Soy Supplements may Not Protect Against Breast Cancer
Soy isoflavones supplements do not decrease the risk of breast cancer. Isoflavones are components of soy foods that have anti-estrogen activity and were therefore thought to prevent breast cancer.For the study, the researchers randomly assigned 98...
Trastuzumab Better Than Lapatinib in HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer
bAddition of
lapatinib to other anticancer drugs in HER-2 positive breast cancer patients
appears to be less effective than addition of trastuzumab, according to a
recent German study/b.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affectin...
Pet Cat Helped Woman To Detect Her Breast Cancer
A woman has credited her kitten for saving her life, by helping her to diagnose breast cancer.
Wendy Humphreys, mother of two, said that she became confused after the pet persistently leapt up and sat on her right breast while she lay watching...
Hair Test To Detect Breast Cancer In the Offing
A hair test to diagnose breast cancer is being developed by an Australian company which claims it to become a viable alternative to mammography.
SBC Research is conducting an 80-patient trial to test its hypothesis that women with breast cance...
Younger Patients Treated for Breast Cancer Suffer Psychological Distress
Younger patients treated for breast cancer do not enjoy quality of life as they could experience premature menopause, extreme psychological distress and infertility.
The study, published in the peer-reviewed IJournal of the National Cancer Ins...
Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Not Being Provided Information on Surgic...
A new study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons said that doctors were not providing full information to women with early breast cancer with respect to the disease and surgery options. Researchers from the University of N...
Preoperative Breast Cancer Treatment may be Optimized by Combining 2 Anti-HER...
It may be possible to foster better outcomes during preoperative treatment of early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer by using two drugs that inhibit the growth factor HER2 rather than using a single agent.
In a report in the January 17 issue...
Novel Therapeutic Target to Slow Breast Cancer Cell Motility Identified
Previous research has revealed that interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15), a ubiquitin like protein, is highly elevated in a variety of cancers including breast cancer.
How the elevated ISG15 pathway contributes to tumorigenic phenotypes remai...
Key Protein Behind Breast Cancer Progression Identified
Researchers have identified a key protein potentially involved in regulating breast cancer progression.
Researchers at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. Led by professor Costel Darie, the team worked to identify the binding partner of Tumor...
Trigger for Breast Cancer Spread Discovered
Researchers have identified elevated levels of interferon-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15), a ubiquitin like protein in a variety of cancers including breast cancer.
How the elevated ISG15 pathway contributes to tumorigenic phenotypes remains u...
Chemical Found in Deodorants may Increase Breast Cancer Risk
A chemical that is commonly found in some deodorants and other cosmetics has been linked to breast cancer in a new study. The study, by researchers at the University of Reading in Britain, involved 40 women with breast cancer. The researchers st...
Breast Cancer More Common in Women If Father Has Cancer
bPatients with lobular breast cancer were found to be significantly
positively associated with having a father diagnosed with cancer, especially
prostate cancer, according to a recent Swedish study published in the journal
BMC Cancer./b
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Breast Cancer Genes Results are Shared With Children by Majority of Parents W...
When parents get tested for breast cancer genes, most share their results with their children, even with ones who are too young, states a new study. Published early online in iCANCER/i, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the s...
Likely Surveillance Model Surfaces as Standard of Care for Breast Cancer Trea...
Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema by a physical therapist at the earliest can radically cut costs and the need for intensive rehabilitation, states an article published in the January issue of IPhysical Therapy/I (PTJ), t...
Moderate Red Wine Drinking Could Cut Breast Cancer Risk
Drinking red wine in moderation could help reduce breast cancer risk, reveals research.
The study, published online in the iJournal of Women's Health/i, challenges the widely-held belief that all types of alcohol consumption heighten the ...
