Breast cancer News

Nurse recognized for her work with breast cancer patients
Feb 10, 2006 ... By KRISTIN BUEHNER, Of The Globe Gazette. MASON CITY — A Mason City nurse is being recognized with a national award for her work with breast cancer patients. ...

National Leader in Breast Cancer Treatment and Research Joins ...
Feb 10, 2006 ... ... private breast oncology group, has recruited Dr. Edgardo Rivera one of the nations leading experts in the field of breast cancer treatment and research. ...

Is it safe to take Femara for breast cancer if I also have ...
Feb 10, 2006 ... Letrozole (Femara) is one of a new group of drugs — called aromatase inhibitors — used to treat breast cancer. One potential ...

HMS creates first known library of breast cancer proteins
Feb 10, 2006 ... In research that could significantly advance the pace of drug discovery in the fight against breast cancer, Harvard Medical School (HMS) investigators ...

Low fat diet: breast cancer link 'due to chance'
FoodNavigator.com, France -
Feb 9, 200609/02/2006 - Five servings of fruit and vegetables per day and a diet low in fat reduced the risk of breast cancer by nine per cent, a figure dismissed as not ...

'Cure Breast Cancer' license plate initiative
Melrose Free Press, MA -
Feb 8, 2006The Cure Breast Cancer License Plate Initiative, a volunteer, nonprofit group, is working with the Registry of Motor Vehicles to get the first "Cure Breast ...

Pretty in pink: Thousands raised for breast cancer awareness at ...
Naples Sun Times, FL -
Feb 8, 2006... that something may be wrong. Breast cancer affects not only the women who develop it, but husbands, children, parents and friends. ...

Intraductal Therapy Effective in Breast Cancer Model
Cancerpage.com, GA -
Feb 8, 2006... Chemotherapeutic drugs injected into the mammary ducts effectively prevents and treats mammary tumors in rat and mouse breast cancer models, according to a ...

Study: Low-fat diet doesn't reduce cancer, heart disease
The Columbian, WA -
Feb 8, 2006... Journal of the American Medical Association, show that eating food lower in total fat "did not significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer, heart disease or ...

Breast Cancer Prevention Starts in Teen Years
WBAY, WI -
Feb 8, 2006Lou Kidd of Green Bay's Breast Cancer Family Foundation told teens, "That's a pretty frightening statistic to think that that many of us will get cancer.". ...

Fighting breast cancer as you file your taxes
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA -
Feb 8, 2006... Thanks to the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC), it’s that simple. All you have to do is check line 35 on tax form PA 40. ...

Women with pre-invasive breast cancer asked to help research
ic Wales, United Kingdom -
Feb 8, 2006WOMEN diagnosed with pre-invasive breast cancer are being urged to take part in psychosocial research. Breast Cancer Campaign is ...

Test May Help Determine Best Breast Cancer Therapy
Kansas City Channel.com, MO -
Feb 8, 2006MERRIAM, Kan. -- More and more women are beating breast cancer due in part to a growing number of effective therapies. But sometimes ...