Breast cancer News

Radiation then Tamoxifen after lumpectomy for early-stage breast ...
Dec 20, 2005 ... Researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center said the sequence of Tamoxifen and radiation following lumpectomy for early-stage breast cancer patients does not ...

Unit to aid breast cancer detection
Dec 20, 2005 ... The Cayman Islands Cancer Society took an important step down the road toward improved detection of breast cancer as it launched its Stride Against Cancer 2006 ...

Cover Story: New hope for breast cancer
Dec 20, 2005 ... A new drug in molecular targeted therapy has been proven effective in repressing tumour cells in certain breast cancer patients, buying them time and a better ...

LSUS Chancellor Vince Marsala fighting breast cancer
Dec 20, 2005 ... Marsala is undergoing treatment for breast cancer after having a mastectomy. (Shane Bevel/The Times). One out of every 100 people with breast cancer is male. ...

Breast Cancer Treatment Site Launches to Provide Centralized ...
PR Web (press release), WA -
Dec 19, 2005Breast cancer survivor, Melissa Buhmeyer, has launched Breastcancer-Treatment.us, a web site focused on breast cancer treatment news and survivor experiences ...

Breast-cancer expert Love still a groundbreaker
OCRegister, CA -
Dec 18, 2005Dr. Susan Love spent 20 years doing breast cancer surgery, along the way authoring "Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book," (DaCapo Press). ...

Breast cancer drugs for lung cancer?
myDNA.com, TX -
Dec 18, 2005... Institute (HHMI) fellowship and colleagues have managed to stop the growth of human lung cancer cells in mice with a class of breast cancer drugs called ...

Two Types Of Breast Cancer Treatments Show Similar Benefit
Science Daily (press release) -
Dec 17, 2005... both drugs — regardless of the dosing schedules tested in this trial — provided similar benefits for women with stage II or III, operable breast cancer. ...

Breast cancer drug may work in lung cancer
Science Daily (press release) -
Dec 16, 2005... 16 (UPI) -- Breast cancer drug Anastrozole, sold as Arimidex, may also inhibit the growth of lung cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University in the ...

Radiation shown to aid breast cancer survival
San Francisco Chronicle, USA -
Dec 16, 2005Washington -- The radiation treatments that millions of patients with early stage breast cancer receive significantly reduce their chances of dying from the ...

High-Dairy Diet May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
FOX News -
Dec 16, 2005Postmenopausal women who eat lots of dairy products may be less likely to develop breast cancer. ... By then, they had had 2,855 cases of breast cancer. ...

VOA Health Brief 5:1 Women With Breast Cancer Risk Developing ...
Voice of America -
Dec 16, 2005A new large-scale study of women with breast cancer finds a 25% increase in their risk of developing a new non-breast cancer, compared to women who are cancer ...

Radiation Ups 15-Year Breast Cancer Survival
FOX News -
Dec 16, 2005Women who get radiation during treatment for breast cancer are more likely to be alive 15 years later, compared with those who don’t get radiation. ...

Mennonites hold breast cancer clue
The Age, Australia -
Dec 16, 2005A group of Canadians, known as Mennonites, may hold the key to why three sisters from an Australian family all developed early onset breast cancer. ...

Fatigue fairly uncommon after breast cancer chemo
Reuters.uk, UK -
Dec 16, 2005NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one in five women with breast cancer experience fatigue after treatment with adjuvant chemotherapy -- whether standard or high ...

"Evening News" Correspondent Responds To Complaints About Recent ...
Dec 20, 2005 ... ... the "Evening News" featured a two-part report from correspondent Sharyl Attkisson that examined claims of a link between antiperspirants and breast cancer. ...

Cancer Control May Cut Risk of Breast Cancer
Emediawire (press release), WA -
Dec 16, 2005may significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer according to research scientist Bernard Satterfield, MD. ... may significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer. ...