Breast cancer News

Study briefs, 01/24: heart attacks, breast cancer, vision loss
Jan 24, 2006 ... By The Washington Post. THE QUESTION Blood vessels often become less pliable as people age, but the amino acid arginine — generally ...

Researchers Explore Avoiding Axillary Surgery in Older Breast ...
Jan 24, 2006 ... ... clinical trial suggest that avoiding surgical removal of axillary lymph nodes in older women with clinically node-negative breast cancer may improve short-term ...

A new twist in finding hard to detect breast cancer
Jan 24, 2006 ... By Dr. Jay Adlersberg. (New York-WABC, January 23, 2006) - There's a new weapon in the fight against breast cancer. It's called 'Breast Specific Gamma Imaging." ...

Baptist Hospital, WSSU Team For Breast Cancer Study
Jan 24, 2006 ... ... Medical Center are teaming with physical therapy students from Winston-Salem State University to study how regular exercise may help prevent breast cancer. ...

Endogenous Sex Hormones May Not Predict Breast Cancer Risk
Jan 24, 2006 ... NEW YORK JAN 30, 2006 (Reuters Health) - The endogenous sex hormone levels of some women at high risk for breast cancer may paint a false picture of that risk ...

LPGA Tour Notebook: Kerr raises $100,000 for breast cancer ...
PGA.com -
Jan 22, 2006Cristie Kerr's third annual charity golf event, the UpLink Birdies for Breast Cancer Charity Golf Classic, raised a record-breaking $100,000, event organizers ...

"Room for improvement" in care after breast cancer
Reuters -
Jan 20, 2006NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Survivors of early-stage breast cancer generally receive good health care in the first year after they finish treatment, but not ...

Breast cancer groups offer hope
Taipei Times, Taiwan -
Jan 20, 2006Breast cancer sufferers shared their experiences yesterday about one of the most commonly occurring cancers among women today, saying that with early diagnosis ...

Close to 20,000 race for breast cancer awareness in West Palm ...
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL -
Jan 21, 2006... 124 friends, family and co-workers joined her in the race, which officials said raised more than $900,000 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. ...

"Room for improvement" in care after breast cancer
NewKerala.com, India -
Jan 20, 2006NEW YORK: Survivors of early-stage breast cancer generally receive good health care in the first year after they finish treatment, but not all of them get the ...

New boutique opens for breast cancer patients
The Saratogian, NY -
Jan 21, 2006To Life!, a nonprofit breast cancer education and support group based in Delmar, unveiled its Abracadabra Boutique Friday at the center. ...

Medical Edge: Mammogram still critical to detect cancer
Bryan College Station Eagle, United States -
Jan 21, 2006... Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States - with an estimated 216,000 new cases of Stage I-IV (invasiveness) diagnosed in 2004. ...

Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition and Pennsylvania Department ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY -
Jan 20, 200620 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) will join with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and local medical and community leaders ...

BCA2 associated with positive outcome in invasive breast cancer
Xagena.it, Italy -
Jan 21, 2006Researchers at Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre have found a new protein marker linked to positive outcome in patients with breast cancer. ...

IH636 Grape Seed Extract in Preventing Breast Cancer in ...
Community Dispatch (press release) -
Jan 21, 2006... forming, growing, or coming back. The use of IH636 grape seed extract may prevent breast cancer. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is ...

Epstein-Barr Virus Found In Breast Cancer Tissue May Impact ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK -
Jan 22, 2006Epstein-Barr virus has been detected in breast cancer tissue and tumor cells and may impact the efficiency of chemotherapeutic drug treatment say researchers ...

(PRN) The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Announces 2006 ...
Houston Chronicle, United States -
Jan 20, 200620 /PRNewswire/ -- To kick-off the 2006 season of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Race for the Cure(R) Series, the Komen Foundation announces event ...

Soy May Help Prevent Breast Cancer in Older Women
Forbes -
Jan 16, 2006... plant estrogens or isoflavones, may help protect postmenopausal women with relatively high levels of estrogen from getting breast cancer, preliminary research ...

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. ...