Breast Cancer :: Low-risk breast cancer gene found
Two mutations in the gene for a rare genetic disorder appear to be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, a new study suggests.
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Breast Cancer :: MammaPrint Prognostic Test for breast cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today cleared for marketing a test that determines the likelihood of breast cancer returning within five to 10 years after a woman’s initial cancer.
Breast Cancer :: Improved imaging for identifying breast cancer in overweight women
Increasing the ability to identify sentinel nodes?the very first lymph nodes that trap cancer cells draining away from a breast lesion site?has a major impact in the treatment and outcome of breast cancer patients, possibly eliminating the need for unnecessary and painful surgery.
Breast Cancer :: Woman died from breast cancer after all-clear
A UK woman who was wrongly given the all-clear by a doctor responsible for a string of errors concerning breast cancer scans has died from the disease.
Breast :: Peptide vaccine fights off breast tumors with aid of bacteria-mimicking agents
With the help of immune system-stimulating molecules that mimic bacterial components, researchers have used a type of cancer vaccine to both delay and prevent breast tumors in mice. The strategy, they say, holds promise for the future use of peptide vaccines in women who are at high risk for developing breast cancer.
Breast Cancer :: Spirituality plays role in breast cancer information processing for African-American women
The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 178,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 will die as a result of breast cancer in 2007.
Breast Cancer :: Breast cancer therapy based on missile detection outlined in new book
A breast cancer treatment based on MIT research originally intended for detecting missiles is documented in a new book by Alan J. Fenn, an MIT researcher and inventor of the technique.
Breast Cancer :: Hormone drug type makes survival difference in advanced breast cancer
Aromatase inhibitors, a type of hormone therapy used to treat advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women, result in a small but significant increase in overall survival when compared to other hormone treatments, according to a new systematic review of studies.
Breast Cancer :: New therapeutic target in breast cancer fight
Researchers at the McGill Cancer Centre revealed they had managed to delay or completely suppress the onset of one particular strain of the breast cancer disease in lab mice.
Breast Cancer :: Men with breast cancer face high risk of second cancer
Men who have been treated for breast cancer face a significantly high risk of getting cancer once again, according to UC Irvine epidemiologists.