December
Decision to Take Tamoxifen is Difficult for Many Women
Breast Reconstruction with Implants after Mastectomy Does Not Hurt Survival
Levels of Sex Hormones May Be Associated With Increased Risk of Some Types of Breast Cancer
Better Training and Discussion Lead to Better Mammography Interpretations
Ending Racial Disparities in Health Care Could Save Five Times More Lives Than Tech Advances
Breast Cancer Does Not Appear to Lead to Employment Discrimination
Breast Cancer May Be Uniquely Sensitive to Inhibitors of P13K Pathway
Can the Standard Course of Radiation Therapy Following Lumpectomy be Shortened?
Study Shows Greatest Benefit of Chemotherapy in ER-Negative Tumors
Celecoxib Shows Surprising Activity Against Estrogen Receptors
New Breast Cancer Study Shows Hormonal Therapy
after Surgery is Not Enough
Cell Marker Identifies Patients Who Are More
Likely to Respond to Taxol
New Molecular Classification of Breast Cancer
Predicts Response to Chemotherapy
Breast MRI Moderately Useful for Detecting Breast
Cancer, But Does Not Eliminate Need for Biopsy
Stem Cells’ Repair Skills Might Be a Link to
Cancer
Scientists Recreate DNA Mending Pathway
International Trial Finds Benefits of Breast MRI
in Women at High Risk
Tamoxifen's Risks Similar in African American and
White Women
Study Finds Continued Reduction in Breast Cancer
Incidence with Raloxifene
November
New Biopsy Technique Helps Assess Breast Cancer’s
Spread
Neutron Brachytherapy May Offer New Hope to Treat
Difficult Cancers
Use of Estrogen Plus Progestin Associated with
Increased Risk for Certain Type of Blood Clot
Breast Conserving Therapy Safe for Hereditary
Breast Cancer
Less Risks for Patients Participating in Early
Phase Cancer Drug Trials
More Research Needed on Complementary Therapies
Researchers Call for Studies on Role of BRCA1
Mutations in Chemotherapy Response
No Link Found Between Pneumonitis in Breast
Cancer Patients And Taxane-Based Chemotherapies, Radiation
Study Finds HER2-positive Breast Cancer Invades
Organs Due To Fatal Chemical Attraction
World's Largest Population Study on BRCA 1 and
BRCA 2
Elizabeth Edwards’ Breast Cancer Highlights Need
for Early Detection
Standardizing the Teaching of Clinical Breast
Exams
Eating Fruits and Vegetables Associated With
Reduction in Cardiovascular Disease
Celebrex Shows Promise for Reducing Tumor Mass in
Breast Cancers
Engineered Stem Cells Can Home In On Tumors
BOADICEA Program Predicts Genetic Cancer Risk in
Women
Potential New Oncogene May Be Missing Link in
Cancer-Causing Chain
Breast cancer risk, prognosis and weight gain
reduced with physical activity
October
Barriers Preclude Rural Women from Breast Cancer
Screening
Breast Cancer Rates Differ Within Different Asian
American Communities
Study Examines Reasons for Late Stage Breast
Cancers
Study Finds Ductal Lavage May Not Detect Breast
Cancer
Hormone Therapy’s Effect on Breast Density is Not
the Same for All Women
Combination Hormone Therapy Doubles Breast
Density and Quadruples Risk of Abnormal Mammograms
Exercise Boosts Recovery From Breast Cancer
Slightly Increased Risk of Ischemic Stroke Found
with Tamoxifen
Support Groups Aid Women With 'Breast Cancer Gene
Mutations'
Concerns About Fertility Affect Treatment
Decisions for Young Breast Cancer Patients
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Reduces
Radiation Dose To Healthy Breast Tissue
Botox Could Reduce Pain During Breast
Reconstruction
Obese Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer Have
Lower Survival Than Women of Normal Weight
Study Examines Breast Density and Second Breast
Cancers for Women
Breast Density, Rapid Tumor Growth Contribute to
Mammogram Failure in Women in their Forties
Genetic Alteration Linked to Radiation Therapy
Side Effects
MR is Better Than Mammography for Detecting
Additional Breast Cancers
Chemical Derived from Vitamin E Shows Early
Promise as Cancer Drug
September
Evidence Builds for Potential New Cancer Drug
Target
Tamoxifen May Have Limited Potential as Initial
Breast Cancer Preventive Measure
Group Therapy Has Benefits But May Not Improve
Survival in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients
Timing of DNA Replication May Aid in Cancer
Detection
Understanding How Fish Oil Protects Against
Breast Cancer
New Anti-Inflammatory Strategy for Cancer Therapy
Identified
NCI Announces Major Commitment to Nanotechnology
for Cancer Research
Women Starting Mammography On Time But Failing to
Follow Up
Educating Young Women on Lifelong Breast Health
Postmenopausal Women at High Risk for Breast
