You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Breast Cancer news Breast Cancer news Breast cancer risk prediction model for African American women underestimates risk • Breast Cancer news • Feb 15 13 A breast cancer risk prediction model developed for African Americans tends to underestimate risk in certain subgroups, according to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology… Copper depletion therapy keeps high-risk triple-negative breast cancer at bay • Breast Cancer news • Feb 14 13 An anti-copper drug compound that disables the ability of bone marrow cells from setting up a “home” in organs to receive and nurture migrating cancer tumor… Researchers discover biological diversity in triple-negative breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Feb 13 13 Triple-negative breast cancers are more biologically diverse than previously believed and classification should be expanded to reflect this heterogeneity, according to University of North Carolina researchers. In a… Research efforts need to focus more on breast cancer prevention, government experts say • Breast Cancer news • Feb 13 13 Breast cancer rates continue to rise in the U.S. - even beyond the extra cancers detected through mammography and other screening techniques - and… University of Minnesota researchers discover enzyme behind breast cancer mutations • Breast Cancer news • Feb 07 13 Researchers at the University of Minnesota have uncovered a human enzyme responsible for causing DNA mutations found in the majority of breast cancers. The discovery of this… Mammogram every 2 years has same benefit as yearly mammogram for older women, UCSF study finds • Breast Cancer news • Feb 06 13 Among older women, getting a mammogram every two years was just as beneficial as getting a mammogram annually, and led to… The nanomechanical signature of breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Feb 04 13 The texture of breast cancer tissue differs from that of healthy tissue. Using a cutting-edge tissue diagnostic device, a group of researchers in Basel, Switzerland, has determined one key difference: cancerous… Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers Develop Automated Breast Density Test Linked To Cancer Risk • Breast Cancer news • Feb 02 13 Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have developed a novel computer algorithm to easily quantify a… Time spent watching television is not associated with death among breast cancer survivors • Breast Cancer news • Feb 01 13 Spending a lot of time watching television after breast cancer diagnosis is not linked to death in these breast cancer survivors. It appears that… Mastectomy may have less benefit than lumpectomy • Breast Cancer news • Jan 30 13 According to a new study among early stage breast cancer survivors, those who receive a lumpectomy plus radiation and those who have a mastectomy both have similar rates of survival.… Breast Cancer Gene Mutation Tied to Early Menopause, Infertility • Breast Cancer news • Jan 30 13 The mutation in the BRCA gene, which raises risk of breast cancer in women, also significantly raises the risk of these women in experiencing an early menopause, along… Early menopause may occur in women with BRCA gene, new study finds • Breast Cancer news • Jan 29 13 Women with harmful mutations in the BRCA gene, which put them at higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, tend to undergo menopause significantly… Lumpectomy Combined With Radiation Could Be Powerful Weapon In Fight Against Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jan 29 13 Last summer, Toni Spring was in the early stages of breast cancer. Consultations with two different doctors convinced her to schedule a mastectomy.… Less invasive treatment may increase survival in early stage breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jan 28 13 Patients with early stage breast cancer who are treated with lumpectomy plus radiation have a better chance of survival compared with those who undergo mastectomy, according… Better survival rates seen with lumpectomy compared with mastectomy for early breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jan 28 13 A new analysis has found that lumpectomy plus radiation for early breast cancer may provide patients with a better chance of survival than mastectomy.… In breast cancer metastasis, researchers identify possible drug target • Breast Cancer news • Jan 28 13 The spread of breast cancer to distant organs within the body, an event that often leads to death, appears in many cases to involve the loss of a… MD Anderson study finds qigong improves quality of life for breast cancer patients • Breast Cancer news • Jan 26 13 Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found qigong, an ancient mind-body practice, reduces depressive symptoms and improves quality of… New method identifies genes that can predict prognoses of cancer patients • Breast Cancer news • Jan 26 13 In recent years, it has been thought that select sets of genes might reveal cancer patients’ prognoses. However, a study published last year examining breast… Researchers discover promising prognostic marker for aggressive breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jan 24 13 A team of researchers led by Goutham Narla, MD, PhD, at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, and collaborators at… LSUHSC research provides new drug target for Her-2 related breast cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jan 22 13 Research led by Dr. Suresh Alahari, the Fred Brazda Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and its Stanley S.… Vitamin D Holds Promise in Battling a Deadly Breast Cancer, SLU Researchers Say • Breast Cancer news • Jan 22 13 In research published in the Jan. 17 issue of The Journal of Cell Biology, a team led by Susana Gonzalo, Ph.D., assistant professor of… Breast cancer mortality has not declined in women over 85 • Breast Cancer news • Jan 16 13 Since 1992 the number of deaths linked to breast cancer in Spain has decreased among young and middle aged patients but not among the elderly. Spanish researchers… Fox Chase Researchers Discover Novel Role of the NEDD9 Gene in Early Stages of Breast Cancer • Breast Cancer news • Jan 14 13 Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the United States. Many of these deaths occur… Spin and bias in published studies of breast cancer trials • Breast Cancer news • Jan 10 13 Spin and bias exist in a high proportion of published studies of the outcomes and adverse side-effects of phase III clinical trials of breast cancer treatments, according… Among Breast Cancer Screens, Pricey Isn’t Always Better • Breast Cancer news • Jan 08 13 For older women, cheaper methods of detecting breast cancer may be as good as more expensive ones, according to the latest research. Medicare spending on breast cancer screenings like… Page 12 of 69 pages « First < 10 11 12 13 14 > Last » << Back to main
