Breast cancer News

Soy: Breast Cancer Protection?
Jan 16, 2006 ... ... Center in Winston-Salem, NC, say their study in monkeys suggests estrogen-like compounds in soy called isoflavones do not increase breast cancer markers in ...

Fatigue And Breast Cancer Survivors
Jan 16, 2006 ... Up to one third of women treated for breast cancer report fatigue symptoms up to 10 years after diagnosis, according to a new study. ...

Breast Cancer Awareness
Jan 16, 2006 ... Eight year breast cancer survivor Jill Grant hosted a breast cancer awareness workshop for African american women at The New Beginning Covenant Ministries in ...

Obesity Has Adverse Impact On Breast Cancer Survival
MedIndia, India -
Jan 15, 2006Excess weight is not a good factor in patients with breast cancer and adversely affects the long term prognosis in the condition, a report published in the ...

breast cancer drug for county patients
Wrexham Evening Leader, UK -
Jan 14, 2006By CIARA LEEMING. A DRUG being hailed as a breakthrough in the treatment of breast cancer is to be available to more patients from Flintshire. ...

Link found between light, breast cancer
Globe and Mail, Canada -
Jan 13, 2006The high rate of breast cancer in industrialized countries has long puzzled medical researchers, but a team of US scientists has discovered a possible ...

Genes affect benefits of breast cancer drug
Reuters -
Jan 12, 2006NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The gene for an enzyme called cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) influences how well the breast cancer drug tamoxifen works and whether ...

Genes affect benefits of breast cancer drug
Hindustan Times, India -
Jan 12, 2006The gene for an enzyme called cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) influences how well the breast cancer drug tamoxifen works and whether hot flashes are likely to ...

Genomic Health says Medicare to cover cancer test
Reuters -
Jan 13, 2006... Profile, Research) said on Friday that Medicare has agreed to cover the company's test for determining whether a woman with early breast cancer is likely to be ...

Breast Cancer Site to Remain 'Under Construction': By its Readers
PR Web (press release), WA -
Jan 14, 2006A new website for those exploring breast cancer issues will evolve based on reader feedback. According to its creator, the site ...

Two breast cancer conferences planned for Dublin
Irish Medical News, Ireland -
Jan 13, 2006Conferences on early detection of breast cancer and its impact on younger women will be held in Dublin in February and March. The ...

Breast-cancer stamp aids research only, JON PEARSE, Concord ...
Concord Monitor, NH -
Jan 12, 2006et'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 ...

Docs test new breast cancer treatment
myDNA.com, TX -
Jan 13, 2006Canadian doctors are studying a method of treatment for early-stage breast cancer patients that could cut their treatment time from several weeks to a single ...

Amity nail salon donates to Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition
Amityville Record, NY -
Jan 12, 2006... cooperation of her employees, Libby Bent, Xiao Li Murphy and Alexis Cangelosi, they were able to contribute nearly $4,000 to the Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition ...

Jazzercise Group Raises Money for Breast Cancer
Shore Publishing, CT -
Jan 12, 2006Waterford - For the last eight years, Jazzercise of Waterford has held an annual fund-raiser for breast cancer awareness at the Williams School in New London ...

Breast Cancer During Pregnancy Doesn’t Affect Babies
MedPage Today, NJ -
Jan 13, 2006... 13 - Women diagnosed with breast cancer shortly before or during a pregnancy have little reason to worry that the developing fetus will be affected, reported ...