You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Breast Cancer news Breast Cancer news New role discovered for breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 • Breast Cancer news • Jul 18 06 A recently discovered facet of the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 reveals a mechanism linking mutation of BRCA1 to formation of large blood vessels needed to support cancer… Gene screen for breast cancer better than pathologist’s “eye” • Breast Cancer news • Jul 17 06 Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a method they developed to screen body fluids for certain kinds of cells and some of their genetic blueprint is twice as… Gene Screen for Breast Cancer Better than Pathologist’s “Eye” • Breast Cancer news • Jul 14 06 Johns Hopkins scientists have found that a method they developed to screen body fluids for certain kinds of cells and some of their genetic blueprint is twice as… Metabolic syndrome predicts breast cancer relapse • Breast Cancer news • Jul 13 06 A cluster of characteristics that include high cholesterol, obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure - dubbed metabolic syndrome - has been linked previously to the development of diabetes and… Weight Gain/Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women • Breast Cancer news • Jul 12 06 Weight gain, particularly after menopause, is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women, according to an article in the July 12 issue of JAMA. Background information… Scientists unravel breast cancer risk gene mystery • Breast Cancer news • Jul 11 06 The risk of developing breast cancer is doubled in women who inherit a damaged version of a gene called ATM, according to a study published by Cancer Research UK funded… Millions of Cameroon girls suffer “breast ironing” • Breast Cancer news • Jul 11 06 Worried that her daughters’ budding breasts would expose them to the risk of sexual harassment and even rape, their mother Philomene Moungang started ‘ironing’ the girls’ bosoms with a heated… Significant Advance in Treatment of Breast Cancer Reported • Breast Cancer news • Jul 07 06 In what may be a significant advance for the treatment of breast cancer, researchers at Montefiore Medical Center and the Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute have discovered they… Radiotherapy boost helps early breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jul 07 06 A booster dose of radiotherapy added to regular treatment may help stop young women with very early breast cancer from progressing to a more serious form of the disease, researchers said… Genes interact to affect breast cancer survival • Breast Cancer news • Jul 06 06 A variation of a cancer-causing gene called SNP309 interacts with an anti-cancer gene, known as p53, to influence a woman’s odds of surviving breast cancer, according to a report in… X-rays increase breast cancer risk • Breast Cancer news • Jun 27 06 According to new research X-rays may significantly increase the risk of breast cancer in women who are genetically susceptible to the disease. In a study of 1,600 women with high risk BRCA1… Cadmium linked to breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jun 23 06 Women with the highest levels of cadmium in their urine have more than a two-fold higher risk of breast cancer than women with the lowest levels, according to a new study. However,… New breast cancer gene raises risk in Europeans • Breast Cancer news • Jun 21 06 Researchers have found another breast cancer gene that can greatly raise the risk of the disease in women of European heritage, according to a report published on Monday. They… Older Women Have Far Fewer Mammograms Than They Report • Breast Cancer news • Jun 20 06 What older American women say about receiving regular mammograms and what they actually do are two different things, suggests a new study. And unlike prior studies based on… Mammography: Is It Right for Me? • Breast Cancer news • Jun 12 06 The subject of changing public advice over the years, mammography and the controversy over its use continue to cause confusion in the minds of many women. A new book for lay… Physicians validate reclassification of breast cancer stages • Breast Cancer news • Jun 08 06 Breast cancer is diagnosed as having progressed to any of four stages, Stage IV being the most advanced. The stages are classified by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)… Black women have fewer breast cancers than white women, but their mortality is worse • Breast Cancer news • Jun 07 06 For decades, researchers have tried to understand why breast cancer in younger black women is such a significant public health problem. Black women… Pre-Menopausal African American Women More Likely to Have Type of Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jun 07 06 Pre-menopausal African American women have a higher prevalence of basal-like breast tumors than post-menopausal African American and non-African American women, which could contribute to their… Benefits and Risks of Tamoxifen, Raloxifene for Reducing Risk of Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jun 06 06 Raloxifene and tamoxifen are both effective in reducing the risk of invasive breast cancer, but each has potential disease and quality of life side effects… Calcium pills no help against breast cancer: study • Breast Cancer news • Jun 06 06 Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements does not reduce the chances of developing breast cancer, according to findings from a U.S. study of women’s health released on Monday, but… Yoga study shows some benefits for cancer patients • Breast Cancer news • Jun 05 06 Women who took yoga classes during breast cancer treatment reported they could function better physically and felt better about their health, a small study released on Sunday said. Sixty-two… Breast cancer drug switch cuts deaths • Breast Cancer news • Jun 05 06 Switching to Pfizer Inc.‘s drug Aromasin after a few years on another breast cancer treatment cut some women’s risk of dying from the disease by 17 percent in a study released… Glaxo drug slows breast cancer in study • Breast Cancer news • Jun 05 06 An experimental drug added to chemotherapy slowed aggressive, late-stage breast cancers that resumed growing despite standard treatment with the drug Herceptin, U.S. researchers said on Saturday. The drug, Tykerb, by… Breast Radiation Device Associated with Complications • Breast Cancer news • Jun 01 06 Doctors in New England have discovered that patients receiving accelerated-partial breast radiation therapy using a balloon brachytherapy system after lumpectomy for breast cancer can develop seroma, the retaining of fluid, in… Higher dose radiation for breast cancer safe and effective and halves the number of treatments • Breast Cancer news • May 31 06 A team of UK and US researchers have found that it is possible to halve the number of treatments by giving higher… Page 64 of 69 pages « First < 62 63 64 65 66 > Last » << Back to main