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Research shows biopsy of recurrent breast cancer can alter treatment

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For women with recurrent breast cancer, the treatment the doctor chooses is usually based on the properties of their original breast cancer. A group from Toronto has recently completed the world's first study that compared ...





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Second lumpectomy for breast cancer reduces survival rates

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 02, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A majority of women with breast cancer today are candidates for lumpectomy, allowing for conservation of most of their breast tissue. Results of a UC Davis study, however, show that a number of women whose cancer recurs in ...


Studies: Bone drugs may help prevent breast cancer

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created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(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.


A serving of soy a day can help keep breast cancer away

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(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 ...


SNM releases new fact sheet on breast cancer and molecular imaging

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created Oct 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Coinciding with the observance of Nuclear Medicine Week (October 5 to 11) and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), SNM released today a new fact sheet highlighting recent developments in molecular imaging technologies ...


SNM releases new fact sheet on breast cancer and molecular imaging

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 03, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coinciding with the observance of Nuclear Medicine Week (October 5 to 11) and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), SNM released today a new fact sheet highlighting recent developments in molecular imaging technologies ...


SNM releases new fact sheet on breast cancer and molecular imaging

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 03, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coinciding with the observance of Nuclear Medicine Week (October 5 to 11) and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), SNM released today a new fact sheet highlighting recent developments in molecular imaging technologies ...


Researchers discover new genes that fuse in cancer

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jan 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Using new technologies that make it easier to sequence the human genome, researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a series of genes that become fused when their chromosomes trade ...


Decline in breast cancer: Not just because of hormone therapy

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created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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).


Human Mdm2: A new molecular link to late-stage metastatic breast cancer

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


Breast density associated with increased risk of cancer recurrence

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...



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