December
Artificial Light Stimulates Breast Cancer Growth in Laboratory Mice
Studying Biomarkers to Predict Patient Response to Cancer Treatment
File Compression Can Expand Mammography’s Power
Novel Strategies Needed to Boost Cancer Clinical Trial Participation Among Blacks and Asians
Rapid Emotional Recovery of Breast Cancer Survivors Surprises Researchers
Ancient Chinese Remedy Shows Potential in Preventing Breast Cancer
Tamoxifen Benefit for Breast Cancer Patients Tied to Inherited Gene
Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Protect Against Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy Errors Rare, But Have Potential for Serious Consequences
Low-dose Chemotherapy plus Antiangiogenesis Drug Has Activity in Advanced Breast Cancer
Risk of Second Cancer after Breast Cancer
Dose-dense Chemotherapy for Early Breast Cancer Found Safe, Similar to Standard Regimen
Researchers Uncover Mechanisms of Estrogen in Promoting Cell Death in Breast Cancer
Breast CT is More Comfortable Than Mammography and May Detect Tumors Better
Study Demonstrates Role of Exercise in Modifying Melatonin Levels
Computer Aided Evaluation May Improve Accuracy in Breast MRI Interpretation
Transmitting Mammograms Over the Internet to Improve Screening
Factors Influencing African-American Women’s Decisions to Join Cancer Screening Trials
Young Women Who Smoke at Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
November
Treatment of Breast Cancer in Pregnancy
New Technology May Help Radiologists Find More Breast Cancers
Distance From Radiation Therapy Facility Impacts Breast Cancer Treatment
Researchers Combine Tiny Nanotubes and Antibodies to Detect Cancer
Protein Marker Associated with Positive Outcome in Invasive Breast Cancer
Exercise Linked to Reduced Breast Cancer Risk
Physical Activity Associated With Decreased Breast Cancer Risk in Black and White Women
Follow-Up Study Confirms Tamoxifen Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer
Higher Placental Weight Associated with Increased Maternal Breast Cancer Risk
Dramatic Improvement in Breast Cancer Survival Among UK Women
Mental Health Services Underutilized by Cancer Patients
Errors in Cancer Diagnosis Put Patients in Harm’s Way
Gene Increases Risk in Breast Cancer Families
New Approach to Drug Delivery for Cancer Patients
Extra Years of Tamoxifen Reduce Death From Coronary Heart Disease
Study Examines Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk
Primrose Oil Component Cuts Levels of Cancer-Causing Gene Her-2/neu
Can Bench Pressing Reduce or Prevent Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors?
New Drug for Vaginal Atrophy May Prevent Breast Cancer
Decline in Breast Cancer Deaths Explained by Use of Screening and Adjuvant Therapies
October
Study Measures Psychological and Social Impact of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy
Benefits of Longer-Term Tamoxifen Use May Take Years to Appear
Cholesterol Levels and Use of Lipid-Lowering Drugs are Not Associated with Breast Cancer Risk
Side Effects Cause Some Breast Cancer Patients to Skip Hormone Treatment
Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Could Benefit Minorities But is Underused
Herceptin Following Chemotherapy Significantly Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Breast Conserving Treatment an Option for Women with Implants
MRI Helps Doctors Select Best Treatment for Early Breast Cancer
New Study Finds Mammosite To Be a Safe Breast Cancer Treatment
Study Finds New Type of Silicone Implant Offers More Natural Looking Breasts, Low Complication Rate
Curcumin Halts Spread of Breast Cancer in Mice
Developing a Breast Cancer Nanobomb
Black Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer Less Likely to Receive Full Course of Chemotherapy
Other Illnesses Play Role in Difference in Breast Cancer Survival Rates Between Blacks and Whites
Altering Time of Breast Biopsy May Improve Mastectomy Reconstruction Process
Panel Calls for Expanded Role of Needle Biopsies, MRI and Less Invasive Procedures
Breast Cancer Patients Turn to Reflexology for Comfort
Study Finds Little Evidence That Having Been Breast-Fed Affects Cancer Development in Adults
Model Predicts Risk of Breast Cancer for Young Women Treated for Hodgkin Lymphoma
Microarray Technology Could Help Predict Response to Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer
September
Optical Imaging Added to Ultrasound Improves Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Smoking Associated with up to 40 Percent Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
Questionnaire Helps Identify Women at Risk of Inherited Breast or Ovarian Cancer
Work Absence after Breast Cancer Diagnosis
CAD Helps Detect Smaller, Potentially More Aggressive Breast Cancers in Younger Women
Tissue Stiffness Drives Tumor Formation
Hormone Replacement Therapy Associated With Increases in Mammographic Breast Density
Increased Ovarian Cancer Risk Not Found in Women with Breast Cancer Family History
Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy Increases Breast Cancer Risk Across All Ethnicities
Breast Cancer Screening Trial Shows Digital Mammogram Benefits
New Herceptin Results Confirm Reduction in Risk of Cancer Returning
Researchers Zero in on Estrogen’s Role in Breast Cancer Cell Growth
Many Women Who Get Mammograms Fail To Return for Routine Screenings
Does Surgery Induce Angiogenesis in Dormant Breast Cancer?
