Cancer Center Researcher Finds Breast Implants Don't Cause Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Apr 19 2006 - 8:55am
Breast implants were actually shown to be associated with a decreased breast cancer risk.
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Breast Cancer
EmaxHealth covers the latest news about breast cancer. Breakthroughs and treatments, symptoms of signs of best cancer, discovered by the research community. Find out the latest diagnostic tools and improvements in search of breast cancer treatment.
No Increased Risk of Breast Cancer with Estrogen-Alone
By Armen Hareyan G+ Apr 12 2006 - 9:13am
Estrogen alone hormone therapy does not increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
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Appetite-Inducing Hormone Receptor Found Active in Breast Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Apr 10 2006 - 2:41pm
A hormone receptor with regulatory roles as diverse as food intake, fear response, and cardiovascular function may also be involved in breast cancer.
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New Risks Identified After Early Breast Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Apr 10 2006 - 9:10am
A new study of women with early stage, localized breast cancer identifies new patterns and risk factors for invasive disease that may influence how patients are treated.
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Estrogen Can Kill Breast Cancer Cells Once Fueled by the Hormone
By Armen Hareyan G+ Apr 8 2006 - 9:42pm
Some breast cancer cells once fueled by estrogen can be killed by the same hormone.
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Doctors Able To Predict Recurrence of High-risk Breast Cancers
By Armen Hareyan G+ Apr 3 2006 - 10:15am
New prediction model assists doctors in determining the chance of recurrence of cancer in high risk breast cancer patients who have undergone a mastectomy followed by radiation therapy.
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Two Genes Predict Outcome for Breast Cancer Patients
By Armen Hareyan G+ Apr 1 2006 - 10:05am
The expression of two novel genes within the tumors of women with early stage breast cancer may allow identification of women who are and are not at risk for early relapse or cancer related death.
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Pregnant Women Should not Ignore Breast Cancer Symptoms
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 30 2006 - 9:34pm
Ultrasound provides a safe and accurate method of detecting breast cancers in pregnant women, as well as assessing response to chemotherapy.
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Pain Killer Fights Breast Cancer by Targeting Key Enzyme
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 30 2006 - 7:05pm
An enzyme that is key to a common form of breast cancer appears to be halted by a pain killing medication.
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Translational Derepression and Oncogene Expression in Breast Cancer Cells
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 30 2006 - 6:56pm
The human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (Her 2) is an established oncogene whose overexpression drives metastasis in about 25% of breast cancer patients.
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Study Shows Drug Blocks Breast Cancer Migration to Bone
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 29 2006 - 1:45pm
It has been estimated that 70 per cent of patients with progressive breast cancer develop bone metastases.
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Study Examines Usage of Online Breast Cancer Support Groups
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 29 2006 - 8:11am
The percentage of women with breast cancer participating in online support groups is significant and has been growing steadily over the past decade.
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Online Health Support Groups Have Emotional Impact
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 28 2006 - 7:50am
Women with breast cancer who participate in computer support groups can obtain emotional benefits when they openly express themselves in ways that help them make sense of their cancer experience.
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Weight Gain After Age 50 is Associated with Increased Risk for Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 27 2006 - 9:17pm
Weight gain of more than 24 pounds in women older than 50 years of age, regardless of baseline weight at age 50, is associated with a 62 percent increased risk for postmenopausal breast cance.
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Preschool Diet May Affect Adult Risk of Breast Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 26 2006 - 7:55pm
One additional serving of French fries per week increased breast cancer risk by 27 percent.
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Distance from Radiation Therapy Facility Impacts Breast Cancer Treatment
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 17 2006 - 8:55am
The farther away a woman lives from a radiation therapy facility, the less likely she is to get lumpectomy with adjuvant radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer.
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Study Links Dairy Products to Moderate Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 17 2006 - 8:15am
A new American Cancer Society study finds low fat dairy products may reduce the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer.
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Family Influences Breast Cancer Treatment Among Older Hispanics
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 17 2006 - 7:45am
The influence of the family in the treatment decision making process for breast cancer may account the significant racial differences in breast cancer management.
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Fatigue In Breast Cancer Survivors
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 17 2006 - 7:40am
Up to one third of women treated for breast cancer report fatigue symptoms up to 10 years after diagnosis.
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Non-BRCA Hereditary Breast Cancer Linked to New Cancers
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 16 2006 - 9:45pm
Study showed that the long term contralateral breast cancer risk was significantly higher in women with hereditary breast cancer compared to the risk of developing a primary breast cancer in the general population.
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Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Could Benefit Minorities but is Underused
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 15 2006 - 10:12pm
Ten years after the identification of the first breast cancer susceptibility genes, so few high risk minority women have received genetic testing that the standard methods of calculating risk have not been validated.
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Letrozole's Benefit for Breast Cancer Patients
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 15 2006 - 7:42am
The complete analysis of data from an international trial of the drug letrozole (Femara) confirms earlier reports that the drug reduced the recurrence of breast cancer in women previously treated with tamoxifen.
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Questionnaire Identifies Women at Risk of Inherited Breast or Ovarian Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 15 2006 - 7:36am
Protocol could determine need for additional screening, preventive treatment for breast and ovarian cancer.
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The Truth about Mammograms
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 9 2006 - 9:01am
Many women fail to get recommended annual mammograms to detect breast cancer.
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Tamoxifen Benefit for Breast-Cancer Patients Tied to Inherited Gene
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 7 2006 - 1:18pm
One of the most commonly administered drugs for breast cancer, tamoxifen, may not be as effective for women who inherit a common genetic change.
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Clues for Early Detection of Breast Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 7 2006 - 9:04am
Although you should be wary of changes, breast cancer often doesn't display signs or symptoms: especially in the earlier stages of the disease.
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In 2005 Important Advances Made in Breast Cancer Treatment and Detection
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 6 2006 - 7:43am
The results of clinical trials established the value of two types of breast cancer drugs in preventing breast cancer recurrence, improving disease free survival rates.
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Screening May Over-diagnose 1 in 10 Breast Cancers
By Armen Hareyan G+ Mar 3 2006 - 8:19am
Although it is widely agreed that breast screening can reduce deaths, more discussion around this negative side effect of screening is needed.
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Young Age and Breast Conserving Therapy Are Risk Factors for Loco-Regional Recurrences of Breast Cancer
By Armen Hareyan G+ Feb 23 2006 - 4:22pm
There is an increase in loco regional recurrences in women treated with breast conserving therapy compared to mastectomy but without an adverse affect on survival.
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Trends for Low-Fat Diet to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
By Armen Hareyan G+ Feb 23 2006 - 4:19pm
Risk of breast cancer was not significantly reduced among postmenopausal women assigned to a diet low in fat and high in fruits.
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