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A group of investigators in the United States has determined that radiation therapy may not be the best approach to treat breast cancer. Though the radiations kill off more than half of tumor cells every treatment, they also trigger changes in surviving cancer cells. These changes make them more resilient.
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15 February 2012
03:46 GMT |
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Scientists with the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) announce the discovery of a new type of circular cellular motion, exhibited by cells in the breast tissue. This type of movement is apparently essential for forming acini.
These are spherical structures tha... |
27 January 2012
08:05 GMT |
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Performing clinical breast exams is one of the best ways to go about discovering telltale signs of breast cancer early on. For years, women and clinicians alike have been using the MammaCare tool for this precise purpose. In recognition of its efficiency, it is now being used to train new professionals.
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17 November 2011
03:42 GMT |
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Selecting the proper course of treatment in metastatic brain cancer is essential for patient survival. If a treatment fails, the sooner experts learn about it, the better. Now, investigators announce the development of a chemical whose effects on tumors can be quantified within a matter of weeks.
The drug belongs to... |
14 November 2011
03:17 GMT |
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The results of a new investigation, conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri on women who survived breast cancer, indicate that numerous factors conspire to make these individuals especially likely to suffer depressive episodes.
This study was primarily concentrated on determining how former breast ca... |
4 November 2011
06:36 GMT |
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Investigators at the University of Sheffield and the University of Leeds, both in the United Kingdom, have discovered that a drug currently used to protect bones against damage also has positive effects in extending the survivability rates of elderly breast cancer patients.
The unexpected connection could be used ... |
26 September 2011
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For many years, experts have suspected a link between exposure to stressful experiences and the development of breast cancer, but were unable to collect proof of the connection. A new study by experts at the University of Western Ontario, in Canada, finally reveals the relationship.
Investigators uncovered that ch... |
20 September 2011
05:43 GMT |
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Scientists have recently developed a new method for conducting genetic profiling, which they say could help expert identify the weak points of breast cancer cells. This approach could help launch studies on a new avenue of research for combating this widespread disease. If validated, the technique could be applied to... |
2 August 2011
10:59 GMT |
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An enzyme that plays an important role in regulating the development of a highly-aggressive form of cancer has just been identified, potentially providing researchers with a new avenue of research for creating a new series of treatments against the condition.The enzyme PTPN23 was discovered by experts at the Cold Spr... |
1 July 2011
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According to the conclusions of a large-scale survey carried out by researchers in the United States it would appear that cardiovascular diseases are the leading caused of death among women with breast cancer. These results reflect advancements made in cancer therapies over the years. Of women who develop breast canc... |
20 June 2011
04:31 GMT |
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A study conducted by investigators at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA) has revealed that it's possible to assess a woman's chances of developing breast cancer by analyzing her breast milk.The finding is extremely important, because it means that new mothers could finally have a easy-to-use tool... |
5 April 2011
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Fighting cancer may become a lot simpler if researchers also take into account the microscale environment that develops inside tumor cells. Experts say that analysis of the way the immune system behaves at these locations may easily provide new targets for treatment. In a new investigation, experts focused on breast ... |
4 April 2011
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Investigators from the University of Michigan say they managed to discover the reason why people who suffer from breast or prostate cancers are very likely to experience a relapse in their condition. Most often, that relapse affects the bones. This connection has puzzled scientists for quite some time, and a lot of f... |
24 March 2011
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A group of scientists in Northern Ireland has recently demonstrated a new approach towards fighting cancer cells. The method they developed revolves around using an innovative gene transport system for delivering a single gene inside tumor cells. When this happens, the short bit of genetic information simply orders t... |
28 February 2011
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A new research on breast cancer screening contradicts the US Preventative Service Task Force recommendations, saying that starting at a younger age and screening more frequently results in more lives saved.This study was carried out by R. Edward Hendrick, PhD, clinical professor of radiology at the University of Colo... |
28 January 2011
06:55 GMT |
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A new study carried out by a researcher at the Geneva Cancer Registry, concluded that an anti-estrogen breast cancer drug, called tamoxifen, could reduce the risk of an individual dying from lung cancer.According to prior research, menopausal hormone therapy increases women's risk of dying from lung cancer, so a... |
24 January 2011
03:35 GMT |
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Given the large number of women nowadays that get breast cancer, developing methods for detecting the diseases early on, and also for treating it, is a major public health priority. As part of these efforts, experts at Purdue University announce the development of a new research method. The device the team produced i... |
