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Black Women Less Likely to Receive Improved Surgical Procedure for Breast Cancer
December 5, 2012 — Black women with breast cancer were 12 percent less likely than white women with the disease to receive a more minimally invasive procedure — sentinel lymph node biopsy — for staging of ... > full story -
Higher Doses of Fulvestrant Prolonged Survival in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer
December 5, 2012 — Increasing the dose of fulvestrant from 250 mg to 500 mg improved median overall survival in women with locally advanced or metastatic estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, according to updated ... > full story -
Prostate Cancer Drug Shows Promise in Triple-Negative and Estrogen-Positive Breast Cancer
December 3, 2012 — Long known to drive prostate cancer, androgen receptors are a new target in breast cancer treatment. This week, a promising clinical trial at the University of Colorado Cancer Center flips from Phase ... > full story -
Possible Road Map for Improving Healthcare
November 30, 2012 — Given the right equipment, training and skill, an individual surgeon can expect to provide the best possible care on a consistent basis. But how do you get an entire system of surgeons -- each with ... > full story -
Delayed Treatment for Advanced Breast Cancer Has 'Profound Effect'
November 29, 2012 — Results from a recent study show women who wait more than 60 days to begin treatment for advanced breast cancer face significantly higher risks of dying than women who start therapy shortly after ... > full story -
New Genetic Test Detects Early Breast Cancer and Identifies Future Risk
November 29, 2012 — Breast cancer detection has improved, but more work remains to ensure accurate diagnosis, and to assess future risk. Researchers are developing a test of gene action that predicts cancer risk at ... > full story -
Combined RB and PTEN Loss Identifies DCIS Primed for Invasive Breast Cancer
November 28, 2012 — The combined loss of two tumor suppressor genes, retinoblastoma and phosphatase and tensin homolog was shown to be strongly associated with progression of DCIS to invasive breast cancer, according to ... > full story -
Most Women Who Have Double Mastectomy Don't Need It, Study Finds
November 27, 2012 — About 70 percent of women who have both breasts removed following a breast cancer diagnosis do so despite a very low risk of facing cancer in the healthy breast, new research ... > full story -
Gene That Causes Tumor Disorder Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Risk
November 27, 2012 — New research showing a more than four-fold increase in the incidence of breast cancer in women with neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1) adds to growing evidence that women with this rare genetic disorder may ... > full story -
New Studies Show Effects of Mammography Guideline Changes
November 27, 2012 — Researchers assessing the impact of revised guidelines for screening mammography issued by the US Preventive Services Task Force found evidence that the new recommendations may lead to missed cancers ... > full story
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