Breast cancer News

Gene Mutations May Boost Breast Cancer Risk
Feb 21, 2006 ... 20 (HealthDay News) -- Women with a genetic mutation in one of two related genes are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study suggests. ...

Kylie Backing Breast Cancer Drug Battle
Feb 21, 2006 ... KYLIE Minogue has joined the fight to make the breast cancer drug Herceptin freely available to all sufferers. The singer (right ...

Breast Cancer Fundraising Initiative Gets a Star with a Purpose
Feb 21, 2006 ... United Kingdom: Pop Star Kelly, apart from lending her voice to woo the audience with soulful melodies, is now championing the cause of Breast cancer, with the ...

New technology aids in the early discovery of breast cancer
Feb 21, 2006 ... COLLIER COUNTY — New digital technology is making it easier for doctors to detect breast cancer while it is still in the early stages. ...

Fundraiser to benefit breast cancer event
Feb 21, 2006 ... ... dinner. The cost for the event is $10 with all proceeds going to the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, which will take place in July.

Radioactive seeds treat breast cancer
Macleans, Canada -
Feb 20, 2006... may offer a more convenient but just as effective way for postmenopausal women to undergo radiation treatment after surgery for early-stage breast cancer. ...

Breast Cancer Clinical Drug, Derived From Botanical Extract, Could ...
Feb 21, 2006 ... ... PRNewswire/ -- A new clinical formulation extracted from a botanical may provide physicians with a new tool in treating aggressive late-stage breast cancer. ...

Korean breast cancer patterns reflect those of Western countries
Feb 21, 2006 ... In trends that echo those of Western countries, more Korean women are developing breast cancer; there is a larger proportion of young patients, asymptomatic ...

Local sisters warming up to walk for breast cancer
Sheboygan Press, WI -
Feb 20, 2006... "In the last couple years we've had a couple girls here at work dealing with breast cancer," Thurs said. "It kind of inspired me ...

Breast Cancer Rates Reach Nearly 275,000 Cases -- Deaths Increase ...
Feb 21, 2006 ... 20 /Christian Wire Service/ -- The cancer fundraising industry expects 5,170 more breast cancer cases and 560 more deaths than last year. ...

Never alone: Young breast cancer survivors make a difference
Feb 21, 2006 ... , at age 32, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. ... But when it didn't go away, we learned the worst: I had breast cancer. ...

Designs against breast cancer
Financial Express, India -
Feb 18, 2006Fashion Joins Hands against Breast Cancer.' The theme of the just concluded event in the Capital said it all. Last week the fashion ...

Men in denial over breast cancer
Times Online, UK -
Feb 17, 2006MEN are dying needlessly of breast cancer because they do not believe that it can affect them and seek help too late, a leading expert believes. ...

Event benefits cure for breast cancer
Cincinnati Enquirer, OH -
Feb 19, 2006... people snipped, clipped and taped photographs onto pages while scrapbooking to help save lives at the fourth annual Crop for a Cure - a breast cancer benefit. ...

Pregnant Woman Battles Breast Cancer
WBNS, OH -
Feb 17, 2006It's unusual but it happens, a pregnant woman learns she has breast cancer. ... McDonald has breast cancer and she's already begun chemotherapy. ...

Men 'dying needlessly' from breast cancer
DeHavilland, UK -
Feb 17, 2006British men are dying needlessly from breast cancer because they do not know the symptoms to look for or are too embarrassed to seek help, a leading medical ...

Is Ignorance Really Bliss? – Cases of Breast Cancer in Men
MedIndia, India -
Feb 17, 2006Men are simply unaware of the symptoms of breast cancer or those who suspect it, feel awkward to seek help, according to an expert on cancer, Professor Ian ...

Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Not Needed For Some Breast Cancer ...
Cancerpage.com, GA -
Feb 17, 2006NEW YORK FEB 16, 2006 (Reuters Health) - Older women with clinically node-negative breast cancer may not benefit from axillary lymph node dissection, according ...

Outaouais centre to speed breast cancer diagnosis
Ottawa Citizen, Canada -
Feb 18, 2006The Outaouais regional hospital will open a breast cancer centre in Gatineau next week to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of women suspected of having ...

Genentech seeks approval for Herceptin in early-stage breast ...
Pharmaceutical Business Review -
Feb 17, 2006... completed the submission of a supplemental biologics license application with the FDA for use of Herceptin to treat early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer. ...