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Research Shows Removing Healthy Breast Does Not Improve Breast Cancer Survival, NYT Columnist Writes
Recent studies show that more women with cancer in one breast are opting for removal of both breasts, even though removal of the healthy breast does little to improve survival rates, New York Times columnist Tara Parker-Pope writes...
Breast Cancer Incidence Among Iraqi Women Profiled
Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to better understand the underlying molecular and environmental causes in an effort to curb the incidence of cancer. "Breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy recorded in the cancer registries of almost all countries within the Eastern Mediterranean Region...
In The Presence Of CK8 And CK18, Breast Cancer Drug Fulvestrant Appears More Effective
Women's responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key proteins, Indiana University Bloomington scientists report in this month's Cancer Biology & Therapy...
Newly Published Data Shows Chronix Biomedical's Serum DNA Assays Can Detect Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Chronix Biomedical today announced publication of a study that supports the utility of its serum DNA blood tests for the early and accurate detection of breast cancer. The Chronix tests detect the circulating DNA that is released into the blood stream by damaged and dying cells...
TechniScan Teams With Researchers At UC San Diego In Clinical Study With Warm Bath Ultrasound(TM) System
TechniScan, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TSNI) ("TechniScan" or the "Company"), a medical device company engaged in the development and commercialization of an automated breast ultrasound imaging system, announced that it has commenced phase two of its grant study at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Moores Cancer Center...
Professor Discovers Link Between Low Oxygen Levels In Body And Cancer-Aiding Protein; Could Help Treatments For Retinoblastoma, Breast Cancer
What began as research into how diabetics could possibly preserve their eyesight has led to findings that could prolong the vision of children afflicted with retinoblastoma...
The Side-Out Foundation Hopes To Score Big With Its First Funded Breast Cancer Clinical Trial
The Side-Out Foundation, which pairs volleyball enthusiasts with breast cancer researchers, is sponsoring a new clinical trial for up to 25 patients with advanced breast cancer. TGen Drug Development (TD2) will manage this pilot study for the Side-Out Foundation at two locations: TGen Clinical Research Services (TCRS) at Scottsdale Healthcare in Scottsdale, Ariz...
MRI Finds Tumors In Second Breast Of Women Diagnosed With Cancer In One Breast
Postmenopausal women, including those over 70 years old, who have been newly diagnosed with cancer in one breast have higher cancer detection rates when the other breast is scanned for tumors with MRI, compared to premenopausal women, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida. They found that 3...
Improvements Needed In Genomic Test Result Discussions
One in three early stage breast cancer patients who received genomic testing when deciding about treatment options felt they did not fully understand their discussions with physicians about their test results and their risk of the disease recurring, a new study has found...
Life Technologies, TGen And US Oncology Partner On Groundbreaking Breast Cancer Sequencing Research
Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) announced that it is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumors have progressed despite multiple other therapies...
Improvements Needed In Genomic Test Result Discussions
A new study has found that one in three early-stage breast cancer patients who received genomic testing when deciding about treatment options felt they did not fully understand their discussions with physicians about their test results and their risk of recurrence. About one in four experienced distress when receiving their test results...
Questioning The Need For Radiation After Mastectomy In Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients
Breast cancer patients with early stage disease that has spread to only one lymph node may not benefit from radiation after mastectomy, because of the low present-day risk of recurrence following modern surgery and systemic therapy, a finding that could one day change the course of treatment for thousands of women diagnosed each year, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D...
First-Of-Its-Kind Project Will Sequence Difficult Breast Cancers To Provide Insight Into Treatment Strategies
Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE) has announced that it is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumors have progressed despite multiple other therapies...
NIH Student Award Winner Exploring How Couples Cope With Breast Cancer
Amber J. Belcher, a doctoral student in psychology at the University of Delaware, has won the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The fellowship will support Belcher's research on how couples cope with breast cancer. Breast cancer is second only to skin cancer as the most common cancer among women in the United States...
Acupuncture May Relieve Joint Pain Caused By Some Breast Cancer Treatments
A new study, led by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, demonstrates that acupuncture may be an effective therapy for joint pain and stiffness in breast cancer patients who are being treated with commonly used hormonal therapies. Results were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology...
Stick With Older Mammography Recommendations, Stanford Experts Say
At a recent community education program, Stanford experts on women's cancer disagreed with controversial new federal guidelines on breast cancer screening. The new guidelines, released in November by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, would delay a woman's first mammogram by 10 years, reduce future screenings from annual to every other year, and end them after age 74...
Study Suggests Drop In Hormone Therapy Contributed To Breast Cancer Decline, Newsweek Opinion Piece Says
While breast cancer continues to be the second most common cancer among women in the U.S., "rates have been declining by about 2% a year since 1999, after having increased for the previous 20 years," Newsweek contributing editor Barbara Kantrowitz and Washington correspondent Pat Wingert write in a opinion piece...
Delaying Post-Surgical Radiation Increases Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence In Older Women
Older women who have had breast cancer surgery have a greater risk of the cancer returning if they delay their post-surgical radiation treatment, report Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists...
Hitting The High Notes: UK Women And Celebrities Unite For Charity Record
Cancer Research UK re-release 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' to launch Race for Life 2010 Hundreds of women from across the UK have joined over 20 celebrities to record a unique charity single in aid of Cancer Research UK's Race for Life...
Common Osteoporosis Drugs Are Associated With A Decrease In Risk Of Breast Cancer
Women who take some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis may be at lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study by U.S. researchers published today in the British Journal of Cancer...
Freezing Breast Tumors Helps Stop Cancer's Spread In Mice
Freezing a cancer kills it in its place, and also appears to generate an immune response that helps stop the cancer's spread, leading to improved survival rates over surgery, according to a new study in mice from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center...
Loyola Study Finds The Hormone Estrogen Inhibits A Protein That Causes Normal Cell Death In Breast Tumors
A new study is providing insight into how estrogen fuels many breast cancers, and researchers say the findings could lead to new cancer-fighting drugs. Researchers found that estrogen inhibits a protein called MLK3 that causes normal cell death. Blocking MLK3 leads to uncontrolled growth of cancer cells and resistance to chemotherapy...
TechniScan Launches 3-D Breast Ultrasound Clinical Study In Freiburg University
TechniScan, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TSNI) ("TechniScan" or the "Company"), a medical device company engaged in the development and commercialization of an automated 3-D breast ultrasound imaging system, announced that in collaboration with University Medical Center Freiburg in Germany, it has launched a clinical study to assess clinical utility of TechniScan's Warm Bath Ultrasound...
PINC Trial Launched To Test New Treatment For Pre-Invasive Breast Cancer
Can a drug that has been used to treat malaria for years possibly be used to treat breast cancer before it becomes invasive? That's what researchers at George Mason University's Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) and Inova Breast Care Institute (IBCI) are trying to prove...
Breast Cancer: Minimizing Delay Between Surgery And Radiotherapy Improves Outcomes
A study published on bmj.com today reports that the longer women wait for radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery, the more chance there is of local recurrence. Starting radiotherapy as soon as possible will minimize this risk according to the authors. The reasonable generally accepted interval between cancer surgery and radiotherapy is four to six weeks...
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