Cancer Needed for New Prevention Study
Cancer Burden Seen Even Many Years After
Diagnosis
Researchers To Report on All Clinical Trial
Results, Not Just Favorable Ones
The Promise of Personalized Medicine
Radiation after Lumpectomy May be Unnecessary for
Many Older Women
Counseling for Breast Cancer Patients Boosts
Immunity, Health Habits
Women with Breast Cancer Detected by Mammography
Screening Have Better Outcomes
August
New Gene Identified in Breast Cancer
Bright Idea Could Doom Cancer and Viruses
Novel Imaging Technique Shows Lymph Nodes,
Metastases in Breast Cancer Without Surgery
Mammography Has Low Risk of Recall for False
Positive Findings
Researchers Discover New Tumor-Fighting Ability
in Herceptin
Race a Factor in Breast Reconstruction after
Mastectomy
Intervention Studies That Use Cancer Patients
from High Risk Clinics May be Subject to Bias
Tumor Cell Levels in Blood Predict Success of
Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer Treatment
Understanding Breast Cancer Progression
Breast Cancer Screening Underutilized by Ethnic
Women
Genetic Mutation Linked to More Aggressive Breast
Cancer in African Americans
Few US Breast Surgeons Doing Enough Operations to
Optimize Outcomes
HER-2/neu Overexpression in Breast Cancer Does
Not Impact Response to Chemotherapy
Low Levels of "Good" Cholesterol Associated With
Increased Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk
ELLENCE in Breast Cancer Treatment Shows Low Risk
of Heart Damage
Adherence to Treatment Guidelines Improves Early
Breast Cancer Survival
New Study Reveals Gene Linked to Breast Cancer
Can Suppress Tumors
Ethnic Factors Influencing Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Lawsuits on the Rise
July
Breast Brachytherapy May Decrease Treatment Time
Number of Cancer Survivors Growing According to
New Report
Computers Significantly Increase Breast Cancer
Detection Rate
Optical Probe Might Find Missed Breast Cancers
High-Dose Chemotherapy Not Superior to
Conventional Chemotherapy in High Risk Breast Cancer Patients
Cancer Detection Method Overcomes Problems of
Samples with Few Cells
Study Investigates Possible Mechanism by which
Tamoxifen Promotes Endometrial Cancer
Breast Feeding Associated with Reduced Risk of
Breast Cancer in BRCA1 Carriers
Study Suggests Broader Chemotherapy Attack in
Breast Cancer
Reanalysis Finds Mammograms Are Effective
Protective Mechanism Exploited by Tumors May
Provide New Cancer Treatment
Patients Anticipate High Number of Side Effects
to Cancer Treatment
Study Links Virus to Aggressive Breast Cancer
Technology Could Enhance Accuracy of Breast
Biopsy
Chemoradioimmunotherapy as Future Treatment for
Advanced Breast Cancer
Healthy Eating and Living Can Indeed Reduce
Women’s Risk of Getting Cancer
June
Protecting the Heart from Cancer Treatments
Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Risk
Early Predictor of Breast Cancer Aggressiveness
Variations in Estrogen Metabolism Genes Do Not
Affect Breast Cancer Risk
Changing Practices May Raise African American
Women's Breast Cancer Risk
Partial Breast Radiation Procedure May Benefit
Cancer Patients
Study Says Widely Reported Side Effect from
Chemotherapy May Be Overestimated
Largest USDA Study of Food Antioxidants Reveals
Best Sources
Reversing Breast Cancer Resistance to Tamoxifen
New Method of Preserving Fertility in Young Women
with Cancer
Researchers Develop Better Understanding of
Tamoxifen Resistance in Breast Cancer Patients
MRI Better Than Mammography for Detecting Number
and Size of Breast Cancer Tumors
Understanding the Caregiver Burden in Breast
Cancer Care
Gene Mutation and Use of Certain Antidepressants
May Decrease Effects of Breast Cancer Drug
Enzyme PKA May Influence Breast Cancer Response
to Tamoxifen
Study Finds High Rate of Breast Cancer Genetic
Mutation in Younger Korean Women
Clue Found on Breast Tumors May Help Determine
Prognosis
Breast Reduction May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
for High-Risk Women
May
Other Health Factors Beyond Tumor Size Affect
Cancer Prognosis
Aspirin Use Associated with Reduced Risk of
Breast Cancer
Obesity May Affect Accuracy of Mammography
Largest Study of Its Kind Finds Male Breast
Cancer on the Rise
Yoga for Fatigue after Breast Cancer Treatment
Scientists Confirm New Breast Cancer Gene
Mammography and Pap Smears Should Be Targeted at
Healthy Older Women
Body Fat and Its Role in Breast Cancer
New Drugs Called VDAs Target Tumor Blood Vessels
Mastectomy Rates Higher for South Asian Women in
UK
Scientists Develop New Method That May Detect
