Key Breast Cancer Maker FoundReported December 09, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A newly identified protein may contribute to the spread of breast cancer, making it a potential maker for metastatic breast cancer. Until now, early markers of metastatic breast cancer have been hard to find. Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University along with … [Read more...]
Breast Cancer News
Women Fitness : City News
Breast Cancer Drug not Worth Side Effects for SomeReported August 27, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For some women, the advantage they may get from drugs used to keep breast cancer from coming back are not worth the painful side effects. Researchers studied 100 women who were given aromatase inhibitors, a new class of drugs designed to block the production of estrogen, which … [Read more...]
MRI Scans Questioned for Breast Cancer
MRI Scans Questioned for Breast CancerReported September 08, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- MRIs may be doing more harm than good in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center reviewed the medical records of 577 breast cancer patients, including 130 who had MRIs following their diagnosis. They found MRIs delayed treatment and lead to … [Read more...]
Personalized Medicine Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Personalized Medicine Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk Reported February 20, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A leading cancer risk expert says its time for breast cancer assessment, counseling and genetic testing to become part of primary care. Funmi Olopade, M.D., Walther L. Palmer Distinguished Service professor of medicine at Chicago Medical Center, says physicians now have … [Read more...]
Risk of Breast Cancer Gene Underestimated in Some Women
Researchers know the BRCA gene mutation runs in families and increases a woman's risk of ovarian and breast cancer. Now, a new study shows a woman's risk of the disease due to the mutation may be underestimated in cases where two circumstances are true. The first circumstance is being a victim of early onset breast cancer which is linked to the genetic form of the disease. … [Read more...]
Study: High Breast Density Increases Risk for Cancer Recurrence
Study: High Breast Density Increases Risk for Cancer Recurrence Reported November 10, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with dense breasts may be at a greater risk for cancer recurrence, increasing their odds by up to 40 percent. Previous studies have connected dense breast tissue with a return of cancer, but a new study leads researchers to believe … [Read more...]
Global rise in breast cancer due to ‘Western lifestyles’
Global rise in breast cancer due to 'Western lifestyles' Reported 24 January, 2008 Of all the exports from our modern world, breast cancer ranks as among the most dubious. Once thought to be a disease of the rich, it is now a global epidemic. The rise of the cancer in Europe and America cases have jumped 80 per cent in the UK since the 1970s is … [Read more...]
Calculating breast cancer
Calculating breast cancer Reported December 22, 2007 The reminder for a mammogram had been staring her in the face for a while now. There was no pain or lump in her breast so she had been ignoring the reminders for a free mammogram, sent to all women above 60 years of age. When Gladys Roach finally, decided to get it done five years … [Read more...]
Bone Loss in Breast Cancer Survivors
Bone Loss in Breast Cancer Survivors Reported September 21, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Osteoporosis, which can be caused by certain cancer drugs, is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors. Many breast cancer patients also experience secondary causes of bone loss, such as vitamin D deficiency. Primary causes of osteoporosis are menopause and aging. … [Read more...]
Cancer Survivors at Risk for Relapse
Cancer Survivors at Risk for RelapseReported August 18, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study cautions breast cancer survivors to remain on guard. Results reveal survivors of breast cancer are at substantial risk of recurrence even 15 years after their first diagnosis. Researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston examined recurrence rates … [Read more...]
Extra Radiation Helps Keep Breast Cancer Away
Extra Radiation Helps Keep Breast Cancer Away Reported November 16, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with early-stage breast cancer are seeing the benefits of receiving an additional high dose of radiation (boost dose) after undergoing standard treatment. New research reveals women 40 years old and younger who received a boost dose … [Read more...]
CAD Detects Breast Cancers That Are Most Challenging to Detect
CAD Detects Breast Cancers That Are Most Challenging to Detect04 Mar 2005 A computer-aided detection system (CAD) can effectively detect breast cancers a radiologist is more apt to initially miss, a new study shows. Small lesions are very challenging for the radiologist to detect, said Rachel F. Brem, MD, director of breast imaging at … [Read more...]
New technology to identify breast cancer patients
New technology to identify breast cancer patientsReported October 08, 2009 New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) A Canadian university has developed a new technology that may help identify people facing the risk of breast cancer, enabling them to take early preventive measures The technology, developed by the University of Toronto in collaboration with the Canadian Institute of Health … [Read more...]
Light Sensor Improves Breast Biopsies
Light Sensor Improves Breast Biopsies Reported April 5, 2005 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows an improvement in needle breast biopsies aids in more precise detection of breast cancer and reduces unnecessary removal of normal breast tissue. The study, presented at the 25th annual meeting of the … [Read more...]