Status of Progesterone Receptor May Be Important Factor in Breast Cancer
Immune Cells in Lymph Nodes Can Predict Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Letrozole Following Tamoxifen May Benefit Women with Breast Cancer
Group Does Not Recommend Routine Screening for BRCA Genes
Joint Pain and Estrogen Deprivation
Breast Cancer Risk Increased for African-Americans with Mitochondrial DNA Variant
Scientists Identify Gene Involved in Breast Development
August
Study Finds Depression and Fatigue Not Associated with Cancer Risk
Protein Linked to Growth of Organs and Cancer
Protein Rich Diet Boosts Benefit of Exercise and Weight Loss
Enzyme Linked to Spread of Breast Cancer Cells
Weight Loss Decreases Risk of Breast Cancer in Susceptible Women
Less extensive biopsy method helps diagnose cancer progression of large breast tumors
Fertility Issues Not Discussed with Many Younger Breast Cancer Patients
Many Choose More Aggressive Breast Cancer Surgery Despite Breast Sparing Option
Role of MicroRNA Identified in Breast Cancer
Method of Breast Cancer Detection May Be Prognostic Factor
Educational and Nutritional Programs Improve the Well-Being of Breast Cancer Survivors
Researchers Discover New Tumor Defense System
Scientists Discover Genetic Pathway Responsible for Breast Cancer Cell Growth
Improved Breast Cancer Survival Rates Linked to Diagnosing Smaller Tumors
Revised Classification System is Effective for Predicting Breast Cancer Outcome in Some Patients
Obesity Lowers Likelihood of Receiving Preventive Health Care
Stage of Tumor After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Associated With Survival
Scientists Develop Nanotech-Laser Treatment That Kills Cancer Cells Without Harming Healthy Tissue
BRCA1 Tumor Suppression Nullified by Cyclin D1 at the Estrogen Receptor
Blood Test May Identify Multiple Markers for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
MR Spectroscopy Helps Identify Cancerous Breast Tumors
July
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Can Identify Effectiveness of Chemotherapy Early in High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients
Gene Found in 90 Percent of Breast Cancers May be Cancer Vaccine Target
Decreased Breast Cancer Survival Associated with High TRAIL-R2 Expression
Benign Breast Disease an Important Breast Cancer Risk Factor
Medicare Claims Accurately Reflect Chemotherapy Use in Elderly Beneficiaries
Higher Urinary Melatonin Levels May Be Associated With Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Study Questions Success of Breast Cancer Screening Programs in Community Settings
Patient Navigation Programs in Cancer Clinics
Subtle Changes in Normal Genes Implicated in Breast Cancer
Breast-Conserving Surgery Underused in Asian and Pacific Island Women
Study Identifies Risks with Over-the-Counter Progesterone
Breast Cancer Patients Cautioned Against Using Herbal Supplements
One in Five Women Would Consider Breast Removal to Reduce Their Risk of Cancer
Early Trial of Cancer Drug Shows Promise
New Technique Reduces Side Effects for Breast Cancer Patients
Researchers Discover Molecular Pathway That Leads to Breast Cancer
New Study Examines Characteristics of Women with Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Poll Finds Many Americans Believe Cancer Myths
Risks Outweigh Benefits of Shark Cartilage as Anti-Cancer Treatment
June
Anti-Cancer Drug Targets Tumors with Akt Protein
Breast Cancer Growth Regulator Holds Promise for More Targeted Treatment
Women Want More Information When Considering Their First Mammogram
Harmless Virus Kills Some Cancers
Some Male Breast Cancer Patients May Have Unnecessary Radiotherapy
MRI Can Help Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence
Study Questions Performance of Microarray Data in Predicting Response to Tamoxifen
Obese Women with Breast Cancer May Be Undertreated
Exercise Can Help Repair Chemotherapy-Damaged Immune Systems in Breast Cancer Survivors
