Breast cancer News

Letrozole more effective against early breast cancer than ...
Indian Express, India -
Dec 30, 2005First, it was the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approving the efficiency of Letrozole (Femera) as an early breast cancer drug. ...

Breast Cancer Survivors Bounce Back Quickly
Forbes -
Dec 29, 200529 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the psychological and physical trauma of having breast cancer, most survivors recover their emotional stability quickly once ...

Mission: Cancer awareness
Newsday, NY -
Dec 30, 2005... year break between college and medical school, receive about $20,000 in grants, travel to Nigeria, the place of her birth, and conduct breast cancer research. ...

New drug fights breast cancer
Danbury News Times, CT -
Dec 29, 2005By Robert Miller. For years, tamoxifen has been the first drug off the shelf for treating post-menopausal women with early breast cancer. ...

Femara Helps More Women Live Breast Cancer-Free
PharmaLive.com (press release), PA -
Dec 29, 2005... in disease-free survival* versus tamoxifen when used after surgery (adjuvant) in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer. ...

New drug 'better at beating breast cancer'
DeHavilland, UK -
Dec 29, 2005Breast cancer drug Femara (letrozole) may significantly improve survival rates for women with a high risk of the cancer returning, new research has claimed. ...

FDA Expands Femara Indication to Early Breast Cancer
MedPage Today, NJ -
Dec 29, 2005... 29 - Femara (letrozole), an aromatase inhibitor, has won FDA approval as an adjuvant therapy for early breast cancer, Novartis announced last night. ...

FDA OKs New Use for Breast Cancer Drug
WebMD -
Dec 29, 2005Femara may now be taken by postmenopausal women with early, hormone-sensitive breast cancer immediately after surgery. Femara had ...

Femara better than Tamoxifen in early breast cancer
Xagena.it, Italy -
Dec 29, 2005... in disease-free survival versus Tamoxifen ( Nolvadex ) when used after surgery in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive early breast cancer. ...

New breast cancer drug Femara will save lives
News-Medical.net, Australia -
Dec 29, 2005Following the results of a worldwide study, US regulators have given approval for the use of the drug Femara for women with early breast cancer directly after ...

Insulin Resistance and Breast Cancer Risk
Kansas City infoZine, MO -
Dec 29, 2005The ability of several hormones to influence breast cancer risk and recurrence is becoming clearer. Washington, DC - American Institute ...

Drug Approved to Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence
HealthCentral.com -
Dec 29, 2005... drug Femara (letrozole) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to prevent recurrence of hormone-sensitive early breast cancer among post ...

Vitamin D lowers risk of breast, colon, and ovarian cancer
The Advocate, CA -
Dec 29, 2005... said. Some studies have indicated that lesbians may be at a higher risk for breast cancer than their age-matched heterosexual peers.

Breast Cancer Survivors Make Fast Emotional Recovery
Daily News Central, NV -
Dec 30, 2005... interest is 'hardiness,' which he defines as 'existential courage.' Despite the psychological and physical trauma of having breast cancer, most survivors ...

Breast Cancer Survivors Bounce Back Quickly
HealthCentral.com -
Dec 29, 2005... 29 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the psychological and physical trauma of having breast cancer, most survivors recover their emotional stability quickly once ...

2005 A Good Year For Breast Cancer Treatments
All Headline News -
Dec 29, 2005(AHN) - Significant advances have been made in women's health in 2005, particularly in breast cancer treatment and detection, according to the December issue ...

FDA okays Femara for early breast cancer
United Press International -
Dec 29, 2005EAST HANOVER, NJ, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Femara for women with early breast cancer. ...

FDA Approves Breast Cancer Drug
ShortNews.com, Germany -
Dec 30, 2005The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States has approved the drug Femara -- usually used to treat advance breast cancer -- for use as a ...

Health center receives breast cancer grant
News-Review, OR -
Dec 29, 2005The Umpqua Community Health Center in Roseburg has received a grant to help provide breast cancer patients in rural areas with better transportation to the ...

Study Shows Letrozole Most Effective In Halting Breast Cancer ...
All Headline News -
Dec 29, 2005... York, NY (AHN) – New research suggests Letrozole appears to be more effective than tamoxifen in reducing the likelihood of the recurrence of breast cancer. ...

Femara(R) gets US Approval for Treatment of Breast Cancer after ...
Press Trust of India, India -
Dec 29, 2005who we know face the greatest risk of recurrence. Femara has proven to be a. of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. priority review. ...

American Cancer Society Tips On How To Be Healthier In 2006
Westchester.com, NY -
Dec 30, 2005... It all adds up! Alcohol increases the risk of several cancers, including mouth, esophageal and liver for men and women, and breast cancer in women. ...

Abortion - Breast Cancer Link Is Real, Recent Studies Flawed
Medical News Today (press release), UK -
Dec 31, 2005Joel Brind, Professor of Biology at Baruch College, disputes the prevailing view that no link exists between induced abortion and breast cancer. ...

Letrozole Improves Breast Cancer Survival
Forbes -
Dec 28, 200528 (HealthDay News) -- Postmenopausal breast cancer patients who take letrozole, one of a new class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors, reduce their risk of ...

Drug OK'd to Fight Breast Cancer Relapse
Forbes -
Dec 28, 2005Women now have another drug they can take to prevent breast cancer from returning after surgery to remove the tumor. The federal ...