
New Combination Therapy Could Deliver Powerful Punch to Breast Cancer
A powerful new breast cancer
treatment could result from
packaging one of the newer
drugs that inhibits cancer's
hallmark wild growth with a ... > full story
Discovery In Worms Points To More Targeted Cancer Treatment
Researchers have found a
link between two genes
involved in cancer formation
in humans, by examining the
genes in worms. The
... > full story

FDA-Approved Drugs Eliminate, Prevent Cervical Cancer In Mice
Researchers have eliminated
cervical cancer in mice with
two FDA-approved drugs
currently used to treat
breast cancer and
... > full story

Researchers Fine-Tune Diffuse Optical Tomography For Breast Cancer Screening
Researchers are working to
make the physical pain and
discomfort of mammograms a
thing of the past, while
allowing for diagnostic
... > full story
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Adding Tools Against Breast Tumors
November 20, 2009 At the end of a 10-year, coast-to-coast study of women with an unusual form of breast cancer, medical researchers are making the case for a particular combination of treatments to stop the tumors in ... > full story -
Reasonable Alternative to Invasive Biopsy of Palpable Breast Lesions With Benign Imaging Features Suggested by Study
November 20, 2009 Short-term follow-up is a reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable (capable of being touched or felt) breast lesions with benign imaging features, particularly in younger women with ... > full story -
Mastectomy Not Being Overused for Breast Cancer Treatment, Study Suggests
November 18, 2009 With there being a concern that mastectomy is excessively used as a treatment for breast cancer, a survey of nearly 2,000 women indicates that breast-conserving surgery was attempted as the initial ... > full story -
For Many, Mammography Every Other Year Has Benefits of Annual Screening, but Less Harm
November 17, 2009 A comprehensive analysis of various mammography screening schedules suggests that biennial (every two years) screening of average risk women between the ages of 50 and 74 achieves most of the ... > full story -
Persistent Pain Common For Many Women 2 To 3 Years After Breast Cancer Treatment
November 11, 2009 Nearly 50 percent of women surveyed indicate they experience pain symptoms 2 to 3 years after breast cancer treatment, with women who were younger or who received supplemental radiation therapy more ... > full story -
New Key To Puzzle Of Hormone Therapy And Breast Cancer
November 11, 2009 The use of postmenopausal hormone therapy has decreased over time in the United States, which researchers suggest may play a key role in the declining rate of atypical ductal hyperplasia, a known ... > full story -
Breast Density Associated With Increased Risk Of Cancer Recurrence
November 9, 2009 A new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. The study's results indicate that breast cancer patients with dense breasts ... > full story -
Plastic Surgeons Offer Microsurgery Technique For Breast Reconstruction, Tummy Tuck After Mastectomy
November 8, 2009 A new microsurgery by plastic surgeons called the Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) flap procedure can offer women seeking breast reconstruction after a mastectomy some of the advantages of ... > full story -
Survival Of The Healthiest: Selective Eradication Of Malignant Cells
November 6, 2009 The ultimate goal in cancer research, a treatment that kills cancer cells whilst leaving healthy cells untouched, is brought nearer by the success of a new therapeutic approach. The potential therapy ... > full story -
Experimental Agent Reduces Breast Cancer Metastasis To Bone
November 5, 2009 New research finds that a protein called ROCK is over-expressed in metastatic breast cancer and that inhibiting ROCK significantly reduces metastasis to bone. The in vitro and in vivo study suggests ... > full story
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