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Certain breast cancer patients worry excessively
2011-07-21 06:33:00 A newly released study has observed that certain types of women with early stage breast cancer are vulnerable to excessive worrying about cancer recurrence. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society, the study also indicates that worrying about cancer recurrence can compromise patients' medical care and quality of life........ More About: Breast Cancer , Breast , Worry , Patients
A new breast cancer drug
2011-07-21 06:33:00 A new drug targeting the PI3K gene in patients with advanced breast cancer shows promising results in an early phase I investigational study conducted at Virginia G. Piper Cancer at Scottsdale Healthcare, as per a presentation by oncologist Dr. Daniel D. Von Hoff at the 47th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)........ More About: Breast Cancer , Breast , Drug
New way to predict breast cancer survival
2011-07-21 06:33:00 A team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco has discovered a new way to predict breast cancer survival based on an "immune profile" ? the relative levels of three types of immune cells within a tumor. Knowing a patient's profile may one day help guide therapy. Moreover, the UCSF team showed that they could use drugs to alter this immune profile in mice. Giving these drugs to mice, in combination with chemotherapy, significantly slowed tumor growth, blocked metastasis and helped mice live longer, suggesting that the approach may work in people........ More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast
Reducing screening mammography errors
2011-07-21 06:33:00 Radiologists who interpret a high volume of mammograms may not detect more cancers but are better at determining which suspicious lesions are not cancerous, as per a newly released study published online and in the April print edition of Radiology "Contrary to our expectations, we observed no clear association between volume and sensitivity," said the study's main author, Diana S.M. Buist, Ph.D., M.P.H., senior investigator at the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle. "We did, however, find that radiologists with higher interpretive volume had significantly lower false-positive rates and recalled fewer women per cancer detected."....... More About: Errors
Protein related to aging holds breast cancer clues
2011-07-21 06:33:00 he most common type of breast cancer in older women ? estrogen and progesterone receptor (ER/PR) positive breast cancer has been associated with a protein that fends off aging-related cellular damage. A newly released study led by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researcher David Gius, M.D., Ph.D., now shows how a deficiency in this aging-associated protein may set the stage for these tumors to develop........ More About: Breast Cancer , Breast , Protein , Clues
Breast cancer patients at risk for carpal tunnel syndrome
2011-01-17 04:25:00 gene target for drug resistance, a triple-drug cocktail for triple negative breast cancer, and patients' risk for carpal tunnel syndrome are among study highlights scheduled to be presented by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers during the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-12. The information is embargoed for the time of presentation at the symposium........ More About: Syndrome , Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Novel imaging technique may reduce lymphedema
2011-01-17 04:25:00 ith guidance from a specialized scan, radiation oncologists at Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.org/) were able to reduce by 55 percent the number of lymph nodes critical for removing fluid from the arm that received damaging radiation doses. The scientists report that integrating single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with the computerized tomography (CT) scans utilized for breast cancer radiotherapy planning may offer patients substantial protection against lymphedema, an incurable, chronic swelling of tissue that results from damage to lymph nodes sustained during breast cancer radiation. The SPECT-Computerized axial tomography scan pinpoints the precise locations of the lymph nodes that are critical for removing fluid from the arm, allowing physicians to block them, as much as possible, from X-ray beams delivered to the chest........ More About: Technique , Reduce
Breast cancer patients prefer silicone
2011-01-17 04:25:00 A newly released study has observed that women who receive silicone implants after a double mastectomy are more satisfied with their breasts than women who receive saline implants. Published early online in CANCER, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings may help physicians and breast cancer survivors as they together make decisions correlation to postmastectomy reconstructive surgery........ More About: Breast Cancer , Breast , Patients
Combining Targeted Agents To Treat Breast Cancer
2011-01-17 04:25:00 A newly released study by Ohio State University cancer scientists provides a rational for treating breast cancer by combining two kinds of targeted agents, one that inhibits an overactive, cancer-causing pathway in cancer cells and one that reverses changes that silence genes that normally prevent cancer. Both types of agents are currently available and being reviewed individually in clinical trials, the scientists note........ More About: Cancer , Agents , Breast Cancer , Breast , Treat
Few women take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer
2010-10-12 15:22:00 Scientists with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) have observed that the prevalence of tamoxifen use for the prevention of breast cancer among women without a personal history of breast cancer is very low. Tamoxifen can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer in women who are at increased risk for developing the disease. Details of this survey are reported in the recent issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research........ More About: Women , Breast Cancer , Breast
Breast-healthy lifestyle worthwhile
2010-10-12 15:22:00 Having a family history of breast cancer can lead some people to wonder if their risk is out of their control. However, a study of more than 85,000 postmenopausal women found that regular physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, and drinking less alcohol lowers breast cancer risk for women with, and without a family history of the disease........ More About: Lifestyle , Breast , Healthy
Genes that cause resistance to breast cancer drugs
2010-10-12 15:22:00 Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered a gene activity signature that predicts a high risk of cancer recurrence in certain breast tumors that have been treated with usually used chemotherapy drugs. Despite their resistance to drugs of the anthracycline class, the breast cancers bearing this gene signature will probably still be vulnerable to other types of chemotherapy agents, say researchers in a letter to be published in Nature Medicine on its Web site and later in a print edition. Thus, the findings could lead to a genetic test of breast cancers to help physicians choose the best initial therapy for an individual patient........ More About: Drugs , Breast Cancer , Breast , Resistance
Unusual drug-resistant breast cancer
2010-10-12 15:22:00 Scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found how gene expression that may contribute to drug resistance is ramped up in unusual types of breast tumors. Their findings may offer new treatment targets. The study is reported in the Oct. 8 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, where it is designated a paper of the week........ More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Drug
Risky nuclear breast imaging technologies
2010-10-12 15:22:00 Some nuclear-based breast imaging exams may increase a woman's risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, as per a special report appearing online and in the recent issue of Radiology However, the radiation dose and risk from mammography are very low. "A single breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) or positron emission mammography (PEM) examination carries a lifetime risk of inducing fatal cancer greater than or comparable to a lifetime of annual screening mammography starting at age 40," said the study's author, R. Edward Hendrick, Ph.D., clinical professor of radiology at the University of Colorado-Denver, School of Medicine in Aurora, Co........ More About: Nuclear , Technologies , Breast
Targeted breast radiation to control cancer
2010-10-12 15:22:00 A newly released study of patients with breast cancer at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center and the Arizona Oncology Services shows that after almost two years, the radiation given with the Strut-Adjusted Volume Implant (SAVI) controls the rate of cancer and may reduce the complications seen with alternate types of brachytherapy. This study also demonstrates the accuracy and flexibility of the device to maximize the dose to the target tissue and minimize the exposure of healthy surrounding tissue and organs........ More About: Breast , Control , Radiation
Radiation after mastectomy may not be needed for most
2010-10-12 15:22:00 Patients with breast cancer 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 treatment, a finding that could one day change the course of therapy for thousands of women diagnosed each year, as per scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer........ More About: Radiation
Improved survival at every stage of breast cancer
2010-10-12 15:22:00 Advances in screening for disease detection, better surgical techniques available to more women, and an increased number of therapies that reduce the risk of relapse in patients with both locally advanced and early stage disease, have collectively contributed to dramatic improvements in breast cancer's survival rates, as per a review of 60 years of patient records at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center........ More About: Breast Cancer , Breast
Mammography and breast cancer risk in some high-risk women
2009-12-01 15:28:00 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 risk for breast cancer, screening is very important, but a careful approach should be taken when considering mammography for screening young women, particularly under age 30," said Marijke C. Jansen-van der Weide, Ph.D., epidemiologist in the Department of Epidemiology and Radiology at University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. "Further, repeated exposure to low-dose radiation should be avoided"........ More About: Women , Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Risk
Gene That Regulates Breast Cancer Metastasis
2009-12-01 15:28:00 Scientists at The Wistar Institute have identified a key gene (KLF17) involved in the spread of breast cancer throughout the body. They also demonstrated that expression of KLF17 together with another gene (Id1) known to regulate breast cancer metastasis accurately predicts whether the disease will spread to the lymph nodes. Previously, the function of KLF17 had been unknown........ More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Metastasis
Genes breast cancer risk
2009-02-17 05:21:00 Reporting this week in Nature Genetics, Wei Zheng, M.D., Ph.D, and his colleagues have identified a region on chromosome 6 that is strongly linked to breast cancer susceptibility in Asian women. This genetic "locus" may help guide efforts to find the specific genes linked with sporadic or non-inherited forms of the disease, the authors suggest........ More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Risk , Genes
