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Procedure May Reduce Hot Flushes For Breast Cancer Survivors
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107467.php
A stellate-ganglion block is a numbing of the star-shaped collection ofnerves in the neck that is thought to affect both temperature and sleepcontrol. A new study published in The Lancet Oncologyreports that breast cancer survivors who are treated with astellate-ganglion block can achieve long-term relief from hot flushesand sleep problems.
Wed, 14 May 2008 16:00:00 PDT
Supplemental Breast Ultrasound Boosts Cancer Detection
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107356.php
Among women at high risk of developing breast cancer, breast ultrasound combined with mammography may detect more cancers than mammography alone, according to results of a multicenter trial that included UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.Overall, 40 participants were diagnosed with breast cancer. Of those cases, a dozen lesions were suspicious only on ultrasound and eight were suspicious on both ultrasound and mammography.
Wed, 14 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
Girls, Young Women Can Cut Risk Of Early Breast Cancer Through Regular Exercise
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107354.php
Mothers, here's another reason to encourage your daughters to be physically active: Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 have a substantially lower risk of breast cancer before menopause compared to those who are less active, new research shows.
Wed, 14 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
Molecular 'Clock' Could Predict Risk For Developing Breast Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107352.php
A chemical reaction in genes that control breast cancer provides a molecular clock that could one day help researchers more accurately determine a woman's risk for developing breast cancer and provide a new approach for treatment, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
Wed, 14 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
AviaraDx Confirms That Combination Of Two Molecular Biomarkers Improves Prediction Of Disease Recurrence In Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107346.php
AviaraDx, Inc. announced the publication of an article describing the discovery, development and validation of a new molecular biomarker, Aviara MGI(SM) (Molecular Grade Index), that improves the accuracy of breast cancer tumor grading for the prediction of distant disease recurrence.
Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT
Adding Breast Ultrasound Screening To Mammography Reveals Cancers Not Seen On Mammography Alone In Women At Increased Risk For Breast Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107342.php
In women at increased risk for breast cancer, adding a screening ultrasound examination to routine mammography revealed 28 percent more cancers than mammography alone. However, the additional ultrasound exam substantially increased the rates of false positive findings and unnecessary biopsies, according to an American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) study published in the May 14, 2008 issue of the Journal of American Medical Association.
Wed, 14 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT
TYKERB(R) (Lapatinib) To Be Investigated In Landmark Early Breast Cancer Trial
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107154.php
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), in collaboration with the Breast International Group (BIG), a leading academic breast cancer research network, and one of its member groups, the Spanish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group (SOLTI), announced the start of a global Phase III study that will examine the role of TYKERB(R) in the treatment of early breast cancer.
Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
For Some, Breast Cancer Prevented By Physical Activity
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107150.php
A recent study published in the British Journal of SportsMedicine reports that physically active women are 25% lesslikely to develop breastcancer. The researchers, hailing from Canada and Australia, notehowever that some groups have a greater likelihood of seeing preventivebenefits than others.A woman's level of protectiveness against breast cancer is affected byseveral factors.
Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Increasing Sun Exposure Is Not The Way To Decrease Breast Cancer Risk, Say Yale Experts
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107077.php
Cancer researchers and physicians have warned of the link between unprotected sun exposure and the development of skin cancer for decades, but experts from Yale Cancer Center warn that recent publicity about a new study linking a decreased risk of breast cancer to increased levels of vitamin D may be confusing. A recent study, published in the Breast Journal, evaluated the incidence of breast cancer in 107 countries.
Mon, 12 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT
Initiatives In Baltimore And California Address Minority Health Issues
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107027.php
Baltimore: The Baltimore Examiner on Tuesday examined how Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore has recruited a top surgeon from Connecticut to specifically focus on breast cancer in black women. Dalliah Mashon Black, a former assistant professor of surgery at the
Mon, 12 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT
Breast Cancer Response To Estrogen Regulated By Previously Unseen Switch
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106929.php
A tiny modification called methylation on estrogen receptors prolongs the life of these growth-driving molecules in breast cancer cells, according to research by scientists at Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute.The results are published in the May 9, 2008 issue of the journal Molecular Cell.Most breast cancers contain estrogen receptors, which enable them to grow in the presence of the hormone estrogen.
Fri, 09 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT
Alternative To Biopsy For Women With Probably Benign Lesions
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106918.php
Radiologists can, with confidence, recommend a six-month follow-up diagnostic mammogram rather than an immediate biopsy for patients with "probably benign" breast lesions, a new study emphasizes.The study found that six-month short-interval follow-up examinations had an 83% sensitivity, which is similar to the sensitivity of other diagnostic mammograms, said Erin J. Aiello Bowles, MPH, lead author of the study from the Group Health Center for Health Studies.
Fri, 09 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT
Breast Cancer Tumors Grow Faster In Younger Women
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106799.php
A new approach to estimating tumour growth based on breast screening results from almost 400,000 women is published today BioMed Central's open access journal, Breast Cancer Research. This new model can also estimate the proportion of breast cancers which are detected at screening (screen test sensitivity). It provides a new approach to simultaneously estimating the growth rate of breast cancer and the ability of mammography screening to detect tumours.
