News articles tagged with 'breast' (Page 65)
New pathway provides more clues about BRCA1 role in breast cancer
— 17 Jan 2008 07:20 | HealthA breast cancer gene's newly discovered role in repairing damaged DNA may help explain why women who inherit a mutated copy of the gene are at increased risk for developing both breast…
Findings point to molecular Achilles heel for half of breast cancer tumours
— 17 Jan 2008 07:20 | HealthResearchers at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Centre at Georgetown University Medical Centre have shown why a protein known as cyclin D1 may be the Achilles heel for breast tumours that…
Combined HRT increases risk of lobular breast cancer fourfold after just 3 years of use
— 17 Jan 2008 04:00 | HealthPostmenopausal women who take combined oestrogen/progestin hormone-replacement therapy for three years or more face a fourfold increased risk of developing various forms of lobular…
Should children be permitted to get genetic testing for BRCA 1/2 mutations?
— 17 Jan 2008 02:01 | HealthIt's an ethical dilemma with serious implications. Should children be tested for gene mutations that predispose them to developing breast cancer and/or ovarian cancer later in life'…
American women are more likely to choose overly aggressive treatments for breast cancer
— 10 Jan 2008 15:44 | HealthDespite a 1990 consensus recommendation from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that lumpectomy plus radiation was the treatment of choice for early stage breast cancer, the United…
Molecules can block the ability of breast cancer to spread
— 9 Jan 2008 18:00 | HealthResearchers have identified a specific group of microRNA molecules that are responsible for controlling genes that cause breast cancer metastasis. The study, led by scientists at Memorial…
Breast cancer risk varies among women who are carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations
— 8 Jan 2008 21:00 | HealthBreast cancer risk varies widely among women who are carriers of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations, according to a new study published in the 9 January 2008 issue of the Journal of the…
Test may prevent newly diagnosed breast cancer patients from having to undergo chemotherapy
— 7 Jan 2008 16:10 | HealthA new test that can predict whether a patient's cancer will spread beyond the breast site has been developed by scientists at the UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin and…
Breast cancer cells have to learn to walk before they can run
— 2 Jan 2008 09:26 | HealthEarly-stage breast cancer that has not yet invaded the surrounding tissues may already contain highly motile cells, bringing the tumour one step closer to metastasis, report researchers…
Green tea has anti-tumour effect in breast cancer cells
— 7 Dec 2007 00:29 | BiologyA team of scientists led by Dr Radha Maheshwari, professor of Pathology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) and Rajesh Loganathan Thangapazham, a graduate…