Florida Awards USD 316,893 For Breast Cancer and Mammography
Enhancing breast cancer awareness, informing women about availability of mammography services and assisting with the coordination of breast cancer treatment services.
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Caldwell Breast Health Center Offers Free Information Programs, Tours
To increase awareness and help make a difference in the battle against breast cancer and breast disease, free information sessions are offered to local groups.
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Researchers use heated nanoprobes to destroy breast cancer cells in mice
Next step will be testing in breast cancer patients.
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Probe to detect spread of breast cancer
New breast cancer device to locate magnetic nanoparticles in lymph nodes.
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Common cold virus may kill breast cancer cells
The virus is able to selectively target and destroy many different types of cancer cells, including breast cancers, whilst leaving normal cells unaffected.
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Positive results more likely from industry-funded breast cancer trials
Industry-funded studies of breast cancer therapies are more likely to report positive results than non-pharmaceutical funded studies.
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Drug industry increasingly influences breast cancer research
Breast cancer treatment trials supported by the pharmaceutical industry are more likely to report positive results than non-sponsored studies.
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Why are African American women more likely than whites to die from breast cancer?
Hypothesis suggests they are at higher risk for metastatic growth after surgery.
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A black and white look at breast cancer mortality
African and African American women are more likely to die of breast cancer than their white counterparts because they tend to get the disease before the menopause.
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Exercise improves quality of life for people with breast cancer
Women, receiving treatment for early stage breast cancer, may benefit from a supervised group exercise program.
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Llanelli Breast Cancer Center Plans
Expanding the Breast Care Centre at Prince Phillip Hospital, Llanelli.
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Perceived risk of recurrence low in African-American breast cancer survivors
A unique survey of African American breast cancer survivors at heightened risk for hereditary breast cancer has found the majority do not believe they have an increased chance of developing the cancer again.
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Gene Variation May Help Protect against Breast Cancer
A large scale analysis of data on breast cancer risk has concluded that a common variation in the gene caspase 8 is associated with a somewhat lower risk of the disease.
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Early switch to an aromatase inhibitor increases breast cancer survival
For breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen, switching to an aromatase inhibitor within three years significantly improves survival rates.
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New era of breast cancer management brings hope
Research brings hope of dramatic advances in breast cancer management.
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FDA Clears Breast Cancer Specific Molecular Prognostic Test
A test that determines the likelihood of breast cancer returning within five to 10 years after a woman's initial cancer.
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P.J. Cooksey Featured in Breast Cancer Ads
The second-winningest female jockey in history and a breast cancer survivor, is featured in a radio and TV commercial airing this month.
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Higher-Volume Hospitals May Be Better Choice for Breast Cancer Surgery
Fewer patients die at hospitals that perform more surgeries.
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The Medical Oncologist's Role in Breast Cancer
Research and treatment of breast cancer have seriously progressed in ten years.
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Researchers Identify Gene Found in Two of Five Breast Cancer Patients
Revealing the role of a gene associated with the propagation of breast cancer in two of five affected women.
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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.
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Using Fibre in The Fight Against Breast Cancer
Wholemeal bread and wholegrain cereal could be key weapons in the battle against breast cancer.
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Men with breast cancer face high risk of second cancer
Greater after care monitoring and screening needed for men with breast cancer.
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Estrogen interferes with immune surveillance in breast cancer
Estrogen is known to enhance the growth and migration of breast cancer cells.
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Radiation therapy reduces cancer recurrence in older breast cancer patients
Radiation therapy after lumpectomy and five years of treatment with the drug tamoxifen can dramatically reduce the risk of both breast cancer recurrence and new tumors in older women with early breast cancer.
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Adding radiation decreases breast cancer recurrence
Radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery for breast cancer reduces recurrence and prevents development of additional breast tumors in older women with early stage breast disease.
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Tamoxifen discontinuation rates surprisingly high in clinical practice
Early termination of breast cancer drug Tamoxifen may negatively affect treatment efficacy.
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New hope for people with advanced breast cancer
A surprising discovery may help women with advanced breast cancer respond better to conventional drug treatments.
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Selective marker found to indicate aggressive form of breast cancer
A new biomarker could lead to earlier detection and better treatment of breast cancer.
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A New Target for the Treatment of Breast Cancer
In search of breast cancer treatment Berkeley scientists find a potential new way for stopping tumor proliferation.
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Herceptin and Chemotherapy Treatment Stimulates Breast Cancer Survival
Combining Herceptin with chemotherapy in women with early stage breast cancer significantly improves disease free survival for patients with a specific genetic mutation.
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Loss of Gene in Breast Cancer Signals More Aggressive Disease
Breast cancer cells that lose an important "genetic switch" on their surface are highly likely to spread to other parts of the body.
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Role of Folate Unclear in Breast Cancer Risk
There is no clear relationship between breast cancer risk and folate intake or blood folate levels.
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Breast Cancer Treatment Drug Tykerb Slows Tumor Growth
Lapatinib (Tykerb) should be investigated for use in the earlier treatment of HER2 (ErbB2) positive breast cancer.
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Decline in Breast Cancer Cases and Hormone Replacement
Decline in breast cancer cases likely linked to reduced Use of hormone replacement.
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Genomic Tests Improve Prediction of Breast Cancer Response to Chemotherapy
Genomic tests are developed to better predict how breast cancer patients will respond to chemotherapy or hormonal therapy.
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Breast Cancer Survival Longer After Treatment With Herceptin and Chemotherapy
Combining the molecularly targeted therapy Herceptin with chemotherapy in women with early stage breast cancer significantly improves disease-free survival for patients.
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Method to Restore Tamoxifen Sensitivity in Resistant Breast Cancer
The widely used breast cancer drug tamoxifen (Nolvadex), which can become less effective over time, might retain its full strength indefinitely if used along with a second drug.
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Access to prior mammograms helps radiologists detect breast cancer
Viewing prior mammograms in association with current mammograms significantly improves radiologist performance in detecting breast cancer.
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CellSearch System cleared for monitoring metastatic breast cancer
FDA has granted an expanded clearance for the CellSearch System to be used as an aid in the monitoring of metastatic breast cancer.
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