Pregnancy has no impact on breast cancer
2009-02-09 13:15:00 A newly released study finds women who develop breast cancer while pregnant or soon afterwards do not experience any differences in disease severity or likelihood of survival in comparison to other women with breast cancer. The study is reported in the March 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society........ More About: Pregnancy , Breast Cancer , Breast
Those women who need radiation
2009-02-09 13:15:00 One-fifth of women who should receive radiation after a mastectomy are not getting this potentially lifesaving treatment, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study looked at 396 women who were treated with a mastectomy for breast cancer. The researchers found that 19 percent of women who fell clearly within guidelines recommending radiation treatment after the mastectomy did not receive that treatment........ More About: Women , Radiation
Breast cancer and ostmenopausal hormone therapy
2009-02-09 13:15:00 Women who stopped taking the postmenopausal hormone combination of estrogen plus progestin experienced a marked decline in breast cancer risk which was uncorrelation to mammography utilization change, as per a research studyfrom the Women's Health Initiative led by a Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed) investigator that was published recently in The New England Journal (NEJM)....... More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Therapy
Digital Mammograms: Is it Efficient?
2009-02-09 13:15:00 Digital mammograms take longer to interpret than film-screen mammograms, as per a research studyperformed at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. The study included four radiologists who interpreted 268 digital screening mammograms and 189 film-screening mammograms. "The average interpretation time for all of our readers was 240 seconds (4 minutes) for digital screening mammograms and 127 seconds (2 minutes, 7 seconds) for film-screen screening mammograms," said Tamara Miner Haygood, MD, main author of the study. "The digital screening mammograms took nearly twice as long to interpret as the film-screen screening mammograms," said Dr. Haygood........ More About: Digital , Efficient
Preventing breast cancer with broccoli
2008-12-24 05:36:00 Women should go for the broccoli when the relish tray comes around during holiday celebrations this season. While it has been known for some time that eating cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, can help prevent breast cancer, the mechanism by which the active substances in these vegetables inhibit cell proliferation was unknown until now........ More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Broccoli
New compounds show promise for eliminating breast cancer tumors
2008-11-20 03:39:00 Two new compounds created by a University of Central Florida professor show early promise for destroying breast cancer tumors. Associate Professor James Turkson's compounds disrupt the formation and spread of breast cancer tumors in tests on mice. The compounds, S3I-201 and S3I-M2001, break up a cancer-causing protein called STAT3, and scientists have observed no negative side effects so far........ More About: Cancer , Show , Breast Cancer , Breast , Promise
Breast cancer common among women with family history
2008-11-20 03:39:00 New data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research meeting outlines new data, which assesses breast cancer risk among women with a strong family history of breast cancer, but without a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. This may facilitate earlier detection and prevention among high-risk women........ More About: Women , Family , History , Breast Cancer
Improving treatment of inherited breast cancer
2008-10-10 06:54:00 Researchers have identified some of the elusive downstream molecules that play a critical role in the development and progression of familial breast cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 10th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, also identifies a compound found in grapes and red wine as an excellent candidate for therapy of some forms of breast cancer........ More About: Cancer , Treatment , Breast Cancer , Breast
Birth size is a marker of susceptibility to breast cancer
2008-10-10 06:54:00 Birth size, and in particular birth length, correlates with subsequent risk of breast cancer in adulthood, according to a new study published in PLoS Medicine by researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Associations between birth size, perhaps as a marker of the pre-natal environment, and subsequent breast cancer risk have been identified before, but the findings from epidemiological studies have been inconsistent........ More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Birth , Size
3-week radiation therapy as effective as 5 weeks for breast cancer
More articles from this author:2008-09-23 06:33:00 Boston Early-stage patients with breast cancer who receive a more intensive course of radiation to their whole breast over three weeks is as effective as the standard, less intensive five-week whole breast radiation and offers patients more convenience at a lower cost, thereby providing a better quality of life, as per a randomized, long-term study presented September 22, 2008, in the plenary session at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 50th Annual Meeting in Boston........ More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Week , Therapy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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