Breast Cancer news

Breast cancer Estimating risk

The often-cited statistic that American women have “a 1 in 8 chance” of developing breast cancer, while it…    

Breast cancer prevention: Are we making progress?

Yes and no. Now with an indication for breast cancer prevention, tamoxifen offers new hope - but…    

Vegetables tied to lower breast cancer risk

Cruciferous vegetables may help lower the risk of developing breast cancer, particularly for women who carry a particular…    

Breast Cancer in Black Women May be Connected to Neighborhoods

Researchers at the University of Chicago are studying possible connections between living in disadvantaged neighborhoods and the development…    

US, Mexico plan to lower breast cancer deaths

U.S. first lady Laura Bush and Mexico’s first lady Margarita Zavala launched on Friday a joint effort to…    

Gene Variant Increases Breast Cancer Risk

An international research consortium under the leadership of scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ)…    

Breast cancer more aggressive among obese women

Women with breast cancer have more aggressive disease and lower survival rates if they are overweight or obese,…    

A protein that triggers aggressive breast cancer

SATB1 is a nuclear protein well known for its crucial role in regulating gene expression during the differentiation…    

COX-2 expression is marker for cancer development in some benign breast biopsies

t’s a good news, bad news situation. Some women who have a breast biopsy are told that while…    

Late treatment with letrozole can reduce breast cancer recurrence risk

Treatment with the aromatase inhibitor letrozole (Femara) can reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence even when initiated…    

NSAIDs could help prevent, treat breast cancer

Aspirin and related anti-inflammatory drugs may help reduce the risk of breast cancer, and might even have a…    

Blood thinners like aspirin may fight cancer: study

Blood-thinning drugs such as aspirin may help fight cancer by denying shelter to wandering tumor cells, U.S. researchers…    

Link Found Between Vegetables and Decreased Risk of Breast Cancer

When your mother told you to eat your vegetables it appears that maternal wisdom had a scientific basis.…    

Cardiac Effects Associated with Breast Cancer Treatment Appear Lower

A new pilot study by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) found that breast cancer patients can…    

High Levels of Estrogen Associated with Breast Cancer Recurrence

Women whose breast cancer came back after treatment had almost twice as much estrogen in their blood than…    

New study of targeted therapies for breast cancer—model for global clinical trials

Two targeted medications designed to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer are being tested in a new…    

Breast cancer subtypes linked to survival from secondary brain tumors

Screening breast cancers for three receptors could help doctors predict the likely survival of patients with brain metastases.…    

Breast cancer gene carriers need dual screening

Among women with BRCA1 gene mutations, which are known to increase the risk of breast cancer, annual screening…    

Test can reduce recurrence of breast cancer

A new test that examines large sections of the sentinel lymph node for genes expressed by breast cancer…    

Personalized medicine can cut breast cancer risk

The time has come for breast cancer risk assessment, counseling and genetic testing to move from cancer specialists…