Breast cancer News

Newest MD Anderson SPORE to fund breast cancer research
Jan 19, 2006 ... ... Anderson Cancer Center has been awarded a National Cancer Institute Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant for breast cancer research, the ...

Coffee May Help Fight Breast Cancer
Jan 19, 2006 ... Drinking a lot of coffee may reduce the risk of breast cancer among high risk women, an international study has revealed. Researchers ...

‘Super soy’ could help fight against breast cancer
Jan 19, 2006 ... ... New Orleans, have identified a group of compounds called glyceollins that have been shown to stop the growth of hormone-dependent breast cancer cells in the ...

Support breast cancer research this Valentine’s
Jan 19, 2006 ... The National Breast Cancer Research Institute's (NBCRI) Valentine's Ball will take place in the Radisson SAS Galway on Saturday 11 February this year. ...

Good showing for alternative breast-cancer drug
Jan 19, 2006 ... THE QUESTION: A class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors has been shown to help women whose breast cancer does not respond to tamoxifen, the standard hormone ...

LI chefs launch food-based breast cancer research fundraiser
Newsday, NY -
Jan 17, 2006... Kings Food Service Professionals, Neary helped launch a fundraising campaign among 100 Long Island restaurants to benefit breast cancer research and education. ...

Older Women Have Worse Survival From Breast Cancer
Jan 19, 2006 ... Breast cancer is one of the highest-profile diseases in women in developed countries. Although the risk for women younger than 30 ...

Late Diagnosis, Treatment Bias Reduce Survival in Elderly Breast ...
Cancerpage.com, GA -
Jan 17, 2006NEW YORK JAN 16, 2006 (Reuters Health) - Differences in diagnosis and treatment appear to reduce survival in breast cancer patients over age 70 compared with ...

UK Gymnastics to Hold Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Meet ...
UKAthletics, Kentucky -
Jan 17, 2006... The event has been designated Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Meet. Fans are encouraged to show their support by wearing pink. ...

Hospital Offers New Treatment For Breast Cancer
WMTW, ME -
Jan 17, 2006... Her treatment, however, was anything but. Descoteaux was the first breast cancer patient in Maine to undergo a mammocite partial-breast radiation therapy. ...

Basketball tournament raises breast cancer awareness
Dailyrecord.com, NJ -
Jan 18, 2006But it did not stop 100 women of all ages from playing basketball for this fundraiser, in the memory of my aunt, who succumbed to breast cancer in 1997 at the ...

One Tree Hill Soundtrack To Benefit Breast Cancer
Starpulse.com, CT -
Jan 17, 2006... from the small screen hopes to directly benefit its core demographic – young women – by promoting greater awareness of early detection of breast cancer. ...

Targeted drugs needed for breast cancer
United Press International -
Jan 17, 2006WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Researchers said Tuesday a molecular flaw linked to aggressive forms of breast cancer calls for targeted drugs. ...

BREAST CANCER -- A quick study
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, WY -
Jan 17, 2006By LINDA SEARING. * THE QUESTION A class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors has been shown to help women whose breast cancer does not respond to tamoxifen ...

Daily stress may stop breast cancer: study
PakTribune.com, Pakistan -
Jan 17, 2006ISLAMABAD: Women with high levels of stress in their everyday lives are at less risk than others of developing breast cancer for the first time, according to ...

Breast cancer support
Armidale Express, Australia -
Jan 17, 2006A PROGRAM designed for woman who have had breast cancer at any time in their lives comes to Armidale next month. Encore is a gentle ...