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Proneurotensin associated with diabetes, cardiometabolic disease and breast cancer

Plasma levels of proneurotensin are associated with the development of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular and total mortality, and breast cancer in women during long-term follow-up, according to a study in the October 10 issue of JAMA.

10 Oct 2012

EHRs enhance quality of patient care in community-based settings

A new study by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, provides compelling evidence that electronic health records (EHRs) enhance the quality of patient care in a community-based setting with multiple payers, which is representative of how medicine is generally practiced across the United States.

10 Oct 2012

Patient navigation services help vulnerable patients get timely cancer care

Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) have shown that patient navigation services help decrease the time to diagnosis for female patients who have received an abnormal result from a breast or cervical cancer screening.

10 Oct 2012

MRI method ‘cuts breast cancer false‑positives’

Assessing apparent diffusion coefficients during dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging may reduce the number of avoidable false‑positive breast cancer results and unnecessary biopsies, show findings published in Radiology.

9 Oct 2012

Endotrophin may serve as novel therapeutic target for breast cancer

Fat cells (adipocytes) surround breast tumors and contribute to tumor growth by expressing factors that aid oncogenesis. Col6 is a protein that is highly expressed in adipocytes and its expression is further increased in both obesity and in breast cancer cells.

9 Oct 2012

Patient navigation services can reduce dangerous delays in identification of breast cancer

Today researchers from The George Washington University published a study showing that breast cancer patients can reduce potentially dangerous delays in the identification of breast cancer with the assistance of patient navigation services.

8 Oct 2012

Many breast cancer survivors insufficiently active after leaving supervised programs

More than 40 percent of older breast cancer survivors are insufficiently active after leaving a supervised program. But new research shows that those women who developed behavioral skills such as self-confidence and motivation during their program were far more likely to continue exercising on their own.

6 Oct 2012

Nelfinavir inhibits growth of HER2-positive tumors

The HIV protease inhibitor, Nelfinavir, can be used to treat HER2-positive breast cancer in the same capacity and dosage regimen that it is used to treat HIV, according to a study published October 5 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

6 Oct 2012

GW professor to develop blood test for early detection of breast cancer

Today, patients with precancerous lesions, or early-stage breast cancer are usually diagnosed after a mammography screening. This method of detection can lead to false-positives and overtreatment, since mammography cannot determine whether pre-cancerous cells will actually turn into breast cancer. This may all change after Sidney Fu, M.D., professor of medicine at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), completes his study of early breast cancer detection using novel small RNA (microRNA or miRNA) biomarkers.

5 Oct 2012

CINJ physicians named among 2012 list of U.S. News Top Doctors

Several physicians at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), who are faculty members at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, have been named as a 'Top Doctor' by U.S. News & World Report.

5 Oct 2012

Age, not just comorbidity, affects breast cancer surgery rates in elderly

The high rates of elderly UK women with breast cancer who do not undergo surgical treatment are not entirely explained by the presence of comorbidities, report UK researchers.

4 Oct 2012

Razoo announces creation of PinkGiving Campaign during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Razoo, the fastest growing crowdfunding platform for causes, announces the creation of their PinkGiving Campaign during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The PinkGiving Campaign is an effort to highlight the importance of breast cancer awareness and to inspire others to take action.

4 Oct 2012

Estrogen/progesterone treatment started soon after menopause appears safe and effective

Estrogen/progesterone treatment started soon after menopause appears safe and relieves many of the symptoms menopausal women face as well as improving mood and markers of cardiovascular risk, according to a multicenter randomized study presented at the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

4 Oct 2012

Adolescent and young cancer cost barriers: an interview with Anne Kirchhoff

According to the National Cancer Institute, almost 70,000 people ages 15-39 are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. Cancers in this adolescent and young adult (AYA) population differ quite a bit across this age span.

3 Oct 2012

NF1 gene mutations cause noninheritable or spontaneous breast cancers

Cancerous tumors contain hundreds of mutations, and finding these mutations that result in uncontrollable cell growth is like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack. As difficult as this task is, it's exactly what a team of scientists from Cornell University, the University of North Carolina, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York have done for one type of breast cancer.

3 Oct 2012

Synthetic hybrid molecules more effectively tackle chemo-resistant cancers

When Linda Tuttle was diagnosed with breast cancer, she never imagined her experience would inspire her colleagues to design new treatments to tackle the disease.

3 Oct 2012

Water diffusion measurements with MRI could decrease false-positive breast cancer results, biopsies

Water diffusion measurements with MRI could decrease false-positive breast cancer results and reduce preventable biopsies, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. Researchers said the technique also could improve patient management by differentiating high-risk lesions requiring additional workup from other non-malignant subtypes.

3 Oct 2012

Digital mammography boosts detection of life-threatening breast cancer

New research from the Netherlands shows that the switch from screen film mammography (SFM) to digital mammography (DM) in large, population-based breast cancer screening programs improves the detection of life-threatening cancer without significantly increasing detection of clinically insignificant disease. Results of the study are published online in the journal Radiology.

3 Oct 2012

New clinical study to determine whether DNA in blood could show early signs of breast cancer

A SIMPLE blood test could one day be a more accurate way to test for the early signs of breast cancer than using mammograms to spot a lump say researchers today, as Breast Cancer Awareness Month gets underway.

3 Oct 2012

Biomarkers can increase success rate of clinical trials for breast cancer drugs by almost 50%

Using biological markers--genetic characteristics that are associated with some patients with breast cancer--can increase the success rate of clinical trials for breast cancer drugs by almost 50 per cent, says new research from the University of Toronto Mississauga.

3 Oct 2012

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Proneurotensin associated with diabetes, cardiometabolic disease and breast cancer

EHRs enhance quality of patient care in community-based settings

Patient navigation services help vulnerable patients get timely cancer care

MRI method ‘cuts breast cancer false‑positives’

Endotrophin may serve as novel therapeutic target for breast cancer

Patient navigation services can reduce dangerous delays in identification of breast cancer

Many breast cancer survivors insufficiently active after leaving supervised programs

Nelfinavir inhibits growth of HER2-positive tumors

GW professor to develop blood test for early detection of breast cancer

CINJ physicians named among 2012 list of U.S. News Top Doctors

Age, not just comorbidity, affects breast cancer surgery rates in elderly

Razoo announces creation of PinkGiving Campaign during Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Estrogen/progesterone treatment started soon after menopause appears safe and effective

Adolescent and young cancer cost barriers: an interview with Anne Kirchhoff

NF1 gene mutations cause noninheritable or spontaneous breast cancers

Synthetic hybrid molecules more effectively tackle chemo-resistant cancers

Water diffusion measurements with MRI could decrease false-positive breast cancer results, biopsies

Digital mammography boosts detection of life-threatening breast cancer

New clinical study to determine whether DNA in blood could show early signs of breast cancer

Biomarkers can increase success rate of clinical trials for breast cancer drugs by almost 50%

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