You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Breast Cancer news Breast Cancer news The most aggressive forms of breast cancer elude the cellular control mechanisms in order to expand • Breast Cancer news • Nov 24 10 About 30% of breast cancer patients have tumours that show rapid growth and invasion through the body. A common denominator in… Discovery halts breast cancer stem cells • Breast Cancer news • Nov 23 10 Breast cancer stem cells (CSCs), the aggressive cells thought to be resistant to current anti-cancer therapies and which promote metastasis, are stimulated by estrogen via a pathway that mirrors normal stem… Cough medicine could help doctors identify how breast cancer patients metabolize tamoxifen • Breast Cancer news • Nov 19 10 Cough medicine could be used as way of predicting how well individual patients metabolise tamoxifen used in the treatment of their breast cancer, according to… Radiation fears should not deter women from mammography screening • Breast Cancer news • Nov 16 10 The risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening is slight in comparison to the benefit of expected lives saved, according to a new study appearing online and… Porter Adventist Hospital Breast Program Approved by NAPB • Breast Cancer news • Nov 15 10 The Porter Breast Center and Porter Comprehensive Breast Care have received the “gold standard” in accreditation for breast centers nationally. After a recent survey, the National Accreditation Program for… New risk factor for developing breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Nov 10 10 An Australian research team from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland has identified a new risk factor for developing breast cancer. This… Soy isoflavones may modify risk of breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Nov 09 10 Increased phytoestrogens commonly found in dietary soy may modify the risk of some types of breast cancer, according to findings presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in… Chemoprevention biomarker for breast cancer identified • Breast Cancer news • Nov 09 10 Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have identified a possible biomarker for measuring progress in breast cancer chemoprevention trials, according to data presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer… Smoking increased risk of death in women with breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Nov 09 10 Being a current smoker or having a history of smoking significantly increased the risk of breast cancer progression and overall death among a group of multiethnic… Prolonged maternal separation increased breast cancer risk in neonatal mice • Breast Cancer news • Nov 09 10 Young mice that experienced the psychosocial stress of prolonged separation from their mothers had a higher incidence and faster onset of breast tumors compared with young mice… Breast cancer patients prefer silicone over saline implants after mastectomy • Breast Cancer news • Nov 09 10 A new study has found that women who receive silicone implants after a double mastectomy are more satisfied with their breasts than women who receive saline implants.… Asthma drug prevents spread of breast cancer: study • Breast Cancer news • Nov 03 10 A drug commonly used in Japan and Korea to treat asthma has been found to stop the spread of breast cancer cells traditionally resistant to chemotherapy, according to… Nurse Runs to Raise Funds for Family Fight Against Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Nov 01 10 Theresa Oles runs for her life every day. This fall, the nurse anesthesist who goes running to unwind, is pounding the pavement to fight breast cancer… Maj. of comm. facilities performing breast MRI exams meet ACRIN and EUSOBI technical requirements • Breast Cancer news • Oct 31 10 An overwhelming majority of Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) facilities performing breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the U.S. are up-to-par with American… Genetic Variants May Affect the Risk of Breast Cancer in Women with BRCA2 Mutations • Breast Cancer news • Oct 29 10 An international study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has identified genetic variants in women with BRCA2 mutations that may increase… Breast cancer survival tips offered • Breast Cancer news • Oct 28 10 A U.S. biobehavioral scientist advises breast cancer patients to create a plan, reduce risks, seek support, address fear, get active and manage symptoms. Karen Syrjala of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center… Portable breast scanner allows cancer detection in the blink of an eye • Breast Cancer news • Oct 27 10 Professor Zhipeng Wu has invented a portable scanner based on radio frequency technology, which is able to show in a second the presence of tumours… Brisk walkers have lower breast cancer risk • Breast Cancer news • Oct 27 10 Women who take brisk walks regularly have a lower risk of developing breast cancer after menopause - and it’s never too late to start, new study findings suggest. Reviewing… New Way of Expanding Cancer Screening for Minority Women • Breast Cancer news • Oct 25 10 Minority patients have a significantly decreased survival from colon cancer compared to white patients, most often as a result of a late diagnosis. To help address this problem,… BUSM study shows patient navigations improve mammography rates in minority women • Breast Cancer news • Oct 21 10 A new research study conducted by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that patient navigation services significantly improve biennial mammography screening rates among inner city… New Data Shows Chicago Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality Continue to Be Significantly Higher than National Average • Breast Cancer news • Oct 21 10 Disparities in breast cancer mortality continued to be unacceptably high in Chicago and significantly larger than the national average… Hormone therapy use by postmenopausal women may increase incidence of more advanced breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Oct 19 10 Follow-up of about 11 years of participants in the Women’s Health Initiative finds that among postmenopausal women, use of estrogen plus progestin is… Removing 2mm around breast cancer tumors prevents residual disease in 98 percent of patients • Breast Cancer news • Oct 18 10 Removing an extra two millimetres around an area of invasive breast cancer is sufficient to minimise any residual disease in 98 per cent… 10 Tips for Breast Cancer Patients During Treatment • Breast Cancer news • Oct 15 10 Throughout October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, experts from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and its clinical care partner, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, are offering a series… Fox Chase researchers uncover Achilles’ heel in aggressive breast tumors • Breast Cancer news • Oct 13 10 In an unexpected twist, Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers find that the loss of a single protein, Nedd9, initially slows cancer formation but then makes the tumors… Page 31 of 69 pages « First < 29 30 31 32 33 > Last » << Back to main
