Medical researchers at the University of Leeds have come a step closer to understanding how to stop breast cancers from...
Breast Cancer, Mammograms, Medical Imaging / 19.09.2011
More immigrant women are getting mammograms now than a decade ago.
Fewer immigrant women receive mammograms than native-born American women, according to Penn State researchers, who note that more immigrant women...
In Spain, 5-year survival following breast cancer diagnosis is more than 83%. Around 66% suffer fatigue following treatment. A Spanish...
Breast Cancer, MD Anderson / 13.09.2011
Study: Gene therapy causes breast cancer stem cells to self-destruct
Targeted agent avoids healthy cells, blocks proteins that prevent cell death in tumors HOUSTON -- Gene therapy delivered directly to a...
Breast Cancer / 08.09.2011
Study: Chemotherapy is as effective before breast cancer surgery as after
Approach may help some women avoid mastectomy San Francisco, CA - Whether chemotherapy is given before or after breast-conserving therapy (BCT)...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Ovarian Cancer / 02.09.2011
Key function of mutation in BRCA1 gene discovered
Richmond, Va. (September 1, 2011) –It is widely known that mutations in the breast cancer susceptibility 1 (BRCA1) gene significantly...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Radiology / 19.08.2011
PET scans confirm effectiveness of estrogen-blocking drugs in breast cancer patients
SEATTLE – For the first time, researchers at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance have demonstrated the feasibility of using serial positron...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research / 16.08.2011
Breast Feeding & Breast Cancer in African-American women
Investigators from the Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center have reported findings that may shed light on why African American women...
Breast Cancer, Nature / 11.08.2011
Report: NSAIDS reduce the severity of postpartum breast cancers in animal models
Published online on Aug. 7, 2011, the journal Nature Medicine reports that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs including ibuprofen reduce the severity...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research, Nature / 03.08.2011
New Breast Cancer Strategies Presented at Conference
ORLANDO, Fla. — August 3, 2011 — In their lifetime, women have more than a 12 percent risk of being...
Breast Cancer / 03.08.2011
Potential Links between Maternal Diet in Pregnancy and Breast Cancer in Daughters
ORLANDO, Fla. — August 3, 2011 — During pregnancy, women are counseled to refrain from consuming certain types of foods,...
ORLANDO, Fla. — August 3, 2011 — Research into new methods to prevent and slow metastatic breast cancer will be...
Breast Cancer / 01.08.2011
Combining dasatinib with Tamoxifen, may overcome Tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer
August 1 20100 PHILADELPHIA—Taking a leukemia chemotherapy drug may help breast cancer patients who don't respond to tamoxifen overcome resistance to...
Breast Cancer, Nature / 29.07.2011
Study examines how blood protein levels change as breast cancer develops before it is clinically detectable
SEATTLE – Using a "systems biology" approach – which focuses on understanding the complex relationships between biological systems – to...
Women with breasts that appear dense on mammograms are at a higher risk of breast cancer and their tumors are...
Breast Cancer, Cancer Research / 27.07.2011
Scientists Develop New Therapy for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Newswise — PHILADELPHIA — Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer may have an alternative therapy when they develop resistance to trastuzumab,...