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'Superbug' breast infections controllable in nursing mothers, researchers find
Aug 31, 2008 |
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Many nursing mothers who have been hospitalized for breast abscesses are afflicted with the "superbug" methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, but according to new research by UT Southwestern Medical Center ...
A serving of soy a day can help keep breast cancer away
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It is estimated that 40,170 women will die from breast cancer in 2009, and while much less common in men, they are not immune to the disease. It is estimated that 1,910 diagnoses of invasive breast cancer ...
Increased levels of Muellerian-inhibiting substance could mean greater breast cancer risk
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Women with increased levels of Müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS), best known for regulating in utero sexual differentiation in boys, may be at a greater risk for breast cancer, according to a new study published online ...
Studies: Bone drugs may help prevent breast cancer
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- New results from a large women's health study suggest that bone-building drugs such as Fosamax and Actonel might help prevent breast cancer.
Breast density associated with increased risk of cancer recurrence
Nov 09, 2009 |
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A new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. Published in the December 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer ...
Serotonin Made in Breast Cancer Cells, Researchers Show
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have documented that the brain hormone serotonin is made in human breast cancer cells and functions abnormally, contributing to malignant growth.
DC-SCRIPT found to have prognostic value in breast cancer
Dec 14, 2009 |
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DC-SCRIPT, or dendritic cell-specific transcript, is a key regulator of nuclear receptor activity that may have prognostic value in breast cancer, according to a new study published online December 14 in the Journal of th ...
Human Mdm2: A new molecular link to late-stage metastatic breast cancer
Dec 02, 2009 |
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A large proportion of late-stage breast cancers that have spread to other parts of the body (metastatic breast cancers) are characterized by overexpression of the protein Mdm2.
Ohio wife, husband both battling breast cancer
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A husband and wife are both undergoing treatment for breast cancer in a case that illustrates how the disease can strike both sexes. Mike and Barbara Welsh, of Monroe, in southwestern Ohio, each had surgery this ...
MRI detects breast cancer at earlier stage
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coupled with mammography detects almost all cancers at an early stage, thereby reducing the incidence of advanced stage breast cancer in high-risk women.
Breast tenderness during hormone replacement therapy linked to elevated cancer risk
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Women who developed new-onset breast tenderness after starting estrogen plus progestin hormone replacement therapy were at significantly higher risk for developing breast cancer than women on the combination therapy who didn't ...
Decline in breast cancer: Not just because of hormone therapy
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Between 2002 and 2003, American women experienced a 7 percent decline in breast cancer incidence, which scientists attribute to the publicity surrounding results of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI).
More women under 40 choosing double mastectomy to prevent recurrence of cancer
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Women with breast cancer who are under the age of 40 and who have women surgeons are more likely to opt to have their healthy breasts removed to prevent recurrence, a University of Minnesota study has found.
Technology to detect, treat breast cancer is evolving, improving say researchers, experts
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Although breast cancer remains one of the most-often diagnosed cancers in women each year, methods to improve the detection and elimination of cancerous cells are being discovered, developed and tested each ...
Disease-free, overall survival inferior for black women with HR-positive breast cancer
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Black women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer had worse disease-free and overall survival, according to data presented at the CTRC-AACR Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 9-13, 2009.
