Breast cancer News

Breast-cancer stamp aids research only, JON PEARSE, Concord ...
Jan 13, 2006 ... et's set the record straight: All the money from the breast cancer semi-postal stamps goes to support breast cancer research ("Stamp this out,"Monitor letter ...

Lib Dems: Cancer care variations unacceptable
Jan 13, 2006 ... Today's report by the public accounts committee reveals that while 80 per cent of breast cancer patients are referred to a specialist within two weeks of ...

Doctors to be sensitised on breast cancer
Jan 13, 2006 ... There was an urgent need to sensitise general physicians about the importance and methods of early detection of breast cancer and its management to increase ...

Palladium Brachytherapy Feasible as Adjuvant Treatment of Early ...
Jan 13, 2006 ... ... Reuters Health) - Partial breast irradiation using radioactive palladium (Pd-103) seed implants is a feasible option for early-stage breast cancer treated with ...

Specialized beauty treatments help cancer patients feel better
Arizona Republic, AZ -
Jan 11, 2006... Jeanne Shields, 67, of Scottsdale, was diagnosed with breast cancer last August. Having lost her hair from chemotherapy, she said ...

Health Notebook: UW to test drug for breast cancer
The Capital Times, WI -
Jan 11, 2006By Aaron Nathans. The University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center will test a drug to treat complications from breast cancer treatment. ...

?Optimal? radiation therapy best bet for surviving breast cancer
News-Medical.net, Australia -
Jan 11, 2006Although radiation therapy following a mastectomy is known to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurring, the effect of radiation therapy on survival has long ...

Life beyond breast cancer — Delhi woman tells how
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates -
Jan 10, 2006NEW DELHI — She is not just another woman who has overcome breast cancer. The 38-year-old's trauma has led to a moving autobiography ...

Breast cancer leads to fatigue
Australian, Australia -
Jan 9, 2006A THIRD of breast cancer survivors suffer from fatigue for up to 10 years after their diagnosis. According to a study published ...

Doctors test new breast cancer treatments
DetNews.com, MI -
Jan 10, 2006WASHINGTON -- Radiation may get a little easier for thousands of breast cancer patients: Doctors can target cancer-killing beams at the tumor site instead of ...

Breast cancer survivors suffer from fatigue
Independent Online, South Africa -
Jan 9, 2006Washington - A third of breast cancer survivors suffer from fatigue for up to 10 years after their initial diagnosis, according to a UCLA study published on ...

Fatigue may persist after breast cancer treatment
Reuters.uk, UK -
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 ...

Breast cancer survivors fatigued: study
ABC Online, Australia -
Jan 9, 2006Approximately one-third of women treated for breast cancer experience fatigue for the first five years after treatment. For about ...

Box: Doctors test new breast cancer method
Seattle Post Intelligencer -
Jan 9, 2006By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. SPEEDIER TREATMENT: A new approach to breast cancer treatment can cut radiation therapy down from the usual six weeks to five days. ...

State launches $2 lottery tickets to benefit breast cancer ...
Jan 13, 2006 ... Sun-Times, United States -
Jan 10, 2006Lottery tickets that devote all profits to breast cancer research and awareness hit stores Monday, with supporters saying the pink ribbon scratch-offs will net ...

Breast Cancer Fatigue Often Lingers
WebMD -
Jan 9, 20069, 2006 -- Years after treatment for breast cancer, many women still face fatigue, especially those with depression or other health problems, a new study shows ...

“Optimal” Radiation Therapy Improves Breast Cancer Survival
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN -
Jan 10, 2006Among breast cancer patients who have undergone mastectomy, adjuvant radiation therapy improves survival. However, there is only ...