21 January 2011
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The typical American-style diet is full of high fat and cholesterol levels and, according to a new research conducted by scientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, it plays a very important role in the growth and spread of breast cancer.The researchers used a mouse model to analyze the role of fat and chole... |
7 January 2011
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A recent study concluded that there is a link between body fat distribution and the increased risk of estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer.Holly R. Harris, Sc.D., of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues, wanted to see what was the exact relation between the d... |
16 December 2010
03:46 GMT |
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A new study currently presented at the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, concluded that estrogen alone is effective for reducing breast cancer risks.The estrogen produced by the human body – the endogenous estrogen, is known to help keep cancer away, but hormone replacement therapy (HRT... |
10 December 2010
06:53 GMT |
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A new study that was presented today at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), concluded that women who have an annual mammogram between the ages of 40 and 50, significantly reduce the risk of mastectomy after breast cancer.Lead author Nicholas M. Perry, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.R., director of The Londo... |
1 December 2010
06:52 GMT |
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Mammography is a good way of detecting breast cancer but for women who have a personal history of the disease, it would be very wise to go to an annual MRI screening too, concluded a new study.Wendy B. DeMartini, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Washington Medical Center and... |
29 November 2010
03:08 GMT |
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After a double mastectomy, breast cancer patients prefer silicone implants, instead of saline implants, found a study led by Colleen McCarthy, MD, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.Women with silicone implants are more satisfied with their breasts, and this actually might help both physicians... |
8 November 2010
05:26 GMT |
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A new research carried out by the University of Missouri School of Health Professions, focused on the lives of breast cancer patients after chemotherapy and found out that their quality of life depends on their environments.Stephanie Reid-Arndt, an assistant professor of health psychology in the School of Health Prof... |
21 October 2010
06:47 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that removing another 2 millimeters of tissue from the area surrounding a breast cancer tumor can substantially reduce the risk of residual disease setting in.The approach works especially well with invasive forms of the disease, say experts from... |
18 October 2010
06:23 GMT |
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Scientists at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are proud to announce that one of their colleagues has just been awarded an American Cancer Society (ACS) Research Scholar Grant, in acknowledgement of his work on studying cancer.Researcher Lee Ligon has been investigating breast cancer, and the interactions i... |
14 October 2010
02:57 GMT |
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A recent study carried out by a team led by Rachel Freedman, MD, MPH, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, found out that insurance and social and economic status have nothing to do with disparities in breast cancer care, the only influential factor remaining skin color.Dr Freedman looked at recommended bre... |
11 October 2010
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A team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, has identified a process through which a protein inside the body draws chemotherapy drugs out of the tumor cells, thus making them resistant.Most breast cancers (70 percent) include the estrogen receptor, and most ER-positive tumors n... |
9 October 2010
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Patients that suffer from a very early form of breast cancer and have high mammographic density, risk subsequent breast cancer, mostly at the other breast, according to researchers at Kaiser Permanente of Northern California.A previous study concluded that patients with ductal carcinoma in situ, or DCIS, along with h... |
7 October 2010
09:40 GMT |
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A brand new, daring Montreal study suggests that there is a connection between pollution from traffic and an increased risk of breast cancer in women.The study has been carried out by researchers from The Research Institute of the MUHC (RI MUHC - Dr. Mark Goldberg), McGill University (Drs. Goldberg, Dan Crouse and Na... |
7 October 2010
02:54 GMT |
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Strong exercise of over two hours a week, reduces the risk of having breast cancer by 64%, in postmenopausal African-American women, compared to women who do not exercise, a new research carried out by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, suggests.“Four out of five African-American w... |
2 October 2010
04:57 GMT |
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A new study carried out by researchers from the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology in Copenhagen, Denmark, found that men who have partners suffering from breast cancer, have a high risk of developing mood disorders.Serious diseases can affect not only the patient's mental, but also the life partner's and in ... |
27 September 2010
04:14 GMT |
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According to a new series of investigations, it would appear that post-menopausal women who reduce their intake of replacement hormones are subjected to a smaller risk of developing breast cancer. This rate has been demonstrated to be higher for those who take large amounts of hormones. The work hints at new directio... |
24 September 2010
10:57 GMT |
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A team of experts announces the development of a new type of materials, that could in the near future be used to improve the detection and treatment of breast cancer. According to its creators, the new material is capable of acting like a tag for young cancer cells that are just developing in the breast. This in turn... |
