jaime San
Even breast cancer cause had not been known sure, but a number of risk factors have been told by the medical doctors, so anticipation effort can be done long before the day. If also cancer cell had emerged, at least handling or management to risk factors can pursue spreading of the cell. One of risk factor is stress or soul convulsion. - 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 - 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. - Breast Cancer Types By : Michael Russell
- Breast Cancer Vascularization By : Michael Russell
Once cancer cells get out of the breast duct and start to grow, they need a blood supply to proliferate. The blood supply is the lifeline that provides these cancer cells with oxygen and nutrients so that they can grow. - Breast Cancer Walk By : Sven Ullmann
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Numerous cancer researches have been done to understand the disease better. In women, breast cancer is the second most common cancer next to lung cancer. - Breast Cancer, Did Toxic Anti Perspirant Deodorants Kill My Friends? By : Jean Shaw
When was the last time you tried to buy a plain old deodorant? I'm only asking because I can't find one anywhere, or rather I couldn't. - Breast Cancer, Prevention, and Life After Hormone Replacement Therapy By : Dr. Leslie Van Romer
Try your hand at these 24 true/false questions about breast cancer (mostly). The answer key is at the end. No peeking now until you answer all the questions. I’m watching you! - Breast Cancer-Some Common Myths By : Michael Russell
Myth: Radiation therapy increases the chances of the breast cancer spreading. Radiation therapy is done with the intention of reducing the spread of the cancer. Therefore, if you have cancer in one breast and if you go for radiation therapy for it, the chance of it spreading to the other breast does not exist. However, teenage girls who receive chest radiation for Hodgkin's disease do run the risk of developing breast cancer because newly developing breasts are vulnerable to damage by radiation. - 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. - Breast Cancer: Hormonal Risk Factors By : Michael Russell
Aside from genetic risk factors, the other most significant group of risk factors for breast cancer is hormonal. Hormones play a large part in breast cancer because it's a form of cancer that commonly occurs in women and rare in men and women's breasts undergo a complex hormonal evolution that men's don't. - Breast Cancer: Multivitamin and Mineral Supplements By : Michael Russell
Breast cancer patients should start taking a multiple vitamin and mineral supplement at least one month after their cancer treatments are completed. The body must be provided with a full spectrum of micronutrients in biologically available forms and adequate amounts to assist innate healing mechanisms in correcting disease conditions.
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