You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Breast Cancer news Breast Cancer news Fewer than half of breast cancer patients adhere to hormonal therapy regimen, study finds • Breast Cancer news • Jun 28 10 A new study of nearly 8,800 women with early-stage breast cancer found that fewer than half – approximately 49 percent – completed their… Breast cancer kills more uninsured blacks • Breast Cancer news • Jun 24 10 Underinsured African-American women die more often from breast cancer than underinsured white women, even when treated at the same hospital by the same doctors, researchers said Wednesday. And it’s not because… Noninvasive combination technique may reduce number of breast biopsies • Breast Cancer news • Jun 22 10 By combining two relatively inexpensive technologies based on sound and light waves, researchers hope to lower the rate at which women undergo breast biopsies for suspicious lesions. Results… Exercise Preserves Freedom of Movement After Breast Cancer Surgery • Breast Cancer news • Jun 16 10 An active 72-year-old woman, Claire Mitchell had always enjoyed cooking. However, after breast cancer surgery she found that she had less freedom of movement and reaching jars on… New Guideline Will Improve Hormone Receptor Testing for Patients with Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jun 12 10 The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today issued a joint guideline aimed at improving the accuracy of… Intervention Program Helps Breast Cancer Patients Live Longer After Recurrence • Breast Cancer news • Jun 08 10 A psychological intervention program designed for breast cancer patients reduces the risk of dying if the cancer recurs, new research shows. The study is the latest in… Breast cancer drug extends lives: study • Breast Cancer news • Jun 08 10 An experimental breast cancer drug made from sea sponges added months to the lives of breast cancer patients whose cancer had come back despite several rounds of chemotherapy, doctors reported… Radiation After Mastectomy Improves Breast Cancer Survival • Breast Cancer news • Jun 03 10 Postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) for some breast cancer patients can reduce their risk of recurrence by almost 30 percent and increase their five-year overall survival by almost 50 percent, according… Bone Drug Suppresses Wandering Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer Patients • Breast Cancer news • Jun 03 10 The bone-strengthening drug zoledronic acid (Zometa) can help fight metastatic breast cancer when given before surgery, suggests research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.… Genes, lifestyle pose separate breast cancer risks • Breast Cancer news • Jun 02 10 Common genetic differences have a limited role in causing breast cancer and work independently of lifestyle factors such as weight, diet and breastfeeding which are still more important, British scientists… Peaches, plums induce deliciously promising death of breast cancer cells • Breast Cancer news • Jun 02 10 Breast cancer cells - even the most aggressive type - died after treatments with peach and plum extracts in lab tests at Texas AgriLife Research recently, and… Targeted Immunotherapy: Metastatic Breast, Pancreatic Cancers • Breast Cancer news • Jun 01 10 Early trials using targeted monoclonal antibodies in combination with existing therapies show promise in treating pancreatic cancer and metastatic breast cancer, according to research that will be presented by investigators from… WellPoint adopting parts of breast cancer act • Breast Cancer news • May 26 10 Health insurer WellPoint Inc will implement key provisions of a proposed law designed to protect breast cancer patients, in a new effort to highlight its standard of care for policyholders.… Prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • May 21 10 A study in mice reveals that prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, like bisphenol-A (BPA) and diethylstilbestrol (DES), may program a fetus for life. Therefore, adult women who were… Older patients can skip breast radiation - study • Breast Cancer news • May 21 10 Older women with early stage breast cancer can safely skip radiation therapy and go straight to taking pills that help keep tumors from coming back, researchers reported on Thursday.… New Insight into the Biology of the BRCA1 Breast Cancer Gene • Breast Cancer news • May 20 10 Studies have well established that women who harbor a mutation in the BRCA1 tumor suppressor gene are at greater risk for developing breast and ovarian… Study identifies 1 of the mechanisms behind breast cancer metastasis • Breast Cancer news • May 14 10 Several years ago, scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and other laboratories made a paradoxical discovery regarding the Akt molecular pathway, a popular target for… Slight changes in 2 key genes appear to launch breast cancer development • Breast Cancer news • May 14 10 Researchers at Georgetown Lombard Comprehensive Cancer Center have been able to show, in mice, how just a little adjustment in the expression of two common… Obese women increased the risk of breast cancer and larger the tumor size when detected • Breast Cancer news • May 12 10 Obese women should aware that they have not only the risk of breast cancer, but also more likely to have larger tumor… Researchers discover new way to ‘rescue’ treatment sensitivity of breast cancer cells • Breast Cancer news • May 10 10 A study by researchers from the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) identifies a potential new combination therapy to… Scientists find new gene links to breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • May 10 10 British scientists have found five common genetic factors linked to the risk of developing breast cancer, giving researchers a better understanding of its causes and clues for developing more… Mother and Son Battle Breast Cancer Together • Breast Cancer news • May 06 10 When Cedric Skillom’s mother, Lynda, 55, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, he was devastated by the news, but he never imagined that the largest cancer killer… Princess Margaret Hospital Breast Cancer Researchers Link Ovarian Hormone to Breast Stem Cells Growth • Breast Cancer news • May 06 10 Cancer researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) have discovered that the ovarian hormone progesterone plays a pivotal role in altering breast stem cells,… Does working nights cause breast cancer? • Breast Cancer news • May 05 10 Whether breast cancer should be labeled as an occupational disease is still unclear, researchers behind a new study from China suggest. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide,… Hutchinson Center Receives $10.24M from NIH for Latina Breast Cancer Research • Breast Cancer news • May 04 10 The National Institutes of Health has awarded $10.24 million to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to lead a five-year study that aims to understand and prevent… Page 34 of 69 pages « First < 32 33 34 35 36 > Last » << Back to main