Breast cancer News

Cancer drug praised
Jan 09, 2006 ... Two-time breast cancer survivor Debra Orr says all Canadians deserve life-saving and life-improving treatment, and the best way to deliver it may be with a ...

Family influences breast cancer treatment among older Hispanics
Jan 09, 2006 ... The influence of the family in the treatment decision-making process for breast cancer may account the significant racial differences in breast cancer ...

Radiation Implants for Breast Cancer Patients
Jan 09, 2006 ... Women with early stage breast cancer often receive a lumpectomy to remove the tumor and then undergo external beam radiation to kill any remaining cancer cells ...

Stem cells may trigger breast cancer
myDNA.com, TX -
Jan 7, 2006New research finds that breast cancer may be triggered by faulty mammary stem cells that are hard to kill with standard chemotherapy, which can lead to a ...

Breast cancer awareness walk organizers donate money to hospital
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA -
Jan 7, 2006When the 66-year-old lifelong resident heard Charleroi's breast cancer awareness charity walk had been canceled, he took the reins in honor of his late mother ...

Bowlers take to the lanes to fight breast cancer
Elmira Star-Gazette, NY -
Jan 8, 2006... of Elmira approached his parked car Friday night, he noticed that someone had attached a pink magnetic ribbon - the symbol of breast cancer awareness - to the ...

New Castle woman author’s book explaining breast cancer to ...
The Union Leader, NH -
Jan 7, 2006Exeter — In 2000, when a good friend and mother of two was diagnosed with breast cancer, Eileen Sutherland said she looked around for a book which might help ...

Some at breast-cancer risk get coffee break
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 6, 2006Women who drink six or more cups of coffee a day can slash their risk of developing breast cancer by a startling 75 per cent -- but only if they have a genetic ...

Stem cell hope for breast cancer
Newindpress, India -
Jan 5, 2006According to Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium, scientists from The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, under normal circumstances, the newly identified ...

Obesity and its role in breast cancer
Hindustan Times, India -
Jan 5, 2006Past studies have generally suggested a link between obesity and breast cancer, but now several studies have surfaced to contend this view. ...

Folic acid may be linked to breast cancer
Hindustan Times, India -
Jan 5, 2006A new study conducted by Scotland's University of Aberdeen suggests that taking folic acid is associated with breast cancer risk. ...

Black tea may cure breast cancer
Times of India, India -
Jan 5, 2006... just green tea, but black tea is also beneficial, according to Indian scientists who have shown that a compound in black tea kills breast cancer cells, opening ...

Breast cancer gene predicts survival
Science Daily (press release) -
Jan 5, 2006... Gene array predicts breast cancer outcome (October 4, 2005) -- Researchers in Sweden have identified 64 genes that can predict who will respond to breast ...

Breast cancer gene predicts survival
Monsters and Critics.com, UK -
Jan 5, 2006EVANSTON, IL, United States (UPI) -- Researchers say a gene expressed during breast cancer may help predict the outcome of the disease. ...

PURCHASE TO PARTICIPATE IN BREAST CANCER WALK
Purchase College, United States -
Jan 6, 2006About 100 students, faculty and staff of Purchase College will participate in the 11th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk Oct. 17. ...

Cell Stress Protein, AlphaB-Crystallin, Linked To Aggressive ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK -
Jan 5, 2006... that a protein called alphaB-crystallin, which normally protects cells from stress damage, triggers events that may cause breast cancer when overactive. ...

Rogue Mammary Stem Cells Could Hold Key To Breast Cancer Relapse
MedIndia, India -
Jan 5, 2006... in Melbourne have successfully isolated a stem cell from the breast pads in female mice that could hold the key to future breast cancer treatments and ...

Defective Stem Cells The Cause Of Breast Cancer?
FemaleFirst.co.uk, UK -
Jan 5, 2006... The results would eliminate the bulk of cancer cells, the tumour producer itself a breast cancer stem cell could survive months or years later.". ...

Stem cell discovery could lead to breast cancer treatment
DeHavilland, UK -
Jan 5, 2006The discovery of stem cells which may be responsible for recurring breast cancer could lead to the development of new treatments for the disease as well as new ...

High breast-cancer risk get coffee help
United Press International -
Jan 6, 2006MONTREAL, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Some women at high risk for breast cancer may be helped by drinking six or more cups of coffee a day, Canadian researchers found. ...