Lymph Node Metastasis
First Multi-Center Trial Shows Cryosurgery
Successful at Treating Some Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Taxanes May Enhance Immunity in Breast Cancer
Patients
CAD Proves to be Viable Option For Second Reading
Mammograms
Digital Mammography Takes Longer to Interpret
Than Screen-Film Mammography
Electromagnetic Breast Imaging Tested as
Alternative to Mammography
April
Statins Do Not Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Psychological Barriers to Screening Mammography
Among Minority Women
Solvent and Common Drug Raise Breast Cancer Risk
First Study of Resveratrol Dietary Supplement
Finds No Effect on Breast and Prostate Cancers
Low Categories of Benign Breast Disease Still
Increase Risk of Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
Underestimated by Doctors
Aiming Radar Research at Breast Cancer
Study Confirms Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer
Risk in Post Menopausal Women
Unmarried Women Forego Cancer Screening
Race May Delay Breast Cancer Treatment
Exposure to Severn Malnutrition Associated with
Increased Breast Cancer Risk
Study Finds Association Between Primary and
Contralateral Breast Cancers
Immediate Mammogram Reading May Decrease Stress
Associated with Abnormal Results
Breast Cancer Patients with BRCA Mutations Twice
as Likely to Choose Double Mastectomy
Physical Activity and Survival after Breast
Cancer Diagnosis
March
Lumpectomy and Mastectomy Provide Similar
Survival Outcomes for DCIS
Tumor Characteristics May Help Predict Survival
in Breast Cancer Patients
Breast Self Exam Should Not Replace Mammography
Estrogen Plus Progestin May Decrease Colorectal
Cancer Risk
Tagging Faulty Breast Cancer Genes with
Fluorescent Nanodots
New Breast Pap Smear Detects Early Cellular
Changes
Vaccine Targets Preneoplastic Breast Lesions
Physical and Emotional Well-Being Following
Breast Cancer Treatment
Widely Used Anti-Nausea Drug May Interfere with
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
New Imaging Technique Developed to Detect Breast
Cancer
Cancer Patients Are More Likely to Use
Alternative Therapies
February
Community Breast Cancer Screening Trials Provide
New Answers About Early Detection
Short-Term Hormone Replacement Therapy Safe
Following Removal of Ovaries
Mastectomy Dramatically Reduces Breast Cancer
Risk in Women with BRCA Mutations
Protein Inhibits Cell Growth and May Play Role in
Breast Cancer
Doctors Urged to Help Patients Balance Risks
versus Benefits of HRT
Link Between Sleep and Cancer Progression
Explored
Significant Disparities Still Exist in Screening
Mammography Rates
Charities to Make Breast Cancer Gene Freely
Available Across Europe
Web Based Clinical Trial Information Fails to
Reach Patients
New Breast Cancer Vaccine Study Launched
Puffer Fish Biotoxin Provides Promising Relief of
Cancer Pain
Questions Linger About Use of Partial Breast
Irradiation
Computer-Aided Detection System for Mammography
Does Not Change Recall, Detection Rates
HRT Trial Stopped Early After Unacceptable Risks
for Women with Previous Breast Cancer
Virtual Reality Helps Breast Cancer Patients Cope
with Chemotherapy
New Mode of Action Discovered for Tamoxifen
January
Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Secondary Cancer
Risk as Adults Yet See Fewer Doctors
Breast Augmentation May Interfere with
Mammography Interpretations
Do Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials Have Better
Outcomes Than Non-Participants?
Tamoxifen Used Cautiously for Early Breast Cancer
Despite Therapeutic Benefit
Genetic Counseling Increases Awareness But Not
Anxiety
Gene Mutation Affects Sensitivity of Cancer Cells
to Chemotherapy Drugs
Radiotherapy Improves Survival After Breast
Conserving Surgery
Study Highlights Nurses Role in Tackling
Depression
Outpatient Surgery Risks Vary with Patient
Characteristics and Type of Surgical Facility
Studying the Link Between Chemicals and Breast
Cancer
Using Space Technology in New Technique to Fight
Breast Cancer
Study Finds End of Life Care Woefully Inadequate
Primitive Worm Sheds New Light on Breast Cancer
Differences in Breast Cancer Risk Within South
Asian Ethnic Groups
Study Quantifies Risk of Rare Uterine Cancers
Associated With Tamoxifen Use
Survey Finds Americans are Committed to Cancer
Screening
Active Smoking Associated with Increased Risk of
Breast Cancer
Breast Cancer Diagnosed Earlier in U.S. than
Europe
Breast Conserving Surgery Effective for Women
Under 35
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