Breast cancer News

Guidelines call for breast cancer radiotherapy
Dec 23, 2005 ... WOMEN with breast cancer should be given radiotherapy as part of their treatment, health watchdogs have recommended. On evidence ...

Breast cancer survivors rebound quickly
Dec 23, 2005 ... ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A Missouri study finds that most breast cancer survivors recover emotionally with surprising speed. ...

PHR-Israel, WHO Release Publication on Breast Cancer in Gaza Strip
Dec 23, 2005 ... ... 22, 2005 (WAFA) - Physicians for Human Rights-Israel and World Health Organization (WHO) West Bank and Gaza released the publication Breast cancer in the Gaza ...

Koss selected to WOW Relay for breast cancer research
Dec 23, 2005 ... ... the Cariboo as one of three BC women who will be taking part in the Polaris 2006 International Cross Country Way Out Women Relay for Breast Cancer Research. ...

Ancient Chinese Remedy Shows Potential In Preventing Breast Cancer
Science Daily (press release) -
Dec 21, 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 ...
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN -
Dec 21, 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 ...
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN -
Dec 21, 2005According to a study conducted in Florida, women with localized breast cancer are more likely to receive breast conserving surgery and radiation therapy (BCSR ...

Guest Column: Breast cancer cover-up by Cancer Society
Rock River Times, IL -
Dec 21, 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. ...

Detecting Breast Cancer Early
Ivanhoe (press release), FL -
Dec 21, 2005WHITE PLAINS, NY (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Two-hundred thousand women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the United States. ... Breast cancer. ...

Breast cancer benefit Friday in Belmar
Asbury Park Press, NJ -
Dec 22, 2005BELMAR: A benefit will be held Friday night at 507 Main to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Belmar native ...

First nationwide study since 1980s into breast cancer
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand -
Dec 20, 2005Volunteers are being sought for the first nationwide study since the 1980s on the causes of breast cancer. Run by public health ...

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 ...

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. ...

New Research Shows Artificial Light at Night Stimulates Breast ...
Community Dispatch (press release) -
Dec 19, 2005... The study results might explain why female night shift workers have a higher rate of breast cancer. It also offers a promising new ...

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. ...