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Female lawmakers shape health care with their own stories

CQ Politics reports that Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Ohio, is one of several women lawmakers who is using her own history with multiple sclerosis to lobby for changes in the health care system: "As the health care debate rages on, [Kilroy] has decided to use her personal story to help fellow lawmakers understand how important it is to make health care available for all Americans. In a 'Dear Colleague' letter she sent last week, Kilroy told them about her own diagnosis."

12 Oct 2009

Xoft to showcase a variety of investigational IORT oncology applications at ACS Annual Congress

Clinical experience with the FDA cleared Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy, eBx(TM), System from Xoft shows promise for the multi-disciplinary use of the isotope-free cancer treatment platform to deliver intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT). Xoft will showcase a variety of investigational IORT oncology applications at the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress here in Chicago, October 11-15, 2009.

12 Oct 2009

GE Healthcare launches global initiative to celebrate 10th anniversary of digital mammography

GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) wishes to issue the following update and correction to its release NewsItemID 20090923005515 (GE-HEALTHCARE) "GE Healthcare Launches Global Initiative to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Digital Mammography" issued September 23, 2009/

12 Oct 2009

Breast cancer patients who achieve pathological complete response have better outcomes

Locally advanced breast cancer patients who received the same class of neoadjuvant chemotherapy were found to have no evidence of disease at the time of their surgery, or achieved pathological complete response, at the same rate regardless of race, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

12 Oct 2009

Federal stimulus funds for comparative-effectiveness research in cancer

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington schools of Public Health and Pharmacy have been selected to lead four projects backed by approximately $16 million in federal stimulus funding for comparative-effectiveness research in cancer.

12 Oct 2009

Researchers find how KEAP1 tumor suppressor works

A tumor-suppressing protein snatches up an important cancer-promoting enzyme and tags it with molecules that condemn it to destruction, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center reports this week in the journal Molecular Cell.

12 Oct 2009

Socioeconomic and geographic disparities in the use of breast-conservating therapy

According to a new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, although breast-conserving surgery (BCS), commonly known as lumpectomy, is increasingly being used to treat older women with nonmetastatic invasive breast cancer, there are still significant socioeconomic and geographic disparities in the use of this type of therapy.

12 Oct 2009

Dilon Diagnostics and Philips sign distribution agreement

Dilon Diagnostics, the leader in molecular breast imaging (MBI) also known as Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) and Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI), today announce that they have entered into a distribution agreement. Philips Healthcare will sell and support the Dilon 6800 gamma camera in key European and Middle Eastern markets. The compact camera technology and related products and services are used for the detection of breast cancer as an adjunct to mammography and serve to complement Philips innovative women's health solutions.

12 Oct 2009

AACR to host its first Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research Meeting

The American Association for Cancer Research will host its first Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research Meeting in Boston from Oct. 8-11, 2009. The meeting is expected to draw nearly 500 leading scientists to present on high-profile topics like epigenetics, metastasis and systems biology, and create synergies among the many subfields of basic science.

12 Oct 2009

Women with increased levels of M-llerian inhibiting substance are at risk of breast cancer

Women with increased levels of M-llerian inhibiting substance (MIS), best known for regulating in utero sexual differentiation in boys, may be at a greater risk for breast cancer, according to a new study published online October 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

12 Oct 2009

Women with deleterious gene mutation diagnosed with breast cancer earlier than their previous generation

Women with a deleterious gene mutation are diagnosed with breast cancer six years earlier than relatives of the previous generation who also had the disease and/or ovarian cancer, according to new research from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

12 Oct 2009

Manual microdissection to remove biopsy cavities from breast cancer specimens essential

Genomic Health, Inc. today announced results from a study demonstrating the critical role of manual microdissection to remove all biopsy cavities from breast cancer specimens. Genomic Health's Oncotype DX is the only commercially available breast cancer test that employs manual microdissection following review by a board certified surgical pathologist with breast expertise to predict a patient's benefit from chemotherapy and risk of disease recurrence.

9 Oct 2009

SCAA to host Survivor Celebration event to mark SCA Awareness Month

A nationwide gathering of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survivors will mark SCA Awareness Month with a Survivor Celebration on Friday, October 9th at 7 p.m. in Chicago. This survivor event, hosted by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association (SCAA) at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, 9300 Bryn Mawr Avenue in Rosemont, is part of three-day program that will make up the organization’s annual meeting.

9 Oct 2009

Stein Mart to donate $100,000 to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure

In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Stein Mart is supporting Susan G. Komen for the Cure's promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by donating one percent of total store sales nationwide from October 16-18, 2009 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, with a guaranteed minimum donation of $100,000.

9 Oct 2009

Breast cancer misinformation prevalent among U.S. young women; promotes unnecessary fears

Breast cancer has shifted from a taboo subject to one that is discussed freely in the media and in our daily lives.

9 Oct 2009

Number of doses, delivery system and setting impact radiation price tag

When cancer spreads to the bone, radiation treatments can help relieve the pain caused by the tumor. But how best to deliver the radiation may vary widely from one oncologist to the next.

9 Oct 2009

Inclusion of vitamin D values in National Nutrient Database

The next time you run nutritionals using the government's database, you might be pleasantly surprised that some of your favorite foods seem to have received a nutrient boost, virtually overnight.

9 Oct 2009

Researchers identify tool to bolster motivation and improve health behaviors in older adults

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a tool, the "Getting-Out-of-Bed (GoB) measure" to assess motivation and life outlook in older adults.

9 Oct 2009

Study finds BSGI to be a cost-effective breast diagnostic imaging modality

Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI), a molecular breast imaging technique with comparable sensitivity to breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detecting breast carcinoma when used in pre-surgical planning for patients with known cancer diagnoses and is substantially less expensive than MRI, according to findings presented today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco, California.

9 Oct 2009

University of Guam receives NIH grant to determine causes of cancer disparities

The University of Guam received an $8,000,000 five-year U-54 grant from the National Institutes of Health to support a strong national cancer program aimed at understanding the reasons behind significant cancer disparities and the impact on minority populations.

9 Oct 2009

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Female lawmakers shape health care with their own stories

Xoft to showcase a variety of investigational IORT oncology applications at ACS Annual Congress

GE Healthcare launches global initiative to celebrate 10th anniversary of digital mammography

Breast cancer patients who achieve pathological complete response have better outcomes

Federal stimulus funds for comparative-effectiveness research in cancer

Researchers find how KEAP1 tumor suppressor works

Socioeconomic and geographic disparities in the use of breast-conservating therapy

Dilon Diagnostics and Philips sign distribution agreement

AACR to host its first Frontiers in Basic Cancer Research Meeting

Women with increased levels of M-llerian inhibiting substance are at risk of breast cancer

Women with deleterious gene mutation diagnosed with breast cancer earlier than their previous generation

Manual microdissection to remove biopsy cavities from breast cancer specimens essential

SCAA to host Survivor Celebration event to mark SCA Awareness Month

Stein Mart to donate $100,000 to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Breast cancer misinformation prevalent among U.S. young women; promotes unnecessary fears

Number of doses, delivery system and setting impact radiation price tag

Inclusion of vitamin D values in National Nutrient Database

Researchers identify tool to bolster motivation and improve health behaviors in older adults

Study finds BSGI to be a cost-effective breast diagnostic imaging modality

University of Guam receives NIH grant to determine causes of cancer disparities

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