Breast cancer prevention study launches in Canada and USMarch 30, 2005 A major clinical trial looking at a new way to prevent breast cancer is being launched today in Canada and the United States. Coordinated by the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG), and funded in part by the Canadian Cancer Society, the … [Read more...]
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Combination Treatment Shrinks Tumors?
Combination Treatment Shrinks Tumors?Reported August 26, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A one-two punch may be the best way to shrink tumors. A new study may help explain why anti-cancer drugs, which boost the tumor-killing power of immune cells, havent done well in clinical trials. The report shows a way to enhance how these drugs shrink well-established tumors. The immune … [Read more...]
Ease Mammogram Pain
Ease Mammogram PainReported July 24, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The fear of pain keeps many women from getting a mammogram, but a common over-the-counter drug may ease their worries. During a mammography exam, a radiological technologist positions the patient's breast on a platform and it is gradually compressed with a paddle, occasionally causing pain. A study of 418 … [Read more...]
Gene Test for Chemo
Gene Test for Chemo Reported November 21, 2007 BRONX, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new test is helping thousands of breast cancer patients avoid chemotherapy and its wrenching side effects, changing how doctors manage the disease. Eleanor Garrity has a newfound appreciation for lifes simple pleasures like combing her hair. "I … [Read more...]
HRT Ups Cancer Recurrence
HRT Ups Cancer RecurrenceReported April 1, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A diagnosis of breast cancer doesnt mix well with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). According to European researchers, women who take HRT after a bout with breast cancer are significantly more likely to see their cancer return or to develop a new malignancy. The investigators compared two groups of … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness> Kicking Chemobrain to the Curb
Kicking Chemobrain to the Curb Reported October 24, 2005 CINCINNATI (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Cancer patients often experience fatigue and memory loss from treatment with chemotherapy. It's called "chemobrain," and there's no FDA-approved treatment for it. Now, a new study uncovers a drug that could help. Melissa Norber's boys love to skateboard. But watching them do it … [Read more...]
Study: Hormone therapy increases risk of breast cancer
Study: Hormone therapy increases risk of breast cancer Reported December 19, 2008 A new study shows that taking hormone therapy to reduce the effects of menopause also increases women's risk of breast cancer. Research confirms that 61-year-old Phylis Smith's instincts and her doctors' recommendation not to treat hot flashes with hormones were correct. Breast cancer runs in … [Read more...]
An Apple A Day Could Help Prevent Breast Cancer
An Apple A Day Could Help Prevent Breast Cancer2 March 2005 A diet with apples in it can help keep breast cancer away, say food scientists at Cornell University in an article appearing in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. "We found that tumor incidence was reduced by 17, 39 and 44 percent in rats that were fed the human … [Read more...]
Risky Breast Cancer Drug OK’d by Canadian Cardiologists
Risky Breast Cancer Drug OK'd by Canadian Cardiologists Reported October 28, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Canadian cardiologists have taken a step toward clearing the drug trastuzumab (herceptin) for use in the fight against breast cancer, even though it can cause serious heart complications in women. A study conducted by Dr. Michael McDonald and colleagues from the Heart … [Read more...]
Majority unaware of breast cancer age link
Majority unaware of breast cancer age link Reported September 21, 2007 Three fifths of women do not realise that their risk of developing breast cancer increases with age, a survey by Breast Cancer Care has revealed. Age is in fact one of the strongest risk factors for the disease, but experts believe that highly-publicised cases … [Read more...]
New Clues to Race Gap in Breast Cancer Outcomes
New Clues to Race Gap in Breast Cancer Outcomes Reported July 07, 2009 TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- The racial gap in breast cancer outcomes, with black women more likely to die from the disease, can't be explained completely by any one factor, new research shows. For a quarter of a century, researchers have been aware of the so-called race gap in certain cancers. … [Read more...]
Arthritis Drug May Prevent Breast Cancer
Arthritis Drug May Prevent Breast CancerFriday, December 10, 2004 Dec. 10, 2004 (San Antonio) -- The popular arthritis drug Celebrex shows promise for the prevention of breast cancer, Texas researchers report. In a study of 40 women at high risk for breast cancer, six months of treatment with Celebrex lowered levels of estrogen receptors -- … [Read more...]
Breast Cancer More Deadly in Black Women
Breast Cancer More Deadly in Black WomenReported September 06, 2007 (The Associated Press) -- A new study gives a possible explanation for why breast cancer is more deadly in black women: they are more likely to have tumors that do not respond to the hormone-based treatments that help many others with the disease. The study is the largest yet to link a biological factor to … [Read more...]
Second-hand smoke linked to breast cancer
Second-hand smoke linked to breast cancerReported November 06, 2009 A panel of international medical experts has found a link between exposure to second-hand smoke and breast cancer in pre-menopausal women. Meanwhile, other research presented on Wednesday suggests that women could "virtually eradicate" their risk of developing breast cancer by raising the levels of vitamin … [Read more...]
Cancer Survivors Stuck in Limbo
Cancer Survivors Stuck in LimboReported June 02, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Long-term cancer survivors arent getting the guidance and care needed during a crucial time, according to a group of Scottish researchers. A recent study found many patients have finished their oncology treatments but are not receiving support to manage their ongoing symptoms. The impact of … [Read more...]
