Breast Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
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07/28/2010 Breast Cancer's DNA Yields More Secrets Another study shows that not all tumors are alike, pointing to better treatments Read more at this website... 07/26/2010 Technology May Explain Mammogram's Poorer Performance in Younger Women Scientists find different variants affect different tumor types Read more at this website... 07/22/2010 Women of African Heritage May Face Greater Aggressive Breast Cancer Risk Study found when woman's uterus, ovaries had been exposed at young age, risk was up to 12 times greater Read more at this website... 07/01/2010 Study Results Provide New Insights Into Breast Cancer A new study, 'Gene expression profiling of inflammatory breast cancer,' is now available. Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare but aggressive form of breast cancer. Despite multimodality treatment, the long-term survival rate for patients with IBC has remained inferior at 50%, scientists in Marseille, France report. Read more at this website... 07/01/2010 Research From S. Haghighat And Colleagues Provide New Insights Into Breast Cancer Scientists discuss in 'Comparing two treatment methods for post mastectomy lymphedema: complex decongestive therapy alone and in combination with intermittent pneumatic compression' new findings in breast cancer. There is no cure for breast cancer related lymphedema. Read more at this website... 07/01/2010 Be An Open-minded Skeptic; Consider A Wide Array Of Integrative Medicine Choices Integrative medicine focuses on mind, body and spirit, combining today's cutting-edge treatments with nontraditional techniques and approaches. The June issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter features an in-depth Special Report on this rapidly growing area of medicine, covering mind-body, energy and hands-on therapies. Read more at this website... 07/01/2010 Society Of Nuclear Medicine Releases New Guidelines For Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging Dilon Diagnostics, the industry leader in molecular breast imaging, announced that the Society of Nuclear Medicine Procedure Guidelines Committee has released The SNM Procedure Guideline for Breast Scintigraphy with Breast- Specific Gamma Cameras. Read more at this website... 07/01/2010 Breast Cancer Patients Stopping Drugs Early Half of breast cancer patients stop taking key medications ahead of schedule, a decision that can increase their risk of relapse and death, a new study shows. Read more at this website... 06/27/2010 U.S. Cancer Death Rate Keeps Falling: Report But connection needs to be confirmed by future study, researcher says Read more at this website... 07/15/2010 Bone-Building Pills Appear to Lower Invasive Breast Cancer Risk Two new studies show a possible link, although not direct cause-and-effect Read more at this website... 06/24/2010 Breast Cancer Reconstruction Using Cell-Enriched Fat Grafts Shows Continued High Rates Of Physician And Patient Satisfaction At 12 Months Interim results from a breast reconstruction trial show stem and regenerative cell-enriched fat grafting resulted in a high sustained rate of physician and patient satisfaction and persistent improvements in overall outcomes of the procedure at six and 12 months. Read more at this website... 06/24/2010 Reports On Breast Cancer Findings From Cancer Institute Provide New Insights Fresh data on breast cancer are presented in the report 'Attitude towards genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility: a comparison of affected and unaffected women.' Read more at this website... 06/24/2010 Study Findings From Norwegian University Of Science And Technology Broaden Understanding Of Breast Cancer New research, 'Prognostic value of pretreatment dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy: overall survival predicted from combined time course and volume analysis,' is the subject of a report. The prognostic value of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) in breast cancer has been explored, and the results are promising. Read more at this website... 06/24/2010 MediGene Reports Additional Phase II Results Of EndoTAG-1 For The Treatment Of Triple Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer Biotechnology company MediGene AG today reported additional phase II clinical trial results of the drug candidate EndoTAG-1, used in the treatment of triple receptor-negative breast cancer. The company said that the extensive data analysis of the three-arm trial conducted in 140 patients confirms a positive efficacy trend of EndoTAG-1 in combination with paclitaxel for the treatment of this difficult to treat type of cancer. Read more at this website... 06/24/2010 Clinical Benefits Of Electronic Brachytherapy From Xoft Substantiated For The Treatment Of Multiple Cancers The clinical benefits of isotope-free electronic radiation therapy delivered directly to cancer sites with minimal exposure to surrounding healthy tissue continues to be substantiated by multiple publications, according to Xoft, Inc., developer of the Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx System. Read more at this website... 07/15/2010 Poor Breast Cancer Survival in Blacks May Not Be Due to Race Many factors, including access to health care, could affect outcome, analysis finds Read more at this website... 07/15/2010 Expert Challenges New Mammogram Guidelines Screening should start at age 40, not 50 as U.S. task force recommends, Harvard radiologist says Read more at this website... 06/24/2010 New Route To Killing Cancer Gets A Test Run A targeted therapy that has generated excitement for its early success in breast cancer is now being tested in the Triangle on other cancers, including often-deadly ovarian tumors. Doctors and patients have eagerly anticipated the drugs, which provide an entirely new route to killing tumors that is less toxic than traditional chemotherapies. Read more at this website... 07/15/2010 Lymphoma Survivors Often Miss Out on Follow-Up Many aren't being screened for later cancers, study finds Read more at this website... 07/15/2010 Gene Mutation Offers Clues to Tamoxifen-Blood Clot Link Women who developed embolism during cancer treatment more likely to have variant, study shows Read more at this website... |
