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Estrogen-Lowering Drugs Reduce Mastectomy Rates for Breast Cancer Patients, Study Suggests
May 9, 2011 — In the first large trial of its kind in the United States, researchers have shown that estrogen-lowering drugs can shrink tumors and reduce mastectomy rates for patients with stage 2 or 3 breast ... > full story -
Normal Stem Cells Made to Look and Act Like Cancer Stem Cells
May 5, 2011 — Researchers, after isolating normal stem cells that form the developing placenta, have given them the same properties of stem cells associated with an aggressive type of breast ... > full story -
Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Fight Breast Cancer
May 5, 2011 — The anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib may be a useful additional treatment for people with breast cancer, Dutch researchers ... > full story -
Breast Cancer Multi-Gene Tests Compared
May 5, 2011 — Two multi-gene tests designed to predict the risk of disease progression and response to chemotherapy in breast cancer produce broadly similar results for high- and low-risk patients, but do not ... > full story -
Gene Expression Predicts Chemotherapy Sensitivity of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
May 5, 2011 — German researchers have identified an unexpected molecular marker that predicts how sensitive hard-to-treat triple-negative breast cancers are to ... > full story -
Strong Evidence Supports Prognostic Value of Circulating Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer
May 5, 2011 — French researchers have reported the strongest proof yet that evidence of ‘circulating tumor cells’ found in samples of a patient’s blood is strongly linked to poor outcomes such as ... > full story -
Epigenetic Study Reveals New Insights Into Breast Cancer
May 5, 2011 — The most comprehensive analysis yet of the epigenetic modifications present in breast cancer has revealed potentially important new ways to detect and treat the disease, Belgian researchers have ... > full story -
Protein Discovered That Could Help Prevent the Spread of Cancer
May 4, 2011 — A protein capable of halting the spread of breast cancer cells could lead to a therapy for preventing or limiting the spread of the ... > full story -
Mechanism Linking Progesterone and Hereditary Breast Cancer Discovered
May 4, 2011 — Researchers in Spain have discovered a new mechanism by which mutations in gene BRCA1 can induce breast cancer. The work explains the greater growth in cancerous cells with BRCA1 defects on two ... > full story -
Breast Shields Better at Reducing Dose Than Posteriorly Centered Partial CT, Study Finds
May 4, 2011 — The use of breast shields is the technique of choice to protect the breasts of women from radiation exposure while undergoing chest CT examinations, according to a new ... > full story
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