Breast cancer News

Breast cancer survivors feel tired for years
Jan 11, 2006 ... A third of breast cancer survivors suffer from fatigue for up to 10 years after their initial diagnosis, according to a new study. ...

“Optimal” Radiation Therapy Improves Breast Cancer Survival
Jan 11, 2006 ... Among breast cancer patients who have undergone mastectomy, adjuvant radiation therapy improves survival. However, there is only ...

Survival benefit for Arimidex in early breast cancer compared with ...
Jan 11, 2006 ... Data presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium ( SABCS ), Texas has found that Arimidex ( Anastrozole ) is the first aromatase inhibitor to provide ...

Fatigue may persist after breast cancer treatment
Reuters -
Jan 9, 2006NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Approximately one third of women treated for breast cancer experience fatigue for the first five years after treatment, and for ...

Nurse wins fight for cancer drug
Chichester Today, UK -
Jan 9, 2006... councillors.... Health service officials have given a Rose Green district nurse the best chance of fighting breast cancer in 2006. Chris ...

Reconstruction a breast cancer option
Rocky Mountain News, CO -
Jan 9, 2006Both of Kerry Herman's parents had cancer. Her mother survived breast cancer that was treated when she was 48, and her father died of colon cancer at 51. ...

Worthy cause: Pink Ribbon Ball to benefit breast-cancer research
The Tribune-Democrat, PA -
Jan 9, 2006... are hoping that 11 is a lucky number in their efforts to raise tens of thousands of dollars for the American Cancer Society’s battle against breast cancer. ...

Fatigue Persists in Some Long-Term Survivors of Breast Cancer
Cancerpage.com, GA -
Jan 9, 2006NEW YORK JAN 09, 2006 (Reuters Health) - Approximately one-third of women treated for breast cancer experience fatigue during the first 5 years after treatment ...

Geoff Oldfather: Fight against breast cancer full-time job
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription), FL -
Jan 9, 2006... Debbie Hollister, a breast cancer patient who helped start an organization called "Friends of the Breast Care Center of the Treasure Coast" to raise money for ...

Fatigue causes 'chemo-brain' in breast cancer patients
Macleans, Canada -
Jan 10, 2006... thinking -- is a well known but poorly understood side-effect of chemotherapy that could affect up to three-quarters of women being treated for breast cancer. ...

Faults In Newly Discovered Breast Stem Cells May Lead To Tumors
Science Daily (press release) -
Jan 8, 2006Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium scientists from The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, using a mouse model, have discovered the rare stem cell that ...

Java jolt may cut breast cancer risk
Indianapolis Star, United States -
Jan 8, 2006NEW YORK -- Getting buzzed on coffee can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer among women who have a family history of the illness, new research shows. ...