Breast cancer News

Breast cancer survivor hopes for Breakthrough
Mar 07, 2006 ... ... the active lifestyle the 53-year-old mother has always tried to lead - which made it all the more shocking when she was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. ...

Star names at Capital cancer charity concert
Mar 07, 2006 ... BROADCASTER and writer Jonathan Dimbleby is to take part in a special fundraising concert for Edinburgh's Breast Cancer Institute later this month. ...

Breast Cancer is Treatable During Pregnancy
Mar 07, 2006 ... ... A biopsy revealed an aggressive form of breast cancer. ... They found one at MD Anderson, a leader in pioneering treatment for pregnant breast cancer patients. ...

In 2005 Important Advances Made in Breast Cancer Treatment and ...
Mar 07, 2006 ... It was a good year in women's health, notably breast cancer treatment and detection. The December issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource ...

Terry Fox Race: 296 million VND to prevent breast cancer
Mar 07, 2006 ... ... 296 million VND, raised from the Terry Fox Marathon 2005 in the city, to the Ha Noi Tumour Hospital's project on early diagnosis of breast and cervical cancer. ...

Adjuvant Taxotere® and Herceptin® Effective for Breast Cancer ...
Mar 07, 2006 ... ... in addition to 5-FU, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (FEC) for adjuvant therapy of women with axillary-node positive or high-risk node negative breast cancer. ...

Social Networks Improve Breast Cancer Survival
Mar 07, 2006 ... Women with good social networks tend to have better breast cancer survival than women who are socially isolated. These results were ...

Breast cancer screening program under review
ABC Online, Australia -
Mar 3, 2006... State Health Minister John Hatzistergos says the Government's official advice on breast screening is being reviewed by experts at the state Cancer Institute. ...

Breast Cancer Delays Sentencing of Lawyer Convicted in Terrorism ...
New York Times, United States -
Mar 3, 2006... Jan. 9 for breast cancer and is about to start radiation therapy. She requested a new delay of her sentencing until after July 31. ...

Breast cancer screening 'may over-diagnose'
Scotsman, United Kingdom -
Mar 3, 2006SCREENING women for breast cancer could lead to a ten per cent rate of over-diagnosis. Researchers today claimed a significant proportion ...

Breast Cancer Screening Over-Diagnoses Many Women
MedPage Today, NJ -
Mar 3, 2006MALMÖ, Sweden, March 3 - One in 10 women found to have breast cancer by mammography screening gets a positive diagnosis she doesn't deserve, according to a 10 ...

Breast cancer screening can risk 'needless treatment'
Haber Saglik, Turkey -
Mar 3, 2006Thousands of women could be getting complex and invasive treatment for breast cancer which they do not need because of "over-diagnosis" during screening ...

1 in 10 tumours found by breast cancer screening would go ...
Life Style Extra, UK -
Mar 3, 2006LIFE STYLE EXTRA (UK) - One in ten tumours detected by screening women for breast cancer would otherwise never have been clinically diagnosed - but end up ...