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Breast Cancer Death Risk Grows With Age

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST

A study in the February 8 edition of JAMA shows that postmenopausal women who suffer from hormone receptor-positive breast cancer have a higher death risk of breast cancer as they get older. Background information in the article states that: "Breast cancer is the leading contributor to cancer incidence and cancer mortality in women worldwide, with 1,383,500 new cases in 2008...

Short Fasting Cycles Weaken Cancer In Mice; Can Work As Well As Chemotherapy, And The 2 Combined Greatly Improve Survival

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:00:00 PST

Man may not live by bread alone, but cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. Even fasting on its own effectively treated a majority of cancers tested in animals, including cancers from human cells...

Soy Isoflavone Supplementation Not Effective In Breast Cancer Protection

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PST

A study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, reveals that breast cancer cell proliferation was not lowered with soy isoflavone supplements in a randomized human trial. Isoflavone are components of soy foods believed to have anti-estrogen activity...

Women Born To Older Mothers Have A Higher Risk Of Developing Breast Cancer

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

A new study analyses the influence that certain birth and infancy characteristics have on mammographic density - an important indicator of breast cancer risk. The results reveal that women born to mothers aged over 39 years and women who were taller and thinner than the average girl prior to puberty have a higher breast density. This brings with it an increased risk of developing breast cancer...

Zinc Control Mechanisms Could Be Key To Aggressive Breast Cancer Treatments

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

The body's control mechanisms for delivering zinc to cells could be key to improving treatment for some types of aggressive breast cancer. New research by Cardiff University and King's College London has identified the switch which releases zinc into cells, with important implications for a number of diseases. Zinc has long been known to play a vital part in human health...

More Accurate Diagnosis, Prognosis In Challenging Breast Cancer Cases Provided By PET Techniques

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

In two new studies featured in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers are revealing how molecular imaging can be used to solve mysteries about difficult cases of breast cancer...

A Particular Breast Cancer Subtype May Respond To Drugs Targeting Chromosomal Instability

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

Another layer in breast cancer genetics has been peeled back. A team of researchers at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center (KCC) led by Richard G. Pestell, M.D., PhD...

Silver Compounds Found To Be Toxic To Cancer

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now, lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects...

'Biopsy In A Blood Test' - Effective New Diagnostic For Cancer

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Health, and collaborating cancer physicians have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of an advanced blood test for detecting and analyzing circulating tumor cells (CTCs) - breakaway cells from patients' solid tumors - from cancer patients...

No Breast Cancer Protections From Soy Isoflavone Supplements

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Soy isoflavone supplements did not decrease breast cancer cell proliferation in a randomized clinical trial, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Lead researcher Seema A. Khan, M.D., professor of surgery at the Robert H...

Breast Cancer Drug Exemestane Causes Substantial Bone Loss

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:00:00 PST

A recent study published in The Lancet Oncology shows how exemestane (Aromasin), a drug that prevents the development of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, may significantly worsen age-related bone loss. As an aromatase inhibitor, exemestane works by blocking the synthesis of estrogen, slowing down the growth of cancers that have estrogen receptors...

Has Komen Shot Itself In The Foot?

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:00:00 PST

Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer charity which until recently had an enviable reputation as being totally impartial and focused purely on saving women's lives, may have caused itself irreparable damage. By announcing a few days ago that it would stop awarding funds to Planned Parenthood, a sexual health organization; it found itself in the middle of an enormous public outcry...

Battling Lung Cancer With Combination Drug Therapy

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI). The study, "STAT3 is Activated by JAK2 Independent of Key Oncogenic Driver Mutation in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma," was published online by the Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE...

Partial Mastectomies Often Result In Further Surgeries

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:00:00 PST

According to an investigation in the February 1 issue of JAMA, surgery to remove additional tissue (reexcision) is required in almost 1 in 4 women who undergo a partial mastectomy for breast cancer treatment. In addition, there is considerable surgeon and institutional difference in the rate of reexcisions that have nothing to do with patients' characteristics. In the U.S...

Protein Structures Offer Clues To Breast Cancer, Alzheimer's Treatment, Prevention

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

Using some of the most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance equipment available, researchers at the University of California, Davis, are making discoveries about the shape and structure of biological molecules - potentially leading to new ways to treat or prevent diseases such as breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease...

Cancer Genomics: Special Issue Published By Genome Research

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

Genome Research publishes online and in print a special issue entitled, "Cancer Genomics," highlighting insights gained form cutting-edge genomic and epigenomic analyses of cancer...

Study Suggests Surgical Breast Biopsy Not Overused

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PST

Contrary to earlier findings, surgical breast biopsies may not be as overused as previously thought, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Surgical breast biopsies are more invasive than needle biopsies, requiring an incision and the use of general anesthesia...

Dropping Planned Parenthood Is Not Political, Says Susan G. Komen For The Cure

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST

Breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, says that dropping Planned Parenthood from its granting process is not political, and says it is "dismayed and extremely disappointed" that its action has been mischaracterized. The charity says it has taken actions to make its granting process stronger and more effective, resulting in Planned Parenthood being dropped from its list of grantees...

Recommended Breast Screening MRI Not Followed Through

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PST

A study of 64,659 women, recently published in the journal Academic Radiology, found that while 1,246 of these women were at high enough breast cancer risk to recommend additional screening with MRI, only 173 of these women returned to the clinic within a year for the additional screening...

Breast Cancer Surgery Often Repeated To Take Out More Tissue

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 PST

22.9% of breast cancer patients who undergo partial mastectomies need further operations to remove more tissue, researchers reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)...

Accuracy Of Mammogram Readings Improved With Visual Nudge

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

In 2011 - to the consternation of women everywhere - a systematic review of randomized clinical trials showed that routine mammography was of little value to younger women at average or low risk of breast cancer...

Discovery Of Rotational Motion Of Cells That Plays A Critical Role In Their Normal Development Has Major Implications For Breast Cancer Research

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST

In a study that holds major implications for breast cancer research as well as basic cell biology, scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have discovered a rotational motion that plays a critical role in the ability of breast cells to form the spherical structures in the mammary gland known as acini...

Cancer Screening Rates Low Among Ethnic Groups, USA

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST

Not only are relatively few Americans screened for cancer, but there are considerable disparities between ethnic and racial groups in the country, says a new report issued by NCI (National Cancer Institute) and the CDCF (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The authors added that screening rates are especially low among Hispanic and Asian Americans...

Breast Cancer Tissue Bank Opens To All, UK

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:00 PST

The first national breast cancer tissue bank in the UK has opened its vaults of precious breast cancer tissue to all researchers in the UK and Ireland, providing a massive boost to breast cancer research. The bank is a unique collaboration of four leading research institutions and the NHS...

Breast Cancer Survival - Why Avastin And Sutent Don't Help

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:00:00 PST

Avastin and Sutent, two cancer drugs, do not lead to longer survival in breast cancer patients, probably because they encourage an increase in the number cancer stem cells in breast tumors, according to a study carried out on mice by researchers from the Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (early edition)...

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