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Tuesday, Jan 5
Could Pomegranates Help Prevent Breast Cancer?
Eating fruit, such as pomegranates, that contain anti-aromatase phytochemicals reduces the incidence of hormone-dependent breast cancer, according to results of a study published in the January issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cance...
Tuesday, Dec 22
Elevated-Risk Women Refuse MRI Breast Cancer Screening
In a new study published in the January issue of Radiology, 42 percent of women eligible for breast cancer screening with MRI declined to undergo the procedure."Given that MRI is promoted as a very sensitive test to identify early breast cancer, we were surprised that barely half of women...
Wednesday, Dec 2
Annual Screening With Breast Ultrasound Or MRI Could Benefit Some Women
Results of a large-scale clinical trial presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) provide the first strong evidence of the benefit of annual screening ultrasound for women with dense breasts who are at elevated risk for breast cancer.
Tuesday, Dec 1
Mammography May Increase Breast Cancer Risk In Some High-Risk Women
Low-dose radiation from annual mammography screening may increase breast cancer risk in women with genetic or familial predisposition to breast cancer, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)."For women at high r...
Monday, Nov 30
Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging Proves Highly Sensitive for the Detection of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
CHICAGO, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) has been proven to be a highly sensitive imaging technique for the detection of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a difficult to diagnose breast cancer.
Saturday, Oct 10
No Relationship Between PCR Rate And Race In Women With Breast Cancer
Blacks, whites, Hispanics who achieve milestone all have better outcomesLocally advanced breast cancer patients who received the same class of neoadjuvant chemotherapy were found to have no evidence of disease at the time of their surgery, or achieved pathological complete respon...
Increased Levels Of Muellerian-Inhibiting Substance Could Mean Greater Breast Cancer Risk
Women with increased levels of Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS), best known for regulating in utero sexual differentiation in boys, may be at a greater risk for breast cancer, according to a new study published online October 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.To det...
Although More Older Women Receive Breast-Conserving Therapy, Gaps In Treatment Exist
New study in Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds geography, education and economic status affect treatment for early invasive breast cancer
Saturday, Sep 19
Medications That Reduce Risks For Breast Cancer Can Also Cause Serious Side Effects
Although tamoxifen, raloxifen and tibolone dramatically reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer, some patients experience adverse effectsThree drugs that reduce a woman's chance of getting breast cancer also have been shown to cause adverse effects, according to a new report fro...
Friday, Sep 11
Replication At DNA Damage Sites Highlights Fanconi Anemia, Breast Cancer Proteins
While Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare and dangerous disease, new laboratory research at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center shows it may lead researchers toward clues in more common diseases, including highly hereditary types of breast cancer.In a study published in the Sep...
Tuesday, Sep 8
'Second Hit' Pushes Noninvasive Breast Cancer Towards Deadly Metastasis
A new study identifies a molecule that acts cooperatively with a well known oncoprotein to drive progression of noninvasive breast cancer to metastatic, life-threatening disease.
Thursday, Jul 30
New Developments to Fight Breast Cancer
Half of Americans are diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives. According the National Cancer Institute, 192,370 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, and more than 40,000 women will die from it this year alone.
Friday, Jun 26
Up and Down Reductions In Breast Cancer Suggest Hormone Therapy To Blame
The recent decline in invasive breast cancer in the US was significantly less pronounced in the poor and those who live in rural areas.
