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Research advances breast reconstruction

Breast reconstruction surgery will become both safer and more realistic thanks to research led by Queensland University of…    

MU Researchers Recommend Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors, Lymphedema Patients

Lymphedema, a chronic swelling condition common in breast cancer survivors, affects three million people in the U.S. In…    

Americans mixed on adequacy of cancer screenings: poll

Many Americans are satisfied with how often they are screened for cancer but some say they are not…    

Gene acts as a brake on breast cancer progression

New research out of McGill University’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre provides compelling new evidence that a gene known…    

New study supports mammography screening at 40

Women in their 40s with no family history of breast cancer are just as likely to develop invasive…    

Biopsy of Recurrent Breast Cancer Can Alter Treatment

A second, larger clinical research study led by breast cancer specialists at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) has again…    

Breast Cancer & the Environment

Efforts to reduce the effects of breast cancer have concentrated on improving detection and treatment.  Great progress has…    

Environmental pollutants and breast cancer

Laboratory research has shown that numerous environmental pollutants cause mammary gland tumors in animals; are hormonally active, specifically…    

Breast Cancer and the Environment

Cancer of any kind, but especially breast cancer, has become a devastating fact of life for a large…    

Breast Cancer and the Environment - a new report on Prevention

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month. It seems everywhere I turn, there is a pink reminder of the disease…    

Environment and Breast Cancer: Science Review

Families and friends of women touched by breast cancer are calling for increased attention to research into the…    

IOM Report On Breast Cancer And The Environment

Although women have little or no control over some of the risk factors for breast cancer, such as…    

Diabetes drug shows promise in reducing risk of cancer

An inexpensive drug that treats Type-2 diabetes has been shown to prevent a number of natural and man-made…    

Canadian breast cancer screening guidelines would cost thousands of lives

New breast cancer screening guidelines by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health (CTFOPH), which recommend against annual…    

New breast cancer screening guidelines released

New breast cancer screening guidelines for women at average risk of breast cancer, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical…    

Breast Cancer - MRI Does Not Help, Even Though Usage Grows

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) is increasingly used to help doctors decide on treatment options for breast cancer patients,…    

FDA revokes approval of Avastin for breast cancer

Drug regulators withdrew their approval of Roche’s Avastin for breast cancer, saying the drug was not effective enough…    

U-M researchers find genetic rearrangements driving 5 to 7 percent of breast cancers

Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered two cancer-spurring gene rearrangements that may trigger…    

Omega-3 Supplementation May Reduce Joint and Cognitive Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatments

“I know I need this medicine to help lower my chance of cancer recurrence, but it makes my…    

Early Breast Cancer Detection Saves Lives

MammaCare, a revolutionary tool that has set standards for teaching women and clinicians how to perform clinical breast…