Thu, 08 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT
Breast Cancer Radiotherapy: A Possibility For Fewer Doses
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106539.php
Breastcancer patients can receive radiotherapy in a lower overall dose, givenin fewer, larger administrations, while maintaining similar tumorcontrol and creating fewer adverse side effects than current therapy.These conclusions come from the United Kingdom's Standardisation ofBreast Radiotherapy Trials A and B (START A and B), and were releasedon March 19, 2008 in Lancet Oncology and TheLancet respectively.
Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Native Hawaiians, Other Native Pacific Islanders Have Higher Cancer Rates Than Whites, Study Finds
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106390.php
Native Hawaiians, Maoris and Polynesians have higher rates of breast, stomach, cervical and lung cancer than whites, according to a study published in the May issue of The Lancet Oncology, the Honolulu Advertiser reports.
Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 PDT
Focusing On Genetic Mutations And Cancer Risk
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106462.php
The University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) has announced the establishment of the Frieda G. and Saul F. Shapira BRCA Cancer Research Program. BRCA 1 and 2 are two genes that, when mutated, dramatically increase the risk of breast, prostate, ovarian and pancreatic cancers."I am excited about the addition of this research program to UPCI," said Ronald Herberman, M.D., director of UPCI and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Cancer Centers.
Tue, 06 May 2008 06:00:00 PDT
Key To Spread Of Common Form Of Breast Cancer Held In Cells Lining Milk Ducts
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106468.php
When a form of cancer that begins in the milk ducts of the breast invades neighboring tissue to spread to other parts of the body, the cause lies not in the tumor cells themselves but in a group of abnormal surrounding cells that cause the walls of the duct to deteriorate like a rusty pipe, according to a new study led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers.
Tue, 06 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
Cancer Patients Put At Risk For PTSD By Anxiety And Mood Disorders
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106447.php
Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests.A study of 74 breast cancer patients at the Ohio State University Medical Center found that 16 percent of them (12 women) suffered from PTSD 18 months after diagnosis.
Tue, 06 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT
'Gatekeepers' Of Breast Cancer Transition To Invasive Disease Identified By Scientists
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106432.php
Scientists have made a significant discovery that clarifies a previously poorly understood key event in the progression of breast cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the May issue of the journal Cancer Cell, highlights the importance of the microenvironment in regulating breast tumor progression and suggests that it may be highly beneficial to consider therapies that do not focus solely on the tumor cells but are also targeted to the surrounding tissues.
Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT
Discovery In Second Breast Cancer Victims Questions Use Of Sentinel Node Biopsy With Prophylactic Mastectomies In High-Risk Women
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106296.php
A preliminary analysis of ongoing research suggests that high-risk women with breast cancer who do not have a BRCA1/2 mutation may face a greater chance for developing a second breast cancer than previously thought.
Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT
Breast Cancer Haven, London Wins 'Healing Spaces Award'
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106252.php
Sunand Prasad, President of RIBA and Sarah Waller, Director of the Kings Fund's Enhancing Healthcare Environments Programme presented the British Holistic Medical Association (BHMA) Nutri Centre Good Practice Awards on 18th April at the University of Westminster. The competition was for buildings that reflect the ways architecture and interior design can support patients and staff in delivering holistic healthcare.
Mon, 05 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT
Gene Variations May Predict Risk Of Breast Cancer In Women
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106243.php
According to a recent study, led by Virginia Kaklamani, MD, an oncologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and assistant professor of medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, variations of the adiponectin gene, which regulates a number of metabolic processes, may increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer.
Mon, 05 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT
Cytori Begins Breast Reconstruction Study In Europe
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106242.php
Cytori (NASDAQ:CYTX) received approval to begin its European stem and regenerative cell-enhanced breast reconstruction study in breast cancer patients who have undergone partial mastectomy. This is a post-market study designated as RESTORE II. Currently, there is no generally accepted reconstructive technique for partial mastectomy patients despite the fact that breast conserving therapy is standard practice in the treatment of women with breast cancer worldwide.
Mon, 05 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT
Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover Novel Approach To Estimate Risk Of Breast Cancer
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106227.php
In a paper published recently, a team of medical researchers from the Mayo Clinic in collaboration with academic colleagues from Myriad Genetics Laboratories, the University of Utah, France, and Australia report on the outcome of a study that analyzes the risk for breast cancer imparted by inherited mutations in the BRCA2 gene. Mutations in the BRCA2 gene have been strongly linked to familial breast cancer.
Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
GSK Receives Positive Opinion For Conditional Approval Of New Oral Breast Cancer Treatment, Tyverb (lapatinib)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106183.php
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that the European Medicines Agency's (EMEA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a revised positive opinion confirming the positive benefit-risk profile for Tyverb® (lapatinib), GSK's new oral treatment for breast cancer. The positive opinion recommends grant of a conditional marketing authorisation.The CHMP previously issued a positive opinion for lapatinib in December 2007.
Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT
