Breast cancer News

Breast cancer survivors' growing risk
Feb 08, 2006 ... 7 (UPI) -- US doctors say they are treating a growing number of breast cancer survivors who have since developed brain cancer, a report said Tuesday. ...

Tubbs SLC Romp to Stomp Out Breast Cancer
Feb 08, 2006 ... ... field of 350 attendees at the Mountain Dell Golf Course on Saturday, January 28th, for the fourth annual Tubbs Romp to Stomp Out Breast Cancer Snowshoe Series. ...

Breast cancer awareness hits home
Feb 08, 2006 ... BY SHALA PRICE. In August 2005, Baton Rouge Mayor-President Kip Holden established the HIV/AIDS Taskforce to spread awareness and ...

It's not only the breast cancer patient who needs a helping hand
Feb 08, 2006 ... At the moment that Emma Butcher was told that she had breast cancer, her husband Nick burst into tears. Emma remembers this; Nick ...

Computer system helps local doctors find breast cancer
Hilton Head Island Packet, SC -
Feb 6, 2006... With breast cancer, early detection is the key to winning the battle. Now, doctors at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center have a new weapon to help. ...

FIRST STEP AGAINST BREAST CANCER
Miami Herald, FL -
Feb 5, 2006... at the Palace Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Kendall who lost his wife to lung cancer, joined his fellow residents in bringing awareness to breast cancer. ...

BREAST CANCER SEMINAR LOOKS AT LIFESTYLE CHANGES
Tyler Morning Telegraph, TX -
Feb 5, 2006Lifestyle changes that can help combat cancer will be the focus of the ninth annual Tyler Breast Cancer Conference, scheduled for Friday and Saturday. ...

Mammogram remains vital in detecting breast cancer
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN -
Feb 5, 2006... Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States – with an estimated 216,000 new cases of Stage I-IV (invasiveness) diagnosed in 2004. ...

Low-Fat Diet with Fruit, Veggies, Grains Does NOT Reduce Heart ...
Feb 08, 2006 ... ... today that indicate a diet low in fat, but high in fruit, vegetables and grains, does not significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer, colorectal cancer or ...

What Is Breast Cancer?
Medical News Today, UK -
Feb 4, 2006Breast cancer is a tumor that has become malignant - it has developed from the breast cells. A ‘malignant' tumor can spread to ...

YM Biosciences stock up as report says breast cancer drug ...
Canada East, Canada -
Feb 4, 2006(TSX:YM) rose sharply on the Toronto Stock Exchange as a positive report circulated that suggested its breast cancer treatment has shown positive test results. ...

Radiation cuts risk of breast cancer return
Reuters.uk, UK -
Feb 1, 2006NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Use of radiation therapy reduces the risk that a breast cancer removed with breast-conserving surgery will return, according to a ...

Chemotherapy Can Help Older Breast Cancer Patients, Too
Forbes -
Feb 2, 20062 (HealthDay News) -- Chemotherapy has traditionally not been recommended for older women -- roughly those over 65 or 70 -- after breast cancer surgery. ...

Employer key for breast cancer survivors
CNN International -
Jan 31, 2006NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Research indicates that the vast majority of working women who develop breast cancer return to their job after treatment and it helps to ...

New Cancer Treatment Targets Breast Ducts
Forbes -
Feb 3, 20063 (HealthDay News) -- Delivering chemotherapy drugs directly to breast ducts might make early breast cancer treatment easier on patients and could be as ...

Variety of Breast Cancer Patients Turn to Web for Support
Forbes -
Feb 2, 20062 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests a wide range of women take advantage of online support groups after they've been diagnosed wth breast cancer. ...