Does Surgery Induce Angiogenesis in Dormant Breast Cancer?
Analysis of breast cancer relapse patterns provides evidence for the theory that surgery to remove the primary tumor may initiate formation of a new blood supply (angiogenesis).
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MRI Can Detect Breast Disease Missed by Mammography
DCIS, or early stage breast carcinoma, is a pre invasive malignancy and MRI may help identify this type of disease.
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Noninvasive Tests May Miss Breast Cancer
Four common noninvasive tests for breast cancer are not accurate enough to routinely replace biopsies for women who receive abnormal findings from a mammogram or physical examination.
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New 3-D Breast Scanner Lowers Radiation Dose, Improves Image
The earlier we can detect breast cancer, the better chance there is of treating the disease.
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International Breast Health Guidelines For Developing Countries
The Guidelines provide an essential, practical tool in the fight against breast cancer in limited resource countries as well as a plan to expand and improve health care systems.
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Surgery Best for Controlling Breast Cancer in Elderly Women
While women over age 70 are rarely offered surgery to treat their breast cancer, surgery works better than hormone therapy to stop the progression of breast cancer in older women with operable tumors.
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Tamoxifen Gets Thumbs Up for Breast Cancer Prevention
13 year study confirms that tamoxifen, a medication long used to treat breast cancer, can also prevent the malignancy in healthy women at high risk for breast cancer.
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Few Women Rebuild Breast After Mastectomy
Few eligible women opt to rebuild breast after removal for breast cancer, despite insurance coverage.
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Ancient Chinese Remedy Shows Potential in Preventing Breast Cancer
The substance, artemisinin, appeared to prevent the onset of breast cancer in rats that had been given a cancer causing agent.
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Artificial Light at Night Stimulates Breast Cancer Growth in Laboratory Mice
Breast caner rate is higher in female night shift workers.
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Hormone May Predict Infertility Risk for Breast Cancer Patients
Findings may ultimately enable physicians to identify at risk breast cancer patients who could benefit from fertility preserving treatments.
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Two Types of Breast Cancer Treatments Show Similar Benefit
Although paclitaxel and docetaxel have been shown to be beneficial for treatment of breast cancer, this is the first time they have been directly compared.
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Final Results from the NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention Trial Reported
Reductions in breast cancer incidence among participants taking tamoxifen were found to be very similar compared to those reported in 1998.
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Better Technology For Detecting Breast Cancer?
Mammograms, long the gold standard for detecting breast cancers, work best in women whose breast tissue is not dense.
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Higher Placental Weight Associated with Increased Maternal Breast Cancer Risk
Women with a higher placental weight in prior pregnancies have an increased risk of breast cancer.
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Origins of Deadliest Breast Cancer Identified at Duke
Loss of a critical protein in breast cells can initiate an aggressive and often fatal form of cancer called "basal type" breast cancer.
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Mammography: Is It Still The Best Test for Breast Cancer?
Mammography uses conventional X rays to look at the deep breast tissue for signs of breast cancer.
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Mammosite Is a Safe Treatment for Breast Cancer
Largest single institution study of mammosite demonstrates that it is a safe treatment for breast cancer.
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High Risk African American Women May Benefit From Genetic Testing For Breast Cancer
Due to advances in the understanding of breast cancer risk factors women from high risk of breast cancer families are encouraged to consider genetic testing.
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Gene Expression Profiling Predicts Response of Breast Cancer to Chemotherapy
Gene expression patterns may predict chemotherapy response in women with locally advanced breast cancer.
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Other Illnesses Play Important Role In Difference In Breast Cancer Survival Rates Between Blacks and Whites
Black breast cancer patients have shorter survival than white breast cancer patients.
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Latest Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy Cuts Treatment Time
Latest breast cancer radiation therapy cuts treatment time from six weeks to only five days.
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Bone Protecting Drugs Reduce Pain and Fractures in Metastatic Breast Cancer
While the new treatment for breast cancer does not improve survival rates, it can minimize disabling fractures of breast cancer, spinal cord compression and pain.
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Digital Mammography Trial Results Announced
Women with dense breasts, women younger than 50, and those who are perimenopausal may benefit from digital mammograms detecting breast cancer.
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New Way To Assess Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
This technique can be applied to all women with breast cancer.
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Understanding Breast Cancer
Evidence into the cause of breast cancer suggests the female hormone estrogen plays a central role in this disease.
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Physical Activity Associated With Improved Survival For Women With Breast Cancer
Women with breast cancer who engaged in an amount of physical activity equivalent to walking 1 or more hours per week had better survival compared with those who exercised less than that or not at all.
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Breast Biopsy Rates Remain Steady Despite Introduction of New Technology
Changes in the guidelines for breast cancer screening have resulted in increased use of mammography.
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New Technique Reduces Side Effects for Breast Cancer Patients
Improvements in surgery have played a key role in bringing breast cancer survival rates to over 80 per cent.
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Scientists Close In On New Breast Cancer Genes
The overwhelming majority of breast cancers are caused by damage to genes acquired during a woman's lifetime.
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Cancer Research UK Scientists Help Narrow The Search for BRCA1 Carriers
Breast cancer patients who carry the BRCA1 gene have a 50 percent risk of developing a second breast cancer, and there is also a 40 percent risk of developing ovarian cancer.
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Role of MicroRNA Identified in Breast Cancer
Scientists have identified a small handful of mini-molecules that play a major role in the development of cancer.
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MRI Can Help Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence
MRI measurement of breast tumor volume, before, during and after chemotherapy, can help predict whether a patient's cancer will return.
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Common Changes in Body Composition in Breast Cancer Patients May Be Preventable With Exercise
Increasing or maintaining activity levels may help premenopausal patients avoid the weight gain common with chemotherapy for breast cancer.
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Benign Breast Disease an Important Breast Cancer Risk Factor
Women with benign breast disease have a higher risk for breast cancer, and that certain types of breast disease may predict the near term development of breast cancer.
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Subtle Changes in Normal Genes Implicated in Breast Cancer
Researchers have discovered new evidence about how the microenvironment of breast cancers helps drive the cancers' growth and migration.
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Relatives of Women with Lobular Breast Cancer at Higher Risk
Families with a history of lobular breast cancer have an even greater risk of breast cancer and may need more thorough screening.
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One in Five Women Would Consider Breast Removal to Reduce Their Risk of Cancer
If told they were at high risk of developing breast cancer, one in five women would consider having both breasts removed to help reduce their risk of developing breast cancer.
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Herceptin Shows Great Promise in Treatment of Breast Cancer
Recent studies show the drug Herceptin holds huge promise for women with a particularly aggressive type of breast cancer.
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Discovery Blocks Breast Cancer Growth, Stimulates Immunity
Discovery of a mechanism blocks the body's natural ability to reject breast cancer, creates new options for treatment.
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