News articles tagged with 'breast'
New combination therapy could deliver powerful punch to breast cancer
— 17 Nov 2009 14:09 | HealthA powerful new breast cancer treatment could result from packaging one of the newer drugs that inhibits cancer's hallmark wild growth with another that blocks a primordial survival... — full story
For many, mammography every other year has benefits of annual screening, but less harm
— 17 Nov 2009 12:44 | HealthA comprehensive analysis of various mammography screening schedules suggests that biennial (every two years) screening of average risk women between the ages of 50 and 74 achieves most... — full story
Fertility procedures need not delay breast cancer treatment for younger women
— 13 Nov 2009 14:34 | HealthA new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that breast cancer patients under 40 years old who undergo fertility preservation... — full story
Persistent pain common for many women 2 to 3 years after breast cancer treatment
— 11 Nov 2009 11:28 | HealthNearly 50 percent of women surveyed indicate they experience pain symptoms 2 to 3 years after breast cancer treatment, with women who were younger or who received supplemental radiation... — full story
Scientists uncover new key to the puzzle of hormone therapy and breast cancer
— 9 Nov 2009 16:46 | HealthThe use of postmenopausal hormone therapy has decreased over time in the United States, which researchers suggest may play a key role in the declining rate of atypical ductal hyperplasia,... — full story
Breast density associated with increased risk of cancer recurrence
— 9 Nov 2009 16:31 | HealthA new study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. Published in the December 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-reviewed... — full story
Researcher: 'Optical biopsy' for breast cancer increasingly accurate
— 6 Nov 2009 12:28 | HealthMost biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer. But women may not have to endure the medical costs, stress and potential complications that accompany such... — full story
Plastic surgeons offer microsurgery technique for breast reconstruction, tummy tuck after mastectomy
— 6 Nov 2009 11:18 | HealthSince her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s. She wondered whether it would be her fate too... — full story
Weight training boosts breast cancer survivors' body image and intimate relationship satisfaction
— 4 Nov 2009 13:09 | HealthIn addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a prescription for self-esteem among breast cancer survivors, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research.... — full story
Experimental agent reduces breast cancer metastasis to bone
— 4 Nov 2009 12:17 | HealthResearchers have reduced breast cancer metastasis to bone using an experimental agent to inhibit ROCK, a protein that was found to be over-expressed in metastatic breast cancer. In... — full story