Cancer Patients Do Better with High-Volume Surgeons, Hospitals
Arm Swelling Common Among Young Breast Cancer Patients
Discovery Blocks Breast Cancer Growth, Stimulates Immunity
New Study Links Breast Density to Breast Cancer Risk
Possible Treatment Found for "Chemobrain"
Study Finds Exercise, Weight Control Help Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
The Link Between Passive and Active Smoking and Breast Cancer
Home-Based Intervention Increases Physical Activity in Breast Cancer Survivors
Women Overestimate Breast Cancer Risk
Shorter Course of Radiotherapy Effective for Palliation of Painful Bone Metastases
Studies on HRT for Breast Cancer Patients Can Give False Hopes
Study Examines NSAID Use and Breast Cancer Risk
Hormone Levels Associated With Breast Cancer Risk in Premenopausal Women
May
Study Examines Effect of Increasing the Recall Rate in Breast Screening Program
New Ultrasound Technique Could Reduce Number of Diagnostic Procedures for Breast Lumps
Physical Activity Associated with Improved Survival for Women with Breast Cancer
Patients With Suspicious Axillary Breast Lymph Nodes Should Undergo Fine-Needle Aspiration, Study Says
Antibody Combined with Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Breast Tumors
New Breast Shield Reduces Radiation To Female
Breast During Chest CT By Up To 73%
Breast Tumor’s Biological Traits Guide Hormone
Therapy
Moderate Alcohol Use Linked to Increase in Breast
Cancer Risk
Tamoxifen-Like Drug Suggests New Ways to
Selectively Block Estrogen
Tamoxifen Shows No Benefit, Risk for Breast
Cancer Survivors’ Heart Health
Test Predicts Risk of Blood Clots in Women Taking
Tamoxifen
Breast CT May Improve Upon Mammography
Genetic Testing Divides Families
Untreated Low-Grade DCIS Poses Long-Term Risk
Poor Understanding of Coverage Deters Breast
Cancer Screening
High Risk of Second Cancers in Survivors of
Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Molecular Change Occurring During Brain Tumor
Progression Also Evident in Breast Cancer
Contraceptive Hormone Decreases Ability of Breast
Cancer to Spread
Japanese Women Found to Have Lower Recurrence of
Breast Cancer
Breast-Cancer Risk Linked to Exposure to Traffic
Emissions at Menarche, First Birth
April
Herbal Medicine May Alter Cell Response to Cancer
Therapeutic Agents
Herceptin Found to Significantly Reduce Breast
Cancer Recurrence for Some Women
Breast Cancer Detector That Uses Electricity
Instead of X-Rays Under Study
Method Hold Promise for Identifying Markers of
Non-Metastatic vs. Metastatic Breast Cancer
Reducing Specific Gene Levels Makes Breast Cancer
Cells More Responsive to Ionizing Radiation
Mother's Prenatal and Lactational Diet May
Protect Daughters from Breast Cancer
Genetic Changes in Breast Tissue Caused by
Pregnancy Hormone Helps Prevent Breast Cancer
Compounds in Plastic Packaging Act as
Environmental Estrogens Altering Breast Genes
Researchers Pinpoint Genetic Variants that
Greatly Increase Breast Cancer Risk
A Big Fat Contribution to Breast Tumor Growth
Early Stage Breast Cancer Rates are Rising as
Incidence of Invasive Cases are Leveling
African-American Women Less Likely to Undergo
Genetic Testing than White Women
Few Women at Risk for Breast Cancer Willing to
Use Drug to Prevent the Disease
BI-RADS Lexicon for Ultrasound Useful for
Differentiating Benign from Malignant Solid Masses
Genetic Testing Could Bolster Radiotherapy’s
Effectiveness Against Cancer
Studies Examine Menopausal Hormone Therapy and
Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Bone SPECT Superior to FDG PET For Detecting Bone
Metastases in Breast Cancer
Lack of Clinical Trial Participation May
Contribute to Lower Cancer Survival Rates
March
BRCA1 Causes Ovarian Cancer Through Indirect,
Biochemical Route
NIH Panel Calls for "Demedicalization" of
Menopause
Smoking While Pregnant May Increase Child’s
Future Cancer Risk
