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New Technology Makes Breast Cancer Surgery More Precise
June 1, 2013 Any breast cancer surgeon who regularly performs lumpectomies confronts the question "Did I get it all?" 30 to 60 percent of the time in the US, the answer is "no," requiring the patient to undergo a ... > full story -
Scientists Make Breast Cancer Advance That Turns Previous Thinking on Its Head
May 23, 2013 Scientists have made an advance in breast cancer research which shows how some enzymes released by cancerous cells could have a protective ... > full story -
Research Identifies a Way to Make Cancer Cells More Responsive to Chemotherapy
May 23, 2013 Breast cancer characterized as "triple negative" carries a poor prognosis, with limited treatment options. In some cases, chemotherapy doesn't kill the cancer cells the way it's supposed to. New ... > full story -
Technique to Detect Breast Cancer in Urine Developed
May 23, 2013 Medical researchers have developed a new screening method that uses urinalysis to diagnose breast cancer – and determine its severity – before it could be detected with a ... > full story -
Despite New Recommendations, Women in 40s Continue to Get Routine Mammograms at Same Rate
May 15, 2013 Women in their 40s continue to undergo routine breast cancer screenings despite national guidelines recommending otherwise, according to new ... > full story -
Popular Diabetes Drug Does Not Improve Survival Rates After Cancer
May 9, 2013 Despite previous scientific studies that suggest diabetes drug metformin has anti-cancer properties, a new, first-of-its-kind study has found the drug may not actually improve survival rates after ... > full story -
Fun and Friends Help Ease the Pain of Breast Cancer
May 9, 2013 Breast cancer patients who say they have people with whom they have a good time, or have "positive social interactions" with, are better able to deal with pain and other physical symptoms, according ... > full story -
Exercise-Related Changes in Estrogen Metabolism May Lower Breast Cancer Risk
May 7, 2013 Physical activity may reduce breast cancer risk by altering estrogen metabolism. Women who did aerobic exercises had an increased ratio of "good" to "bad" metabolites of ... > full story -
Discovery Helps Show How Breast Cancer Spreads
May 5, 2013 Researchers have discovered why breast cancer patients with dense breasts are more likely than others to develop aggressive tumors that spread. The finding opens the door to drug treatments that ... > full story -
Making Cancer Less Cancerous
May 2, 2013 Researchers have identified a gene that, when repressed in tumor cells, puts a halt to cell growth and a range of processes needed for tumors to enlarge and spread to distant sites. The researchers ... > full story
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