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Students, staff helping teacher cope with breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • Feb 04 05

The students and staff at Robert Wilson Elementary School are going out of their way to support one of their teachers who’s undergoing chemotherapy.

… Students, staff helping teacher cope with breast cancer   
 
 

Treatment easier for mammography-detected tumors
• Cancer: Breast • Jan 28 05

Women whose breast cancer is detected by screening mammography are more likely to be treated with breast conservation and without chemotherapy compared with women… Treatment easier for mammography-detected tumors   

 
 

Robust DNA repair may lower breast caner risk
• Cancer: Breast • Jan 21 05

The innate capacity to repair damaged DNA seems to affect a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer. Deficient DNA repair appears to triple the… Robust DNA repair may lower breast caner risk   

 
 

New breast imaging detects smallest tumors
• Cancer: Breast • Jan 20 05

A technique called molecular breast imaging (MBI) is highly sensitive in detecting small lesions and can also spot tumors missed by mammography and ultrasound,… New breast imaging detects smallest tumors   

 
 

Radiation ups long-term breast cancer survival
• Cancer: Breast • Jan 18 05

The addition of radiation therapy to chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery “substantially” improves survival, according to a 20-year followup analysis of a British Columbia… Radiation ups long-term breast cancer survival   

 
 

Westernization linked to breast cancer rise
• Cancer: Breast • Jan 11 05

The breast cancer rate is rising among women in Singapore and appears to be approaching that seen in Europe, researchers report. The introduction of… Westernization linked to breast cancer rise   

 
 

Oleic acid key to olive oil’s anti-cancer effect
• Cancer: Breast • Jan 10 05

Scientists have discovered why eating a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables and particularly olive oil can help to protect women from developing breast… Oleic acid key to olive oil’s anti-cancer effect   

 
 

Implants after mastectomy don’t harm survival
• Cancer: Breast • Jan 06 05

New research suggests that implants used for breast reconstruction after cancer surgery do not raise a woman’s long-term risk of dying from breast cancer… Implants after mastectomy don’t harm survival   

 
 

No, job stress doesn’t raise breast cancer risk
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 31 04

While stress has been linked to a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, having an overly stressful job does not appear to do… No, job stress doesn’t raise breast cancer risk   

 
 

Breast cancer diagnosis may not affect job
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 24 04

Contrary to some beliefs, women who return to work after being diagnosed with breast cancer are not typically demoted or otherwise discriminated against in… Breast cancer diagnosis may not affect job   

 
 

New breast cancer risk genes found
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 16 04

Tiny differences in genes linked to the hormone estrogen can strongly influence a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

… New breast cancer risk genes found   
 
 

Body may keep a dormant cancer in check - study
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 15 04

Tumor cells found in the blood of breast cancer patients up to 20 years after surgery suggest that the body may have ways… Body may keep a dormant cancer in check - study   

 
 

Some Women Use Test To Determine Whether To Seek Chemotherapy
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 15 04

New research finds a genetic test can predict, for some patients, whether breast cancer will return after treatment.

Researchers tested key genes in… Some Women Use Test To Determine Whether To Seek Chemotherapy   

 
 

Mammography every two years may be OK after 50
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 14 04

In women who are at least 50 years of age, there is no increase in late-stage breast cancer when screening mammography is… Mammography every two years may be OK after 50   

 
 

Gene test can predict breast cancer chemo effect
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 10 04

A genetic test for patients with early breast cancer can identify those who will be helped by chemotherapy, and for those women the benefits… Gene test can predict breast cancer chemo effect   

 
 

Folate supplement may raise breast cancer risk
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 10 04

Researchers in the UK report a possible increase in the risk of developing breast cancer among women who take folate supplements while pregnant.

However,… Folate supplement may raise breast cancer risk   

 
 

Gene therapy plus chemo reduces breast tumors
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 09 04

Injection of a new gene therapy into breast tumors, in combination with chemotherapy, shows impressive therapeutic effects in locally advanced breast cancers, according… Gene therapy plus chemo reduces breast tumors   

 
 

Arimidex beats tamoxifen in breast cancer study
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 08 04

AstraZeneca Plc’s Arimidex, one of a new class of breast cancer drugs, has decisively beaten standard treatment tamoxifen in a 5-year clinical study, researchers… Arimidex beats tamoxifen in breast cancer study   

 
 

Breast Cancer test offer
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 07 04

Free Nhs breast cancer screening is under way in Ammanford, thanks to Breast Test Wales. More than 2,400 women will be invited to attend… Breast Cancer test offer   

 
 

Tamoxifen works similarly in black and white women
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 03 04

In women who’ve been treated for breast cancer, use of the drug tamoxifen can help prevent recurrence of the disease. Now, new research… Tamoxifen works similarly in black and white women   

 
 

BRCA mutations up risk of non-breast cancers too
• Cancer: Breast • Dec 02 04

It’s now well known that people who carry mutations in the BRCA 1 and 2 genes are prone to ovarian and breast… BRCA mutations up risk of non-breast cancers too   

 
 

Longer Evista use lowers breast cancer risk
• Cancer: Breast • Nov 30 04

Taking Evista (raloxifene) for longer than four years reduces the risk of invasive breast cancer beyond that already found in earlier studies that… Longer Evista use lowers breast cancer risk   

 
 

Chemical receptor linked to breast cancer spread
• Cancer: Breast • Nov 29 04

Increased levels of a cell chemical receptor called CXCR4 is needed for the spread of certain hereditary breast cancers, researchers report in the journal… Chemical receptor linked to breast cancer spread   

 
 

Breast-conservation may be OK for inherited cancers
• Cancer: Breast • Nov 23 04

Breast-conserving therapy (BCT), which involves limited surgery and radiation, is a suitable option for young women with BRCA-associated breast cancer, the most common hereditary… Breast-conservation may be OK for inherited cancers   

 
 

Elizabeth Edwards Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
• Cancer: Breast • Nov 05 04

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards, was diagnosed with breast cancer the day her husband and Sen. John Kerry… Elizabeth Edwards Diagnosed With Breast Cancer   

 
 
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