Breast cancer

Breast Cancer :: Preoperative chemotherapy is a safe option for women with early stage operable breast cancer

Chemotherapy is frequently given to women with breast cancer after surgery to remove the main bulk of the tumor. A new Cochrane Systematic Review of existing data shows, however, that using chemotherapy to reduce the size of tumors before surgery does not compromise survival rates and enables women to retain better self-image and overall health because of the reduced impact of the surgery.

Breast Cancer :: Understanding personal genetic risk for familial breast cancer eases anxieties

Services that help women understand the way that their inherited genetic make-up influences their risk of getting breast cancer ease distress and decrease their levels of cancer worry. There is, however, insufficient evidence to make recommendations about the best way of delivering these services.

Breast Cancer :: Asthma increases lung metastasis risk in breast cancer patients

An intriguing study, conducted in mice and supported by an ongoing examination of breast cancer patient records, suggests a link between the pulmonary inflammation seen in asthma and increased risk of lung metastasis.

Breast Cancer :: Familial breast cancer history increases risk in African American Women, Black Women

Having a mother or sister with breast cancer significantly increases the risk for young African American women to develop breast cancer, according to the analysis of questionnaires answered by approximately 59,000 African American women enrolled in the Black Women’s Health Study.

Breast Cancer :: Preoperative chemotherapy is a safe option for women with early stage operable breast cancer

Breast Cancer :: Understanding personal genetic risk for familial breast cancer eases anxieties

Breast Cancer :: Asthma increases lung metastasis risk in breast cancer patients

Breast Cancer :: Familial breast cancer history increases risk in African American Women, Black Women

Breast Cancer :: 2 Genes responsible for higher breast cancer risk in black women

Breast Cancer :: Breast cancer risk linked to epigenetic changes related to race, smoking and birth size

Breast Cancer :: 4 genes identified spreading breast cancer

Breast Cancer :: Breast cancer diagnosis from combined MRI-optics method

Breast Cancer :: MRI useful in contralateral diagnosis of breast cancer

Breast Cancer :: Breast cancer death rate dropping