Detecting Cancer at the Dentist’s Office
Detecting Cancer at the Dentist's OfficeReported April 25, 2008 HOUSTON, Texas (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Every two minutes, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer. Every thirteen minutes, a woman dies from this disease. Early detection may be the key to surviving it so what if finding out you had it could be as simple as going to the dentist? It could happen! It wasn't … [Read more...]
Coffee lowers, alcohol raises breast cancer risk, studies show
Coffee lowers, alcohol raises breast cancer risk, studies showReported May 19, 2008 Stockholm - Two to three cups of coffee a day can reduce a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, while alcohol consumption increases it, according to the results of two recent studies. Citing research by Lund University and Malmo … [Read more...]
Obesity linked with poorer breast cancer survival
Obesity linked with poorer breast cancer survival Feb 01 [Health India]: Washington, Feb 01 : High weight prior to breast cancer diagnosis or weight gain after the diagnosis is associated with an increased risk of disease recurrence or death due to the disease, reveals a … [Read more...]
Many Canadian women waiting too long for breast cancer treatment:report
Many Canadian women waiting too long for breast cancer treatment: reportReported June 05, 2008 WINNIPEG - Many Canadian women are waiting too long for breast cancer diagnoses and treatment, and wait times vary wildly between provinces, according to a new report card from The Canadian Breast Cancer Network. The median wait time between an abnormal screening result and a … [Read more...]
New Hope for Inflammatory Breast Cancer
New Hope for Inflammatory Breast Cancer Reported October 30, 2007 FOUNTAIN VALLEY CITY, Calif. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's breast cancer awareness month, but you may not be aware of one of the most aggressive forms of the disease. It's called inflammatory breast cancer, or IBC. Although it accounts for only 1 percent to 5 … [Read more...]
Vaccine may Extend the Life of Brain Cancer Patients
Vaccine may Extend the Life of Brain Cancer Patients Reported April 26, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a devastating brain cancer that can result in death in one year. Brain tumors tend to grow rapidly and spread to other tissue. GBM is more common in people ages 50 to 70 and more … [Read more...]
Should Breast Cancer Patients Make the Switch?
Should Breast Cancer Patients Make the Switch?Reported March 18, 2009 Doctors have known for years that hormonal therapies are effective at treating women with hormone-sensitive breast cancers (those positive for the estrogen or progesterone receptors). But questions remained about switching from one type of drug to another for postmenopausal women: Is it best to start … [Read more...]
5 Breast Cancer Myths
5 Breast Cancer Myths Reported May 19, 2009 CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There's a lot of information out there about breast cancer, but consider this: much of what you know may not be fact at all. Kathy Connell was shocked five years ago when she learned she had breast cancer. "The first thing that came to my mind was that they made a mistake," Connell … [Read more...]
Clever women hit by breast cancer hardest
Clever women hit by breast cancer hardest Reported November 02, 2009 WELL-educated women and women who live alone are emotionally the hardest hit by breast cancer, according to medical researchers. While these women are likely to be the most informed about the cancer and its treatment they are also likely to suffer greater anxiety, difficulty … [Read more...]
BP Drug Blocks Breast Cancer
BP Drug Blocks Breast Cancer Reported June 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Reduce your blood pressure cut your risk for breast cancer? New research shows a common blood pressure drug can block a breast cancer gene. Losartan is prescribed to treat patients with high blood pressure. But in a recent study on mice, researchers found it blocked the gene AGTR1, a gene seen in … [Read more...]
Chemotherapy and Tamoxifen Reduce Second Breast Cancer Risk
Chemotherapy and Tamoxifen Reduce Second Breast Cancer Risk Reported January 07, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Breast cancer patients may reduce the risk of developing a second cancer in their other breast if they have chemotherapy or tamoxifen. The risk of developing cancer in the other breast is two to six times … [Read more...]
Viral DNA sequence a possible trigger for breast cancer
Viral DNA sequence a possible trigger for breast cancer A small sequence of DNA in the envelope (Env) protein of a mouse breast tumor virus (called MMTV) can transform breast cells into cancer cells, according to a study by Katz et al. in the February 7 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine. The ability of this motif to transform cells single-handedly … [Read more...]
Antisoma initiates Phase II breast cancer study
Antisoma initiates Phase II breast cancer study Reported September 30, 2008 Cancer drug developer Antisoma has started a Phase II trial evaluating the addition of AS1402 to the endocrine therapy letrozole in post-menopausal women receiving first-line treatment for advanced breast cancer. Approximately 110 patients will be randomly assigned to receive either letrozole … [Read more...]
Fitness News : Women Fitness>Hope for Metastatic Breast Cancer
Hope for Metastatic Breast Cancer Reported November 28, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new, investigational drug shows encouraging results in treating women with metastatic breast cancer. According to a study published in Core Evidence, lapatinib shows a response in a group of women with metastatic breast cancer, a disease doctors say offers a major clinical challenge. … [Read more...]
Breasts damaged by cancer surgery reshaped using stem cell injections
Breasts damaged by cancer surgery reshaped using stem cell injections December 19, 2007 Japanese researchers have used stem cells to help reshape the breasts of women who have undergone surgery for a breast tumour. Researchers have for the first time used injections of stem cells derived from the women's own … [Read more...]