Combining experimental antibody drug pertuzumab with Herceptin, an antibody first approved in 1998, and chemotherapy shrank tumors in nearly half of newly diagnosed breast cancer patients treated in…

A new radiation treatment for breast cancer is becoming increasingly popular despite lack of good evidence, at least among well-insured Medicare patients, U.S. researchers say.

According to claims data, use…

Researchers presented Phase III efficacy data from the GeparQuinto study, a head-to-head comparison of neoadjuvant lapatinib and trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy for…

A combination of lapatinib, trastuzumab and paclitaxel significantly improved tumor response rates than either agent alone among patients with HER2-positive breast cancers, according to data presented at the 33rd Annual CTRC-AACR…

The presence of one to four circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the blood of early-stage breast cancer patients almost doubled patient’s risk of cancer relapse…

A high level of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) — cells that have detached from a tumor and are circulating in the body through the blood — are…

Metastatic breast cancer patients whose blood contains circulating tumor cells (CTCs) before or after treatment with high-dose chemotherapy and blood stem cell transplant have…

A gene target for drug resistance, a triple-drug cocktail for triple negative breast cancer, and patients’ risk for carpal tunnel syndrome are among study highlights scheduled to be…

A gene target for drug resistance, a triple-drug cocktail for triple negative breast cancer, and patients’ risk for carpal tunnel syndrome are among…

Half of U.S. women 40 and older do not get annual mammograms to screen for breast cancer, and nearly 40 percent of women 50 and older do not get…

For Women with Breast Cancer Gene, Psychological Factors Affect Choices about Risk-Reducing Surgery, Reports Genetics in Medicine

In women who test positive for…

While questions persist about the best ways to detect breast cancer early, a CT imaging system developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center and…

Having a yearly mammogram greatly reduces the risk of mastectomy following breast cancer in women between the ages of 40 and 50, according to a study…

Some individuals supplement their diet with antioxidants to try to ensure that they maintain their health and prevent disease. A key target of antioxidants is reactive oxygen…

Women with a personal history of breast cancer should consider annual screening with MRI in addition to mammography, according to a study presented today at…

About 30% of breast cancer patients have tumours that show rapid growth and invasion through the body. A common denominator in…

Breast cancer stem cells (CSCs), the aggressive cells thought to be resistant to current anti-cancer therapies and which promote metastasis, are stimulated by estrogen via a pathway that mirrors normal stem…

Cough medicine could be used as way of predicting how well individual patients metabolise tamoxifen used in the treatment of their breast cancer, according to…

The risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening is slight in comparison to the benefit of expected lives saved, according to a new study appearing online and…

The Porter Breast Center and Porter Comprehensive Breast Care have received the “gold standard” in accreditation for breast centers nationally. After a recent survey, the National Accreditation Program for…

An Australian research team from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the University of Melbourne and the University of Queensland has identified a new risk factor for developing breast cancer. This…

Increased phytoestrogens commonly found in dietary soy may modify the risk of some types of breast cancer, according to findings presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in…

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have identified a possible biomarker for measuring progress in breast cancer chemoprevention trials, according to data presented at the Ninth Annual AACR Frontiers in Cancer…

Being a current smoker or having a history of smoking significantly increased the risk of breast cancer progression and overall death among a group of multiethnic…

Young mice that experienced the psychosocial stress of prolonged separation from their mothers had a higher incidence and faster onset of breast tumors compared with young mice…