Cancer: Breast

Drug prevents bone loss side effects of breast cancer medication

A new study has found that an osteoporosis drug protects against the bone damaging side effects of certain breast cancer medications. Published early online…    

Drop in hormone therapy use linked with drop in mammogram rates

A new analysis has found that a decline in hormone therapy (HT) use among women aged 50 to 64 years is linked with lower…    

Obesity not linked to breast cancer in Mexican-American women

Obesity was not associated with breast cancer risk in Mexican-American women, even when measured at numerous ages throughout a woman’s lifetime, according to data…    

Acupuncture reduces hot flashes, improves sex drive for breast cancer patients

Not only is acupuncture as effective as drug therapy at reducing hot flashes in breast cancer patients, it has the added benefit of potentially…    

Coffee break: Compound brewing new research in colon, breast cancer

A compound in coffee has been found to be estrogenic in studies by Texas AgriLife Research scientists.

Though the studies have not…    

Hormones may tie caffeine to cancer risk

Coffee and general caffeine intake may affect a woman’s levels of estrogen and other sex hormones, a new study suggests—offering a potential explanation…    

Major Breakthrough May Lead to Better Drugs for Diabetes, Other Diseases

For decades, scientists have studied nuclear hormone receptors to gain a better understanding of how they turn genes on and off throughout the body…    

Prepubertal Gynecomastia Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oils

Prepubertal gynecomastia is uncommon and idiopathic in over 90% of cases.

Not infrequently, urologists may identify gynecomastia in children as part of…    

Coping skills affect life after breast cancer

Young women who are less able to cope with breast cancer and feel ill-prepared for the challenge tend to have a lower…    

Docetaxel lowers death rate for breast cancer

Breast cancer patients who take the Sanofi-Aventis drug docetaxel instead of the older medicine flurouracil cut their risk of death by…    

Drugs reduce breast cancer deaths

A drug cocktail has been found to cut the risk of breast cancer death by nearly a third.

Nearly 90%…    

Link between painkillers and breast cancer unclear

Taking ibuprofen or aspirin long term appears to be tied a heightened risk of developing breast cancer, a new study indicates, but…    

Androgens linked to breast cancer in young women

High levels of ‘male’ hormones, or androgens, in young women apparently raise their risk of developing breast cancer, according to new research.…    

FDA warns of heart risks from MS drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned patients of the risk of heart damage from Serono’s multiple sclerosis drug Novantrone, a niche…    

Hair dye not to blame for bladder or breast cancer

An analysis of combined results from multiple studies has not found strong evidence of an increased risk of breast or    

Being active seen to up breast cancer survival

Physical activity apparently increases a woman’s chances of surviving breast cancer—regardless of her level of physical activity before the diagnosis—according to a…    

Minogue recovering after breast cancer surgery

Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue was recuperating on Sunday after successful breast cancer surgery, as fans wished her a speedy recovery.…    

Kylie Minogue to have breast surgery this week

Pop diva Kylie Minogue is undergoing medical tests in the Australian city of Melbourne in preparation for breast cancer surgery later this…    

Breast cancer drug study halted after two deaths

A test using two chemotherapy agents to treat breast cancer was halted after two women in the study died, French…    

Kylie’s case shows breast cancer can strike early

News that Australia’s biggest music star Kylie Minogue has been diagnosed with breast cancer shows the disease - the most common cancer…    

MRI + mammogram best for screening high-risk women

Combining Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with mammography is the best way to detect breast cancer in women who…    

Cholesterol drugs may reduce breast cancer risk

Women taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, such as Lipitor or Mevacor, seem to have sharply lower chances of developing    

Some people get delayed cancer care-studies

Many U.S. cancer patients are getting delayed or substandard care for their disease and are dying earlier as a consequence, according to several studies…    

Femara bests tamoxifen in breast cancer trial

For postmenopausal women with hormone-driven breast cancer, follow-on treatment with Femara is more effective in preventing recurrence of cancer than…    

Breast cancer recurrence in Japanese women

The rate of breast cancer recurrence is much lower among women of Japanese descent than among women in the general U.S. population,…