You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Breast Cancer news Breast Cancer news Association found between high cholesterol and breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jul 07 14 An association between high blood cholesterol and breast cancer has been found in a study of more than 1 million patients over a 14 year time period in… 3D mammography detects more invasive cancers and reduces call-back rates • Breast Cancer news • Jun 25 14 Reporting in the June 25 issue of JAMA, researchers from Penn Medicine and other institutions found that 3D mammography - known as digital breast tomosynthesis - found… False Negative Results Found in Prognostic Testing for Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jun 19 14 A recent study evaluating HER2 testing in a large cohort of women with breast cancer found important limitations in the conventional way HER2 testing is performed in… Tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer reversed when drug paired with anti-malaria agent • Breast Cancer news • Jun 13 14 The inexpensive anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) reverses resistance to tamoxifen, a widely used breast cancer drug, in mice. In the June 15 issue of Clinical Cancer Research,… Limiting Carbohydrates Could Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence in Women with Positive IGF1 Receptor • Breast Cancer news • Jun 11 14 Dartmouth researchers have found that reducing carbohydrate intake could reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence among women whose tumor tissue is positive for… Needle biopsy underused in breast cancer diagnosis, negatively impacting diagnosis and care • Breast Cancer news • Jun 10 14 Needle biopsy, the standard of care radiological procedure for diagnosing breast cancer, is underused with too many patients undergoing the more invasive, excisional biopsy to… Most breast cancer patients may not be getting enough exercise • Breast Cancer news • Jun 09 14 Physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis has been linked with prolonged survival and improved quality of life, but most participants in a large breast cancer study did… New Clues to Why Older Women are More Vulnerable to Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jun 05 14 Scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have gained more insights into why older women are more susceptible to breast… New test predicts if breast cancer will spread • Breast Cancer news • Jun 04 14 The study was led by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) - designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore… Two new possible drug targets for triple negative breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • May 27 14 The suppression of two genes reduce breast cancer tumor formation and metastasis by interfering with blood vessel formation and recruitment, report scientists from Houston Methodist and five… More access to health care may lead to unnecessary mammograms • Breast Cancer news • May 27 14 Researchers have concluded that providing better access to health care may lead to the overuse of mammograms for women who regularly see a primary care physician and… Team validates potentially powerful new way to treat HER2-positive breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • May 26 14 Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) today report a discovery that they hope will lead to the development of a powerful new way of… Yale Cancer Center studies find lifestyle changes improve biomarkers for breast cancer recurrence and mortality • Breast Cancer news • May 22 14 A pair of Yale Cancer Center interventional studies involving breast cancer survivors found that lifestyle changes in the form of healthy eating… Most women who have double mastectomy don’t need it, U-M study finds • Breast Cancer news • May 22 14 About 70 percent of women who have both breasts removed following a breast cancer diagnosis do so despite a very low risk of facing cancer… New way to predict response to chemo in triple-negative breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • May 15 14 Researchers from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center’s Seidman Cancer Center will present findings from a study that found the presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, a type… Large panel genetic testing produces more questions than answers in breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • May 15 14 While large genetic testing panels promise to uncover clues about patients’ DNA, a team of researchers from Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)has found that… Few women at high-risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer receive genetic counseling • Breast Cancer news • May 08 14 Mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes account for nearly 25 percent of hereditary breast cancers and most hereditary ovarian cancers, yet a study… International molecular screening program for metastatic breast cancer AURORA at IMPAKT • Breast Cancer news • May 07 14 While research has made great strides in recent decades to improve and significantly extend the lives of patients with early breast cancer, the needs of patients… A transcription factor called SLUG helps determines type of breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • May 03 14 Findings and Significance: During breast-tissue development, a transcription factor called SLUG plays a role in regulating stem cell function and determines whether breast cells will mature… Better sleep predicts longer survival time for women with advanced breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • May 02 14 A new study reports that sleep efficiency, a ratio of time asleep to time spent in bed, is predictive of survival time for women with… Lymph Node Ultrasounds More Accurate in Obese Breast Cancer Patients, Mayo Clinic Study Finds • Breast Cancer news • May 01 14 Mayo Clinic research into whether ultrasounds to detect breast cancer in underarm lymph nodes are less effective in obese women has produced a… Breast cancer patients place huge emphasis on gene expression profiling test • Breast Cancer news • Apr 28 14 Gene expression profiling tests play a critical role when women with early-stage breast cancer decide whether to have chemotherapy, but many of them do not… Unemployment common after breast cancer treatment • Breast Cancer news • Apr 27 14 Nearly one-third of breast cancer survivors who were working when they began treatment were unemployed four years later. Women who received chemotherapy were most affected, according to a new study from… Receiving chemotherapy after a breast cancer diagnosis may affect a patient’s employment • Breast Cancer news • Apr 27 14 A new study has found that loss of paid employment after a diagnosis of early-stage breast cancer may be common and potentially related to the… Gold nanoparticles help target, quantify breast cancer gene segments in a living cell • Breast Cancer news • Apr 23 14 Purdue University researchers have developed a way to detect and measure cancer levels in a living cell by using tiny gold particles with tails… Page 5 of 69 pages « First < 3 4 5 6 7 > Last » << Back to main