Breast cancer News

PLEA FOR 'KYLIE'S LAW' ON CANCER
Dec 22, 2005 ... MSPs were yesterday told they should be inspired by Kylie Minogue - and make it mandatory for women to be screened for breast cancer from the age of 30. ...

Ancient remedy may prevent breast cancer
Dec 22, 2005 ... ... plant used since ancient times to fight malaria and shown to precisely target and kill cancer cells may someday aid in stopping breast cancer before it gets a ...

Oncotype DX™ Predicts Loco-Regional Recurrences in Breast Cancer ...
Dec 22, 2005 ... ... DX Recurrence Score has demonstrated the ability to predict the risk of loco-regional recurrences in node-negative, hormone-positive women with breast cancer. ...

Accessibility of Radiation Therapy Facilities Influences Breast ...
Dec 22, 2005 ... According to a study conducted in Florida, women with localized breast cancer are more likely to receive breast conserving surgery and radiation therapy (BCSR ...

Detecting Breast Cancer Early
Dec 22, 2005 ... WHITE PLAINS, NY (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Two-hundred thousand women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the United States. ... Breast cancer. ...

Guest Column: Breast cancer cover-up by Cancer Society
Dec 22, 2005 ... ... is pink: pink sneakers, T-shirts, slacks and pink ribbons as millions of supporters participate in events for the 21st annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month. ...

New Drug Could Prevent Breast Cancer
Dec 22, 2005 ... (Liz Bonis) 12/21/05 -- Researchers working with the National Cancer Institute are testing a new drug they say could potentially prevent breast cancer. ...

Healthy Diet Does Not Improve Breast Cancer Survival
CNN -
Dec 20, 2005... 19 - A healthy diet has failed to improve survival in invasive breast cancer, and researchers are scratching their heads over the unexpected finding. ...

Physical activity may cut breast cancer risk for black women
Pioneer Press, MN -
Dec 20, 2005BY LINDA SEARING. The question: Regular physical activity has been shown to help prevent breast cancer, but nearly all women studied have been white. ...

Cuppa Joe for Breast Cancer?
Health Supplement Retailers, AZ -
Dec 20, 2005... Cancer Institute and the University of Buffalo School of Medicine have found polyphenols in coffee may be more potent against breast cancer than polyphenols ...

Breast cancer survey underway
Newstalk ZB, New Zealand -
Dec 20, 2005Massey University has just begun the first nationwide study of the causes of breast cancer since the 1980s. Breast cancer is the ...

Herceptin, new breast cancer medication
Auburn Citizen, NY -
Dec 20, 2005... Recently, through my digging I have found a new breast cancer medication, Herceptin. Herceptin is the only FDA-approved therapy ...

Gene effects benefit of breast-cancer drug
Hindustan Times, India -
Dec 18, 2005A recent research has found that the beneficiary effects of tamoxifen, one of the most commonly administered drugs for breast cancer, may not be as effective ...

Lothian NHS close to breast cancer waiting times target
Scotsman, United Kingdom -
Dec 19, 2005LOTHIAN hospitals are close to meeting national targets for cutting breast cancer waiting times, while women in some parts of Scotland are waiting up to nine ...

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 ...

The breast cancer lottery: 9 months to wait for treatment
The Herald, UK -
Dec 18, 2005Patients with breast cancer are having to wait for up to nine months for treatment in Scotland. Figures published today show the ...

New Care For Breast Cancer Patients
KLTV, TX -
Dec 19, 2005East Texas doctors have found a treatment typically used in advanced stages of breast cancer, can now be used much earlier. The treatment is called TC. ...

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 ...