Growing Fat Tissue for Breast Reconstruction
Medicaid Enrollment at Late Stages May Partly
Explain Poor Outcomes for Cancer
Women’s Lifestyle Can Increase Cancer Risk
Decompression for Diving May Offer Help for
Lymphedema
Distribution of Risk Factors Helps Explain Ethnic
Differences in Breast Cancer Rates
Study Shows Acrylamide in Baked and Fried Food
Does Not Increase Risk of Breast Cancer
Risk of Cardiac Death after Radiotherapy for
Breast Cancer Has Declined
Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors at
Increased Risk for Bone Fractures
Breast Cancer in Africa May Provide Clues to the
Disease in African Americans
Non-invasive and Invasive Breast Cancers Share
the Same Genetic Mutations
Compound Inhibits One Critical Pathway in Breast
Cancer Growth
Closing in on a Vaccine for Breast Cancer
CAD Detects Missed Breast Cancers
An Apple a Day May Keep Breast Cancer Away
Tamoxifen's Association With Endometrial Cancer
Risk in Pre- and Postmenopausal Women Examined
Fewer False Alarms When Mammographers have
Greater Experience Screening Healthy Breasts
Older Women Can Benefit from Chemotherapy to
Treat Breast Cancer
Helping Women Previously Treated for Breast
Cancer Make Dietary Changes
February
Overcoming Racial and Ethnic Disparities in
Healthcare
Genetic Signature May Predict Breast Cancer
Survival
New Method for Improving Breast Cancer Detection
through MRI
Ethnic Differences in Breast Density, a Breast
Cancer Risk Factor, to be Examined
Mathematical Model Attempts to Predict Optimal
Mammography Screening Schedule
Senate Passes Genetic Non-Discrimination Bill
Hormone Therapy Controversy Raises Drug Safety
Issues
Key Cellular Process Identified in Cancer
Progression
Study Examines Effect of Managed Care on Quality
of Care for Cancer Patients
Hypothyroidism associated with reduced breast
cancer risk
Tamoxifen Reduces Risk of Heart Disease
Researchers Identify Enzyme that Activates Cancer
Cell Growth and Invasion
Stat5 Protein Inhibits Spread of Breast Cancer
Cells
Clinical Breast Exam Offers Modest Benefit to
Breast Cancer Screening
Compound from Rare Plant Shows Promise in
Treating Breast Cancer
Viral DNA Sequence a Possible Trigger for Breast
Cancer
Timing of Systemic Therapy for Breast Cancer Does
Not Affect Survival
Obesity and Weight Gain Associated with Poorer
Breast Cancer Survival
New Study Links Alcohol and Cancer Risk
New Non-Hormonal Hot Flash Treatment Set for
Clinical Trials
January
Smoking Elevates Levels of Cancer-Causing Protein
COX-2
Study Reports Women Don’t Experience Undue Pain,
Anxiety During Mammography Screening
Study Finds No Evidence of a "Cancer Personality"
Annual Mammogram, Doctor Visits are Enough for
Breast Cancer Follow-Up
New Estimates for Cancer Incidence in 2005
Common Antidepressants Lower Effects of Tamoxifen
in Some Women
Deficient DNA Repair Capacity Associated with
Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
Adding Radiation Therapy to Chemotherapy Improves
Survival in High Risk Breast Cancer Patients
Research Sheds Light on How Cancer Cells Become
Resistant to Treatment
Alarming Ignorance of Cancer Risk
Study Reveals How Cancer-Causing Protein
Activates
New Research to Focus on Tumor Stem Cells as
Target for Breast Cancer Therapy
Researchers Report Success with New Molecular
Breast Imaging Technique
Uncovering the Science Behind the Breast Cancer
Protective Effect of Olive Oil
FDA Approves Abraxane for the Treatment of
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Residual Tumor Cells are a Barrier to Targeted
Cancer Therapeutics
Study Examines Relationship of Vitamin A Pathway
to Breast Tumor Progression
Psychiatric Study for Stage IV Cancer Patients to
Measure Psychoactive Medication
Insulin, Physical Activity, Caloric Intake and
Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Study Provides Clues to Alcohol’s Cancer
Connection
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