Women With Thyroid Problems Less Likely to Get Breast Cancer Reported February 15, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with a common thyroid problem may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer, according to new research. About 2 percent of all women suffer … [Read more...]

Women Underrepresented in Cancer Studies Reported June 08, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Oncologists may not be providing ideal care for their female patients due to the low number of women enrolling in cancer clinical trials. A recent analysis of 661 clinical cancer studies including over one million participants shows there are significantly more men participating in cancer … [Read more...]

Why Does Olive Oil Protect Against Breast Cancer? Reported January 10, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers know the Mediterranean diet seems to protect against breast cancer, and they now know the reason why. After running a series of laboratory experiments, researchers from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of … [Read more...]

Where a Mammography is Done Makes a DifferenceReported June 16, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) With all of the factors that have been studied to determine what’s involved in evaluating the accuracy of breast cancer screening, one has been left out. New research examining the facility itself fills in the blank. An observational study from the National Cancer Institute in … [Read more...]

What Women Want to Know About Mastectomiess December 10, 2004 SAN ANTONIO (Ivanhoe Newswire) --Mastectomies are shown to dramatically reduce the incidence of breast cancer in high-risk patients, but what do women want to know about the surgery?Researchers reporting at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium presented the results of a … [Read more...]

What Influences Breast Cancer Treatment? Reported September 02, 2009 (Ivanhoe newswire) -- Breast cancer patients typically must choose between removing only the breast cancer tissue through lumpectomy or undergoing a mastectomy and removing the entire breast. Mastectomies do not require post-surgery radiation therapy, and lessen anxiety for cancer reoccurrence. A new … [Read more...]

Breast density linked to increased cancer recurrence riskReported November 09, 2009 WASHINGTON - Women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts, according to a new study. The study’s results indicate that breast cancer patients with dense breasts may benefit from additional therapies following surgery, such as radiation. … [Read more...]

Second-hand smoke linked to breast cancer: International studyReported November 04, 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 Wednesday suggests that women could "virtually eradicate" their risk of developing breast cancer by raising … [Read more...]

Heavier breasts linked to cancerReported November 10, 2009 The study’s results indicate that breast cancer patients with dense breasts may benefit from additional therapies following surgery, such as radiation. Previous studies indicate that women with dense breast tissue are at increased risk of breast cancer. Researchers suspected that high breast density may also … [Read more...]

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...]

Oral bisphosphonates linked to reduced incidence of invasive breast cancerReported December 18, 2009 Findings from an analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative showed that women taking oral bisphosphonates for osteoporosis were less likely to develop invasive breast cancer. A total of 2,216 of 151,592 postmenopausal women enrolled in the initiative were taking either … [Read more...]

Atypical Hyperplasia Increases Risk of Breast Cancer in Younger WomenReported January 04, 2009 Women under the age of 50 who have atypical hyperplasia of the breast are nearly seven times more likely to develop breast cancer than women in the general population, irrespective of family history. These results were presented at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. … [Read more...]

Younger women more apt to have breast cancer recurReported March 24, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study confirms that women with breast cancer who are 35 years old or younger are more likely than older women to have their cancer come back after treatment. The study also shows that the likelihood of recurrence in younger breast cancer patients is influenced by … [Read more...]

Diet tied to survival in breast cancer patientsReported March 24, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if they maintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, a new study suggests. This so-called "prudent" diet was not linked to a lower risk of death from breast cancer specifically. However, … [Read more...]

Diet tied to survival in breast cancer patientsReported January 05, 2009 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if they maintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, a new study suggests. This so-called "prudent" diet was not linked to a lower risk of death from breast cancer specifically. However, … [Read more...]

Smoking and weight increase breast cancer oddsReported September 02, 2009 New research shows that exercising, and avoiding weight gains can cut breast cancer risk as much as sixty – eight percent. According to a new study that excluded women who possess a genetic tendency for breast cancer, smoking and obesity still significantly increase the odds that a woman will … [Read more...]

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...]

Exercise Reduces Risk of Breast CancerReported September 16, 2009 The latest addition to the growing evidence on the benefits of aerobic exercise is reported in the April issue of the scientific journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. Researchers from USC's Arnold School of Public Health studied 14,000 women who were given preventive medical exams and … [Read more...]

Early-Stage, HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Patients at Increased Risk of RecurrenceReported November 02, 2009 HOUSTON, Tex -- November 2, 2009 -- Patients with early-stage breast cancer and with HER2 positive tumours <= 1 cm are at significant risk of recurrence of their disease, compared with those with early-stage disease who do not express the aggressive protein, … [Read more...]

Breast cancer congress key to improving patient care, say UAE specialistsReported November 04, 2009 The UAE's first dedicated Breast Cancer Conference will lead to improvements in the quality of care through the dissemination of best practice, and the strengthening of links between the country's cancer centers, local specialists said today. Last weekend's conference in … [Read more...]

Breast cancer conference to help fight disease Reported August 14, 2009 Dubai: Doctors from across the UAE are joining forces with the Dubai Health Authority (DHA)Dubai Health Authority (DHA) to raise awareness of breast cancer in a bid to improve early detection and survival rates from the disease, the Emirates Medical Association (EMA) announced. will play joint host to … [Read more...]

Targeted ultrasound reduces biopsies Reported December 03, 2009 CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Targeted breast ultrasound may reduce the need for biopsies for women under age 40, U.S. medical researchers said. Senior author Dr. Constance Lehman of the University of Washington in Seattle and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and colleagues conducted two studies where targeted … [Read more...]

Radiation for early breast cancer: 3 weeks may be as good as 5 to 7 Reported November 04, 2009 CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - Cutting the duration of radiation treatment in half may be just as effective as delivering it over the conventional 5 to 7 weeks in appropriately selected women with early breast cancer, researchers reported at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American … [Read more...]