Breast Cancer News and Research

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Microarray technology may help tailor breast cancer therapy

Microarray technology could be used to tailor therapy according to the individual, and prevent breast cancer patients from having to undergo painful unsuccessful therapies.

3 Oct 2005

Researchers look at pharmacogenomics

When patients receive chemotherapy, 15 percent will have severe side effects while 85 percent will not - even though they're given the same relative dose.

28 Sep 2005

Combination HRT appears to double the breast cancer risk in women who smoke

Older women who have smoked for 11 or more "pack years" - the lifetime equivalent of a pack a day for at least 11 years - face a 30 percent to 40 percent increased risk of developing breast cancer as compared to women who've never smoked, according to new findings from researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

28 Sep 2005

Digital mammography and breast cancer in older women

Digital mammography that uses computers to detect breast cancer found significantly (up to 28%) more cancers than screen film mammography in women 50 and younger, premenopausal and perimenopausal women, and women with dense breasts, according to results from one of the largest breast cancer screening studies ever performed.

27 Sep 2005

Combining optical tomography with standard ultrasound imaging can help distinguish early-stage breast cancer

A new study shows that combining a technology called optical tomography with standard ultrasound imaging can help distinguish early-stage breast cancer from non-cancerous lesions--and potentially reduce the number of breast biopsies performed. The study appears in the October issue of the journal Radiology.

27 Sep 2005

Discovered of gene mutations associated with hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy

In a significant advance toward understanding a perplexing and painful neurological disorder, an international team of researchers has discovered gene mutations associated with an inherited chronic pain and weakness syndrome known as hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy (also called HNA).

27 Sep 2005

Pursuit of potential drugs and small molecules that target the IGF-1 receptor

Pharmaceutical companies around the world still come knocking on Renato Baserga, M.D.,'s door. And for good reason.

27 Sep 2005

Cancer vaccine based on the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, can cure mice with breast tumors

A team from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine has shown that by using a cancer vaccine based on the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, they can cure mice with established breast tumors. Cancer vaccines, which are more properly described as immunotherapy, work by boosting an immune response against tumor-associated antigens.

27 Sep 2005

Work absence after breast cancer diagnosis

Breast cancer is a very common malignancy with serious health effects that often involves women in the prime of their lives. Drolet and colleagues report on the work experience of women recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

27 Sep 2005

Deep-sea sponges harbor toxins that potentially can act as powerful anti-cancer drugs

Vibrantly colored creatures from the depths of the South Pacific Ocean harbor toxins that potentially can act as powerful anti-cancer drugs, according to research findings from University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemists and their Italian colleagues.

26 Sep 2005

Tumor formation is generated by a complex interaction of both mechanical as well as chemical signals

The relationship between tissue rigidity and tumor formation is fairly well established; however, what is not so well understood is what happens on a molecular level that contributes to such stiffness.

26 Sep 2005

New method of radiation treatment may improve the local control of breast cancer

A new method of radiation treatment may improve the local control of breast cancer significantly which, is very important to cancer sufferers because it can preserve the breast and may also reduce the spread of the disease.

26 Sep 2005

Simple, fast and effective method of detecting a large number of patients at high risk for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer

One in five women diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer who seek mammography have a family history of cancer that suggests they may harbor known cancer-causing gene mutations.

26 Sep 2005

Left handedness may be linked to an increased risk of breast cancer

Researchers in the Netherlands examined the relation between handedness and incidence of breast cancer in over 12,000 healthy, middle aged women born between 1932 and 1941.

26 Sep 2005

Notch1 and Jagged1 genes are likely markers indicating a patient's probable aggressive breast cancer

In a new study, scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children and Princess Margaret Hospital have shown that two genes called Notch1 and Jagged1 are linked to more aggressive breast cancers and that patients are less likely to survive the disease when these two genes are highly expressed.

26 Sep 2005

Questionnaire helps identify women who have inherited genetic mutations that increase their risk for breast or ovarian cancer

A simplified way for patients to report and update their family medical histories could help identify women who have inherited genetic mutations that increase their risk for breast or ovarian cancer.

26 Sep 2005

No significant differences among different ethnic groups for breast cancer related to hormone replacement therapy

The study, published online September 16, 2005 in the International Journal of Cancer, the official journal of the International Union Against Cancer (UICC), did find that leaner women taking hormone replacement therapy had a relatively greater increase in breast cancer risks than heavier women.

26 Sep 2005

Next generation of effective viral-based therapies for cancer

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center continue to make strides in their work to develop the next generation of effective viral-based therapies for cancer.

21 Sep 2005

Digital mammography detects more cancers than screen film mammography

A landmark breast cancer screening trial shows that digital mammography detected more cancers - up to 28 percent more - than screen film mammography in women 50 and younger, premenopausal and perimenopausal women, and women with dense breasts.

21 Sep 2005

Increased ovarian cancer risk not linked to cancer family history

Women with a strong family history of breast cancer but who don't have breast cancer genetic mutations can now be reassured that they are not at increased risk for ovarian cancer, according to a new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).

21 Sep 2005

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Microarray technology may help tailor breast cancer therapy

Researchers look at pharmacogenomics

Combination HRT appears to double the breast cancer risk in women who smoke

Digital mammography and breast cancer in older women

Combining optical tomography with standard ultrasound imaging can help distinguish early-stage breast cancer

Discovered of gene mutations associated with hereditary neuralgic amyotrophy

Pursuit of potential drugs and small molecules that target the IGF-1 receptor

Cancer vaccine based on the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, can cure mice with breast tumors

Work absence after breast cancer diagnosis

Deep-sea sponges harbor toxins that potentially can act as powerful anti-cancer drugs

Tumor formation is generated by a complex interaction of both mechanical as well as chemical signals

New method of radiation treatment may improve the local control of breast cancer

Simple, fast and effective method of detecting a large number of patients at high risk for hereditary breast/ovarian cancer

Left handedness may be linked to an increased risk of breast cancer

Notch1 and Jagged1 genes are likely markers indicating a patient's probable aggressive breast cancer

Questionnaire helps identify women who have inherited genetic mutations that increase their risk for breast or ovarian cancer

No significant differences among different ethnic groups for breast cancer related to hormone replacement therapy

Next generation of effective viral-based therapies for cancer

Digital mammography detects more cancers than screen film mammography

Increased ovarian cancer risk not linked to cancer family history

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