Breast cancer News

Help Fight Breast Cancer In Tarrant County’s Race For The Cure
NBC5i.com, TX -
Feb 24, 2006Fighting breast cancer in Tarrant County literally walks into our lives on the feet of nearly 16,000 participating in the largest charity 5K in the area, the ...

Breast cancer victim Emma now helping others
ic SouthLondon.co.uk, United Kingdom -
Feb 24, 2006By Katie Archer. EVERY woman's nightmare is to be told she has breast cancer, but most would not even consider this happening until at least middle age. ...

Co-operation for Donegal cancer services
Irish Medical News, Ireland -
Feb 24, 2006The new agreement will centre on the provision of care for patients with breast cancer. The Tánaiste and Health Minister Mary Harney ...

Marathon runs for breast cancer charity
ic Birmingham.co.uk, UK -
Feb 24, 2006Two supporters of a breast cancer charity will be raising money for it by taking part in this year's Flora London Marathon. Alex ...

Health Alert: Breast cancer analysis
WIS, SC -
Feb 24, 2006February 24, 2006 - A new breast cancer technique may save women a second trip to the operating room. It's a test to help doctors make sure the cancer is gone. ...

Breast Cancer
iVillage's Daily Blabber, NY -
Feb 24, 2006African-American and Native American women have among the lowest breast cancer survival rates. Why? ... Understand your breast cancer -- so you can beat it! ...

Sen. Johnson secures grant to support breast cancer programs
Babylon Beacon, NY -
Feb 24, 2006NYS Senator Owen Johnson secured a $45,000 grant to support programs at Breast Cancer Help’s Long Island Cancer Help and Wellness Center. ...

Breast Cancer Drugs Limit Post-Surgery Recurrence
Forbes -
Feb 22, 2006... study finds the chemotherapy drug docetaxel (Taxotere) beating another, vinorelbine (Navelbine), in helping extend patient survival after breast cancer surgery ...

GOOD NEWS FOR BREAST SCREENING CAMPAIGNERS
Isle of Man Today, UK -
Feb 23, 2006... It follows a campaign launched in October by the Women's Institute, with the support of Breakthrough Breast Cancer and the Breast Care Support Group, for a ...

Herceptin May Help Curb Breast Cancer
FOX News -
Feb 22, 2006By Miranda Hitti. The breast cancer drug Herceptin may help prevent breast cancer’s return in some patients, new research shows. ...

Breast Cancer Foundation boosts research spending
ABC Online, Australia -
Feb 22, 2006The National Breast Cancer Foundation aims to boost its spending on research in an effort to better treat and even prevent the disease. ...

Breast cancer screening saves 1,400 lives a year
Politics.co.uk, UK -
Feb 22, 2006About 1,400 lives are being saved every year thanks to the NHS breast cancer screening programme, new evidence suggests. A review ...

Xeloda Shows Benefits as First Choice for Metastatic Breast Cancer ...
DG News -
Feb 22, 2006... is a highly active, well tolerated, cost effective option after adjuvant anthracyclines and taxanes for patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to an ...

Bionovo drug shows potential in aggressive breast cancer
Pharmaceutical Business Review -
Feb 22, 2006... oral anticancer drug BZL101, derived from the Asian plant Scutellaria Barbata, may have utility in the treatment of aggressive late-stage breast cancer. ...

'Cure Breast Cancer' license plate initiative
Melrose Free Press, MA -
Feb 23, 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 ...

Obesity, oestrogen breakdown tied to breast cancer
Ninemsn, Australia -
Feb 23, 2006Among women not using hormone therapy, obesity and the byproducts of oestrogen breakdown appear to raise the risk of breast cancer, according to findings ...

Optimising Herceptin-based Therapy in HER2-positive Metastatic ...
DG News -
Feb 22, 2006... become the standard care for first-line treatment of patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer, such that ...

THE CURE FOR BREAST CANCER COULD BE TWO FEET IN FRONT OF YOU!
Arcadia Weekly, CA -
Feb 23, 2006Held in cities across the country, Walk for Hope events have raised more than $15 million for breast cancer research, treatment and education programs at City ...