Breast cancer News

High Carb Diets May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Mar 13, 2006 ... ... Diets that have a high "glycemic index" -- that is, they produce high blood sugar levels -- may increase the risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women ...

THE JUDGE: BREAST CANCER MUM'S £46,000 PAY-OUT
Glasgow Sunday Mail, UK -
Mar 11, 2006... And the worst happened in October when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. ... They said I had taken out the policy knowing my sister had breast cancer. ...

Deos increase risk of breast cancer: Study
Times of India, India -
Mar 11, 2006NEW DELHI: Aluminium salts, a common ingredient in many underarm deodorants, increase the risk of breast cancer in women. According ...

Ski, board, rock out and fight breast cancer at one mother of a ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer -
Mar 9, 2006What began modestly in 2000 as a snowboarding event to raise money and awareness for breast cancer is now an annual festival that attracts professional and ...

Participants sought for cancer study
Mar 13, 2006 ... Women who have early stage breast cancer have an opportunity to participate in a national Phase III research study coordinated by Oncology Hematology ...

Discovery to cover breast cancer drug
iAfrica.com, South Africa -
Mar 9, 2006Discovery Health will fully cover the breast cancer drug, Herceptin, based on the recommended short-course treatment guideline from the South African Oncology ...

Analysis:Pregnancy and breast cancer
United Press International -
Mar 10, 2006HOLLYWOOD, March 10 (UPI) -- Doctors announced Friday the first guidelines for the treatment of pregnant women who find that they also have breast cancer. ...

Breast Cancer: A Danger For Overweight Men & Women
Hardbeatnews.com, NY -
Mar 9, 2006Hardbeatnews, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Mar. 10, 2006: Talk about breast cancer and naturally, people think of the disease that is the number one cancer among women. ...

Women wanted for trial of breast cancer drug
Glasgow Evening Times, UK -
Mar 9, 2006GLASGOW women were today urged to volunteer for a worldwide trial of a new breast cancer drug. Researchers want to find out whether ...

Spring cleaning aims to find a cure for breast cancer
Inside Toronto, Canada -
Mar 9, 2006... surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Her prognosis was positive: "They've come a long way in breast cancer research," Smith said. ...

Breast Cancer Can Be Treated While Pregnant
KDKA, PA -
Mar 9, 2006(KDKA) Pregnancy can be the most exciting time in a woman’s life, but about 1 in 3,000 moms-to-be find themselves battling breast cancer. ...

Good Samaritan helps breast cancer patient in crisis
Sacramento Bee, USA -
Mar 10, 2006Six days after thieves stole Barley Parrish's last-ditch effort to stave off advanced breast cancer, the single mother had nearly given up hope that the $5,000 ...

Medical Breakthrough -- Heat Helps Breast Cancer Patients
WQAD, IL -
Mar 9, 2006Medical Breakthrough explains how the therapy helps breast cancer patients. ... And now, that same technology may help breast cancer patients live longer. ...

MRIs Help Find Breast Cancer
13WHAM-TV, NY -
Mar 9, 2006... Research has shown the MRI can be used as an effective diagnostic tool if a woman has a genetic pre-disposition for breast cancer.

UNM to open Las Cruces cancer center this summer
New Mexico Business Weekly, NM -
Mar 10, 2006... UNM's cancer researchers also are collaborating with New Mexico State University researchers to continue their study of a protein created by breast cancer cells ...

Beating breast cancer
Columbia Missourian, MO -
Mar 10, 2006... Kathy Windmoeller of Columbia has been breast cancer free for more than six years. Her difficult journey with breast cancer involved ...

Unique breast cancer therapy treats 100th patient at clinic
Saanich News, Canada -
Mar 10, 2006... But she did zap her breast cancer without compromising her heart. ... The treatment isn't new, but its use for breast cancer patients is unique. ...

Epigenomics Confirms Lead Marker for Prediction of Breast Cancer ...
WebWire (press release), GA -
Mar 10, 2006... positive results of a study investigating the prognostic power of its proprietary prognostic PITX2 DNA methylation biomarker in early stage breast cancer. ...

Breast Cancer Surgery Analysis
CBS 5 - Green Bay, WI -
Mar 9, 2006(WFRV) There's A New Way To Make Sure Doctors Get Out All The Disease During Breast Cancer Surgery. It Can Save Women Return Trips To The Operating Room. ...

Doc's breast cancer error
The Sun, UK -
Mar 9, 2006By EMMA MORTON. A WOMAN was told by a GP she was too young to have breast cancer at 26 — and was then diagnosed with it six WEEKS later. ...

Men Encourage Women to Get Screened for Breast Cancer
KSL-TV, UT -
Mar 9, 2006A new breast cancer awareness campaign is being called the first of its kind. ... Angie lost her grandmother to breast cancer and Shelley's aunt is in remission. ...

Men Encourage Women to Get Screened for Breast Cancer
KSL-TV, UT -
Mar 9, 2006The campaign was created by two local high school students and is unique because it motivates men to motivate women. by Jason S. @ 4:22pm - Thu Mar 9th, 2006. ...

Pay attention to your breasts
Malaysia Star, Malaysia -
Mar 11, 2006However, the fact remains that breast cancer is the number one cancer killer in Malaysian women. A recent development in breast ...