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New signaling pathway discovered in HER2-positive breast cancer, and 2 powerful drug targets
• Cancer: Breast • • Genetics • Apr 20 15
One of the most promising ideas in cancer treatment is to apply a lesson learned in the fight against AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome):…
Root canals and breast cancer: The connection is clear
• Cancer: Breast • • Dental Health • Mar 14 15
I’ll begin this article by stating the obvious: I am not a dentist and I don’t pretend to be. However, I talk with women…
High-fat diets linked to some types of breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • • Dieting • Apr 22 14
Women who eat a lot of fat, particularly saturated fat, may be at higher risk of certain types of breast cancer, new research suggests.
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LGBT Youth Face Greater Cancer Risks, CCNY-Led Study
• Cancer • • Cancer: Breast • • Sexual Health • Feb 20 14
A new study led by City College of New York psychologist Margaret Rosario found that youths of same-sex orientation are more likely to engage…
Smoking linked with increased risk of most common type of breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 10 14
Young women who smoke and have been smoking a pack a day for a decade or more have a significantly increased risk of developing…
Acupuncture, real or sham, eases hot flashes due to breast cancer chemo
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer: Breast • • Gender: Female • Dec 24 13
Both real and sham weekly acupuncture treatments eased hot flashes and other side effects of anticancer drug treatment in a small, preliminary study of…
Obesity, Smoking Increase Risk of Serious Complications after Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Implants
• Cancer: Breast • • Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 03 13
New research findings published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons confirm that factors such as smoking and…
FDA approves first pre-surgical breast cancer drug
• Cancer: Breast • • Drug News • Sep 30 13
A biotech drug from Roche has become the first medicine approved to treat breast cancer before surgery, offering an earlier approach against one of…
Satiation hormone could increase risk of diabetes, heart attack and breast cancer in women
• Cancer: Breast • • Diabetes • • Heart • Oct 10 12
The findings have been presented in a study from Lund University in Sweden, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
“It was…
Hormone level linked with increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, death
• Cancer: Breast • • Diabetes • • Endocrinology • • Heart • Oct 10 12
Plasma levels of proneurotensin are associated with the development of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular and total mortality, and breast cancer in women during long-term…
Drug prevents bone loss side effects of breast cancer medication
• Cancer: Breast • • Drug Abuse • Oct 10 11
A new study has found that an osteoporosis drug protects against the bone damaging side effects of certain breast cancer medications. Published early online…
Drop in hormone therapy use linked with drop in mammogram rates
• Cancer: Breast • • Endocrinology • Aug 22 11
A new analysis has found that a decline in hormone therapy (HT) use among women aged 50 to 64 years is linked with lower…
Obesity not linked to breast cancer in Mexican-American women
• Cancer: Breast • • Gender: Female • • Obesity • Nov 09 10
Obesity was not associated with breast cancer risk in Mexican-American women, even when measured at numerous ages throughout a woman’s lifetime, according to data…
Acupuncture reduces hot flashes, improves sex drive for breast cancer patients
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer: Breast • • Sexual Health • Dec 29 09
Not only is acupuncture as effective as drug therapy at reducing hot flashes in breast cancer patients, it has the added benefit of potentially…
Coffee break: Compound brewing new research in colon, breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 12 09
A compound in coffee has been found to be estrogenic in studies by Texas AgriLife Research scientists.
Though the studies have not been conducted…
Hormones may tie caffeine to cancer risk
• Cancer: Breast • • Endocrinology • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 08 09
Coffee and general caffeine intake may affect a woman’s levels of estrogen and other sex hormones, a new study suggests - offering a…
Major Breakthrough May Lead to Better Drugs for Diabetes, Other Diseases
• Cancer: Breast • • Diabetes • • Drug News • Feb 14 09
For decades, scientists have studied nuclear hormone receptors to gain a better understanding of how they turn genes on and off throughout the body…
Prepubertal Gynecomastia Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oils
• Children's Health • • Cancer: Breast • • Endocrinology • • Gender: Male • Mar 21 07
Prepubertal gynecomastia is uncommon and idiopathic in over 90% of cases.
Not infrequently, urologists may identify gynecomastia in children as part of a routine…
Coping skills affect life after breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • Jun 07 05
Young women who are less able to cope with breast cancer and feel ill-prepared for the challenge tend to have a lower…
Docetaxel lowers death rate for breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • Jun 02 05
Breast cancer patients who take the Sanofi-Aventis drug docetaxel instead of the older medicine flurouracil cut their risk of death by 30 percent, according…
Drugs reduce breast cancer deaths
• Cancer: Breast • Jun 01 05
A drug cocktail has been found to cut the risk of breast cancer death by nearly a third.
Nearly 90% of…
Link between painkillers and breast cancer unclear
• Cancer: Breast • May 31 05
Taking ibuprofen or aspirin long term appears to be tied a heightened risk of developing breast cancer, a new study indicates, but…
Androgens linked to breast cancer in young women
• Cancer: Breast • May 28 05
High levels of ‘male’ hormones, or androgens, in young women apparently raise their risk of developing breast cancer, according to new research.
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FDA warns of heart risks from MS drug
• Cancer: Breast • May 25 05
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned patients of the risk of heart damage from Serono’s multiple sclerosis drug Novantrone, a niche…
Hair dye not to blame for bladder or breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • May 24 05
An analysis of combined results from multiple studies has not found strong evidence of an increased risk of breast or Bladder cancer…