Breast cancer News

Cognitive decline, supplements, breast cancer
Seattle Times, United States -
Jan 29, 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 ...

Vaginal Dryness Meds May Counteract Breast Cancer Drugs
Forbes -
Jan 26, 2006... News) -- Estrogen used to combat vaginal dryness and other postmenopausal symptoms may counteract the beneficial effects of new breast cancer drugs called ...

Sisters of breast cancer patients joining study
Newsweek -
Jan 26, 2006... joining the National Institutes of Health's Sister Study, and they all have at least one thing in common: a sister who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. ...

Woman's fury after breast cancer 'errors'
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom -
Jan 27, 2006An Ulster woman who found herself at the centre of the terrifying breast cancer scandal, which saw 18 women wrongly given the all-clear, last night told the ...

Ulster breast cancer scandal
Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom -
Jan 26, 2006Fourteen Ulster women with breast cancer were wrongly given the all-clear after being misdiagnosed by a radiologist, a shock report revealed today. ...

Breast Cancer Research Foundation Is Beneficiary of the Cadillac ...
DressageDaily, FL -
Jan 28, 2006... riders will unite to “Dance for Women Around the World” in the annual musical freestyle competition benefit for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. ...

Most Don't Rebuild Breast After Cancer
WebMD -
Jan 27, 2006... colleagues with the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor VA Health System reviewed treatment data for roughly a quarter of the breast cancer patients in ...

Calif. may crack down on secondhand smoke over breast cancer tie
AZ Central.com, AZ -
Jan 26, 2006SAN FRANCISCO - California regulators will decide today whether to accept a controversial new finding that secondhand smoke causes breast cancer, a decision ...

Detecting Breast Cancer
NBC4.TV, CA -
Jan 26, 2006Women should talk with their doctor about factors that can increase their chance of getting breast cancer. Women of any age who ...

Bizwomen Ranks Rise; Breast Cancer Hits 1 in 7
Women's eNews, NY -
Jan 28, 2006... Women in the United States still have a high risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer even if they have no genetic predisposition for the disease, stated a ...

Direct-site chemo tested for breast cancer
United Press International -
Jan 26, 2006BALTIMORE, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Delivering chemotherapy directly to breast "plumbing" may work as well as surgery/radiation for early breast cancer. ...

UK women get false breast cancer all-clear
The Advocate, CA -
Jan 26, 2006As many as 17 UK women have been told they likely are facing advanced breast cancer after a radiologist had incorrectly told them they were clear of cancer ...

Researchers Explore New Breast Cancer Treatments
All Headline News -
Jan 26, 2006Baltimore, MD (AHN) - Researchers are continuing to explore different treatment methods to fight breast cancer. Newswise reports ...

Long Island two-day Breast Cancer Walk to hold meeting, Thursday ...
Babylon Beacon, NY -
Jan 26, 2006An information meeting hosted by local breast cancer coalitions will be held Thursday, February 2, 7 pm at Babylon Village Hall to discuss the Long Island two ...

Cancer overlooked in 14 breast screenings
4ni.co.uk, UK -
Jan 26, 2006A review carried out following the suspension of a radiologist, has revealed that 14 women with breast cancer had it overlooked during their examination. ...