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Regardless of whether diet is related to the occurrence of breast cancer, if postdiagnosis diet were related to risk of recurrence or survival, then dietary modifications might assist in breast cancer treatment.…

Diets high in fiber have been hypothesized to protect against breast cancer, perhaps due to inhibition of the intestinal reabsorption of estrogens excreted via the biliary system. A high-fiber diet has been…

Nutritional factors have been prominent among the environmental determinants of breast cancer hypothesized to account for the large variation in breast cancer incidence around the world and the large increases in rates among the offspring…

Family history of breast cancer in a first-degree relative is a consistent risk factor; risk increases with earlier age at diagnosis in first-degree relatives and with the number of relatives affected. In…

By the mid-1970s, almost 30 million prescriptions for postmenopausal hormones were being filled annually in the United States. A challenge in studying the relationship between postmenopausal hormone use and breast cancer is the substantial…

Since oral contraceptives were first introduced in the 1960s, they have been used by many millions of women. In 1988, more than 10.7 million U.S. women were current oral contraceptive users.133 Most combined oral contraceptives…

Several lines of evidence have long suggested that sex hormones play a central role in the etiology of breast cancer. As noted in the section Age-Incidence Curve of Breast Cancer Risk, rates of…

This section addresses reproductive factors during the course of a woman’s life in relation to risk of breast cancer. An underlying concept is that ovarian hormones initiate breast development and that subsequent monthly menstrualcycles induce…

In men who are diagnosed with earl-stage testicular cancer, a single dose of the chemotherapy drug carboplatin is as effective radiation therapy and is much less toxic, according to study…

Researchers using a new cocktail of cancer treatment drugs are reporting the best survival rate to date in patients with an aggressive type of advanced breast…

Among patients with advanced colon cancer receiving treatment that includes chemotherapy, a family history of colorectal cancer is associated with a significant reduction in cancer…

Patients treated for locally advanced head and neck cancer may respond better to treatment with the addition of cetuximab to chemotherapy, according to a University…

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG’s oral chemotherapy drug Xeloda, or capecitabine, proved inferior to standard chemotherapy in treating older women with early stage breast cancer, a study released…

Treating pancreatic cancer with a combination of chemotherapy, biotherapy and radiotherapy prior to surgery is safe and may be beneficial for patients, according to a University of Pittsburgh Cancer…

For the past 70 years the treatment of choice for advanced, metastatic prostate cancer has been androgen-deprivation therapy. That is, the suppression of circulating testosterone – the hormone…

For women with early-stage breast cancer, adding paclitaxel to standard chemotherapy can improve their chances of survival, Spanish researchers report.

Dr. Miguel Martin, from Hospital Universitario San Carlos in Madrid, and…

“I’m sorry. You don’t have breast cancer,” the oncologist told Charmaine Atkenson.

The 48-year-old mother of two had something far worse - stage 4 lung cancer. It had spread to her spine,…

Adults who survived childhood Hodgkin’s Lymphoma should be especially vigilant about cancer and cardiovascular screenings, according to researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues.

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New data from a randomized, controlled trial found that acupuncture provided significant reductions in pain, dysfunction, and dry mouth in head and neck…

Breast cancer is the most common invasive malignant condition affecting women in the United States; it is estimated to account for 32% of all cancers diagnosed in this population in 1994 [1,…

Background:  Survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for secondary breast cancer. Other than previous chest radiation therapy, risk factors for secondary breast cancer have not been established.

Objective: To identify risk…

The incidence of breast cancer is rising throughout the world.  Breast cancer is slowly becoming more prevalent in countries which previously had low rates of cancer as well…

Review of Clinical Gene Therapy Trials for Breast Cancer and MDR1 Gene Therapy Trial in Cancer Institute Hospital

Gene therapy for advanced breast cancer is anticipated to be a useful therapeutic approach.…