Posts Tagged ‘breast cancer’
No consensus on mastectomy follow-up
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A new study reveals substantial differences—by surgeon and institution—in the rates of follow-up surgeries for women who have undergone a partial mastectomy to treat breast cancer. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Feb 7, 2012 14:23 - 0 Comments
Switching off zinc may stop breast cancer
CARDIFF U. (UK) — The body’s control mechanisms for delivering zinc to cells could be key to improving treatment for some types of aggressive breast cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 3, 2012 16:00 - 0 Comments
For better mammogram readings, direct the gaze
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — A new technique called “subtle gaze direction” could lower the learning curve for reading mammograms, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 19, 2012 9:22 - 2 Comments
Breast cancer survivors benefit from mindfulness
U. MISSOURI (US) — Mindfulness-based stress reduction may ease recovery for breast cancer survivors, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 30, 2011 9:48 - 1 Comment
Low-cost diabetes drug limits cancer risk
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — An inexpensive drug used to treat type 2 diabetes appears to prevent a number of natural and man-made chemicals from stimulating the growth of breast cancer cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 17, 2011 13:28 - 1 Comment
How estrogen turns on genes in breast cancer
USC (US) — New research has determined the key process by which estrogen, the female sex hormone, activates genes in breast cancer cells, a finding that could eventually lead to new treatments for the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 4, 2011 8:41 - 1 Comment
Risk varies for women in breast cancer families
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) / STANFORD (US) — Mothers, sisters, and daughters from breast cancer families with known genetic mutations do not all share the same high risk of developing the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 30, 2011 20:35 - 2 Comments
Drugs via nipple treat breast cancer
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A better route for delivering drugs to fight early breast cancer may be the most direct: through the nipple. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 4, 2011 11:15 - 1 Comment
Bone med: Mixed blessing for breast cancer
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — A drug commonly used to protect bone boosts disease-free survival in postmenopausal breast cancer patients—but may have an adverse effect on younger women. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2011 10:37 - 1 Comment
Mammogram rates for immigrants rising
PENN STATE (US) — Fewer immigrant women receive mammograms than native-born American women, but more immigrant women are getting them now compared to a decade ago. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 15, 2011 9:41 - 0 Comments
Weak link may halt breast cancer’s spread
CARDIFF U. (UK) — The discovery of a weakness in breast cancer cells may help prevent the disease from spreading. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 5, 2011 8:28 - 0 Comments
Folate may lower breast cancer risk
VANDERBILT (US) — A diet rich in folate may reduce the chances of getting breast cancer for some women, a new study finds. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 3, 2011 11:48 - 2 Comments
Why popular mammogram tool fails
UC DAVIS (US) — A commonly used mammogram diagnostic tool known as CAD does a poor job of identifying breast tumors, a large study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 27, 2011 15:02 - 3 Comments
Breast cancer kills more black women
UC DAVIS (US) — Black women are 50 percent more likely than any other racial or ethnic group to die from advanced breast cancer, even if they receive radiation therapy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2011 10:39 - 0 Comments
Root may stem breast cancer spread
EMORY (US) — A compound from roots used in one of the world’s oldest medical systems prevents breast cancer cells from metastasizing in animals. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 11, 2011 14:10 - 2 Comments
Breast cancer awareness in the pink
U. OREGON (US) — Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October has little effect on the number of diagnoses of breast cancer in November—but that is viewed as a good thing. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 14, 2011 15:03 - 1 Comment
Gene could predict cancer’s return
MICHIGAN STATE (US) (US) — A genetic pathway that affects the development of breast cancer could help predict which patients are at risk of relapse and could lead to individualized treatment. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 19, 2011 12:56 - 1 Comment
Why hormone mix raises cancer risk
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Clues to how progesterone and estrogen interact to increase cell growth may explain why a certain form of hormone replacement therapy can increase breast cancer risk. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 14, 2011 14:16 - 2 Comments
Salamander eggs turn off cancer
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Researchers have found a way to switch on tumor suppressor genes—and turn off cancer growth—using an extract from eggs of the axolotl salamander. (more…)