Women Fitness : City News
City women at greater risk for breast cancerReported November 26, 2007 Women who live in cities have denser breasts than those who live in suburban and rural areas, making them more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a study presented Monday at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Breast tissue in women may be fatty or glandular or a … [Read more...]
Pregnancy Protein Prevents Breast Cancer?
Pregnancy Protein Prevents Breast Cancer? Reported December 28, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein called alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer and may serve as a viable agent for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer. "Hormones in pregnancy, such as estrogen, all induce AFP, … [Read more...]
Seeing Breast Cancer
This year, 200,000 women in the U.S. will be told they have breast cancer. Proper diagnosis and treatment are vital for survival. Now, researchers have developed a new software program that could help doctors better identify and treat this common cancer. There's nothing Linda Dill loves more than beating her husband in a game of pool, but in the game of life, she is battling … [Read more...]
Switch Turns On Deadly Breast Cancer
Switch Turns On Deadly Breast Cancer Reported November 12, 2007 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A deadly form of breast cancer may rely on a molecular switch that could provide a target for new and better treatments for the disease. Researchers from NYU School of Medicine found the switch in a study carried out in women with locally advanced … [Read more...]
Using Nanotechnology to Kill Cancer
Using Nanotechnology to Kill CancerReported June 23, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Fighting cancer could someday involve cooking cancer cells. Biomedical scientists at University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center and nanotechnology experts from UT Dallas are testing a new way to kill cancer cells. The procedure attaches cancer-seeking antibodies to tiny carbon … [Read more...]
Oral bisphosphonates linked to reduced incidence of invasive breast cancer
Oral bisphosphonates linked to reduced incidence of invasive breast cancerReported December 18, 2009 Findings from an analysis of the Womens 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...]
Age and Breast Cancer Recurrence : Breast Cancer
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Having early stage breast cancer at a young age does not necessarily raise your chances of having it come back. The conventional thinking is that young women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) -- a common form of early breast cancer confined to the mammary ducts -- are more likely to have recurrences than older women with the same diagnosis. But … [Read more...]
Promising results for new breast cancer drug
Promising results for new breast cancer drug December 09, 2004 A NEWER drug prevented far more breast cancers from recurring in older women than the old standby tamoxifen and with far fewer side effects, doctors in the US said yesterday, citing a new study.Cancer specialists said Arimidex is likely … [Read more...]
Breast cancer prevention study launches in Canada and US
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...]
Chemobrain
Chemobrain Reported December 20, 2004 HOUSTON (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Chemotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment. But with the therapy comes an often overlooked side effect that researchers have dubbed "chemobrain." Here's what is and what doctors are doing to stop it. Janis Shea works hard to stay focused. "I'm … [Read more...]
Some Breast Cancer Screens Better Than Others
Some Breast Cancer Screens Better Than Others (HealthDayNews) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) helps radiologists identify breast tumors missed by mammography, says a study presented Dec. 1 at the Radiological Society of North America annual meeting in Chicago. The international study, the first of its kind to compare MRI and mammography in … [Read more...]
Less Folate may Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk
Less Folate may Lower Colorectal Cancer Risk Reported April 27, 2006 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many studies have revealed the benefits of a diet higher in the B vitamin folate, particularly for women of childbearing age, who run a lower risk of having a child with certain types of birth defects if they have adequate … [Read more...]
Hope Following Breast Cancer Treatment
Hope Following Breast Cancer TreatmentReported September 22, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests breast cancer survivors treated with surgery and radiation have a good overall quality of life several years after treatment. Although the rigors of breast cancer treatment usually decrease a womans quality of life temporarily, the results of a … [Read more...]
Breast Cancer Prevention
Breast Cancer Prevention09 Apr 2005 Tamoxifen is the only FDA-approved drug for many women at high risk of breast cancer. However, tamoxifen has unwanted side effects, so clinical researchers are seeking alternatives. One target is exemestane, an aromatase inhibitor. The ExCel Research Study, which started March 30 at UAB and other sites … [Read more...]
Women Fitness : City News
Better Life raises awareness on breast cancerReported December 13, 2007 Whilst many of the risk factors for breast cancer cannot be changed - such as age, genetics and the family history of the disease - there are some lifestyle risk factors that can be managed. For example, just 1.5 to 2.5 hours of physical exercise per week reduces the risk of breast cancer by 18 per … [Read more...]
Massage Beneficial to Cancer Patients
Massage Beneficial to Cancer PatientsReported September 16, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For many, a massage is a way to relax and feel better. New research finds this is especially true for those in the advanced stages of cancer. Pain and depressed mood are common problems for patients with advanced cancer. Drug therapies can help, but they often have side effects that can … [Read more...]
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