20 September 2010
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A team of experts from the University of California in Irvine announces the creation of a new therapy against breast cancer, which is highly effective, and which relies on existing drugs and procedures. The optimized systemic treatment was developed by oncology expert Dr. Rita Mehta some 7 years ago, and it showed re... |
8 September 2010
03:22 GMT |
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A recently published study shows that women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations reduce their risk of breast and ovarian cancer significantly if they undergo preventive surgery.This long-term research focused on women that had a genetic predisposition for breast or ovarian cancer, and concluded that those who chose... |
4 September 2010
04:48 GMT |
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In a breakthrough that could see the development of new diagnosis and treatment methods for breast cancer, researchers managed to study in depth a protein produced by the breast cancer susceptibility gene known as BRCA2.The advancements are of extreme importance, given that breast cancer is widespread, and that it is... |
23 August 2010
05:45 GMT |
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Researchers at the Indiana University will soon begin a new investigation into the underlying molecular underpinning of breast cancer. Especially targeted will be an inflammatory, highly-invasive form of the disease, which currently produces a large number of victims among women, researcher say. This relatively rare ... |
11 August 2010
06:05 GMT |
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Various forms of cancer are caused by various factors, oncologists have come to realize, which means that correlations may exist in the most unexpected places. For example, a connection may exist between breast cancer and working the night shift, researchers argue in a new paper. They say that women going to sleep in... |
3 August 2010
07:03 GMT |
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35,016 women were followed-up for six years and 880 cases of breast cancer were identified. Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, led by Emily White, PhD, a member of the public health sciences division, published a report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention that concluded ... |
8 July 2010
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One of the main mechanisms through which cells turn cancerous from external sources is exposure to ionizing radiation. This has been clearly established in extensive and thorough studies. The radiations were found to produce extensive genetic damage, as well as mutations, which increase the chance of cancer appearing... |
14 May 2010
06:23 GMT |
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At this point, Transcendental Meditation (TM) is not confined to the Eastern hemisphere, where it appeared, but it is making waves in the Western World as well. It has caught on very well in the United States, where people view it as a way of relaxing at least, or getting in touch with divine powers, at the most. A n... |
9 October 2009
03:50 GMT |
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Undoubtedly, for patients that get rid of cancer thanks to chemotherapy, the sheer joy of being alive is enough to block any comment on the efficiency and the toll that the treatment takes on the body. The list of side-effects that chemotherapy causes has been extensively studied and discussed, and symptoms such as h... |
17 September 2009
08:39 GMT |
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Treating cancer as early as possible after the disease started evolving is only one aspect of curing a patient. Oncologists need to be able to stop the action of a drug at a moment's notice, so that side-effects do not develop at all, or only develop to an insignificant extent. The drugs and their delivery syste... |
31 August 2009
09:05 GMT |
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PARP is the name experts gave a cell repair enzyme, which is responsible for ensuring that cells don't die when harm comes to them from the outside. While this is generally a good thing, it quickly turns into a bad one when the cells they are protecting are cancerous. Now, scientists have developed a new type of... |
1 June 2009
19:01 GMT |
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Intense physical exercises have been recently linked to reduced risks of cancer, as scientists proved that more workouts better prepare the body in fighting off cell mutations, which cause the devastating disease. But the newest researches also show that, among those who practice a lot of sports, sleep also plays a c... |
18 November 2008
06:18 GMT |
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Ovarian cancer is one of the main causes for women's deaths across the United States, with an estimated 15,000 of them losing their lives yearly. Because the disease is so hard to diagnose in its early stages, survival rates revolve around 33.5 months. But now, researchers may have found a novel therapy that cou... |
17 November 2008
06:27 GMT |
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Though most people would have never believed such an association to be possible, a recent study, analyzing data from thousands of post menopausal women, showed that subjects exhibiting high headache frequencies were 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who did not suffer from migraines. The find... |
6 November 2008
06:07 GMT |
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The conclusions of an 11-year-old scientific study, conducted on some 32,000 women throughout the United States, show that a sedentary lifestyle drastically increases the risk of post-menopausal women developing some form of breast cancer. On the other hand, intense physical exercises have been linked to a reduced ri... |
31 October 2008
11:58 GMT |
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The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation will receive a helping hand from the Information Systems Group of Toshiba of Canada and Best Buy with the release of Toshiba’s stylish pink Portege M800 laptop. The Foundation will receive $40 from the sale of each M800 mobile machine, which is available only at Best Buy. T... |
14 October 2008
05:06 GMT |
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