Breast Cancer:
Breast Cancer treatment and symptoms, breast cancer information and signs of breast cancer. Updates and research on breast cancer detection and treatment.
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Oct 14th, 2009
Most patients get a recommendation for breast conservative surgery from their doctors according to a study in the Oct 14 issue of the journal JAMA.
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Oct 12th, 2009
Researchers found that about one in 10 women who undergo breast reduction surgery will have abnormal pathology reports. A preliminary study of the findings was presented at the ASCO Breast Cancer Symposium.
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Oct 10th, 2009
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center researchers say women who possess the high risk BRCA gene for breast cancer are being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier, compared to past generations. The BRCA gene places women at high risk for breast cancer and ovarian cancer. The high risk gene is now linked to diagnosis of breast cancer six years earlier than previous generations of women.
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Oct 10th, 2009
In just a few short years, advances in research, prevention, and treatment of breast cancer have literally revolutionized the war in the fight to save lives. Breast cancer will be diagnosed this year in over 190,000 women, writes CNN, however, with the gigantic steps that have been taken to improve the treatment, these women can rejoice that we are winning the war on breast cancer.
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Oct 9th, 2009
Vitamin D is a critical nutrient for women who have breast cancer, yet the majority of them have low levels of the vitamin. Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center presented their findings about vitamin D on October 8 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco.
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Oct 9th, 2009
In the last few years, health professionals have realized that breast cancer is not just one disease, but that there are many forms. The subtypes of breast cancer are generally diagnosed based upon the presence of three receptors known to fuel most tumors. These are estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). In triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), none of these three receptors are found, thus the name “triple negative”.
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Oct 7th, 2009
The day isn't here yet, but perhaps in the near future women will say goodbye to painful mammograms. Researchers at Clemson University, along with those at the University of Bremen in Germany, are working on a diagnostic imaging technique that should make painful mammograms a mere memory.
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Oct 7th, 2009
A diagnosis of breast cancer can be a difficult one to accept, but when breast cancer spreads, or metastasizes, the prognosis worsens and the fight for survival heightens. A Chicago researcher has found that a drug combination may target the invasion and spread of breast cancer.
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Oct 4th, 2009
This year the NFL is in on breast cancer awareness. The NFL website, A Crucial Catch, offers valuable tips for breast cancer awareness month.
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Oct 4th, 2009
New evidence suggests that the NEDD9 protein is linked to aggressive forms of breast cancer. Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center have found that without the critical NEDD9 protein, breast cancer cannot grow. The research is based on mouse studies.
