New study finds kelp can reduce level of hormone related to breast cancer risk
...se the risk of estrogen-dependent diseases such as breast cancer in humans. "This study opens up a new avenu...ent overall in the phases where hormone levels and breast and endometrial cell proliferation are at their highest," said Skibola. During the early part of a ...Clinical breast examination offers modest benefit to breast cancer screening program
Adding clinical breast examination to a mammography screening program pro...61,688 women 40 years and older (574 with invasive breast cancer) who participated in a breast cancer screening program at Group Health Cooperative in Seattle...Inflammatory cells highly promising target in NF 1
...ell be applicable to other types of tumors such as breast and ovarian cancers, because inflammatory cells play an important role in tumor formation in these malignancies." Neurofibromatosis results from mutations in a gene called NF 1. In humans, NF 1 mutations resulting in neurofibromatosis occur in one in...Neoadjuvant and adjuvant systemic therapy for breast cancer give equivalent survival, study finds
...ic therapy--chemotherapy or endocrine therapy--for breast cancer does not appear to affect survival or disea...lled preoperative or primary--systemic therapy for breast cancer may result in local tumor regression or even in a complete tumor response and may lead to a m......n the USA. However, infection complicates 22.5% of breast implantations, and is the leading cause of illness... in The Lancet Infectious Diseases of infection of breast implants is particularly timely in light of the recent call for tighter regulation of the private co...$10-million study explores men's role in transmitting HPV
...utritional supplements and diet in risk reduction, breast cancer and cancer screening. She left the University of Arizona to join Moffitt and USF in July 2004. ...Viral DNA sequence a possible trigger for breast cancer
...ce of DNA in the envelope (Env) protein of a mouse breast tumor virus (called MMTV) can transform breast cells into cancer cells, according to a study by Katz et al. in the February 7 issue of The Journal ...Obesity and weight gain associated with poorer breast cancer survival
Alexandria, VA-- Women who are overweight prior to breast cancer diagnosis, or who are lean but gain weight ... evaluate the relationship between weight gain and breast cancer survival, researchers examined detailed lifestyle and medical history information of 5,204 br...Drinking alcohol increases risk for cancer
... lists primary liver cancer, cancers of the female breast and of the large bowel in both sexes, as being associated with alcohol drinking. Further death from diseases including cirrhosis, chronic pancreatitis, hypertension and stroke are strongly related to alcohol drinking. The analysis was based on a qu...Women, drinking to their health
...n cardiovascular events might overcome the risk of breast cancer. Further evidence is needed to assess this important issue....Study says 43% of US adults at risk of heart disease are not utilizing aspirin therapy
...d Alzheimer's (39%) and stroke (39%), and equal to breast cancer (36%). Even though women overall considered themselves slightly more knowledgeable than men about aspirin therapy (41% vs. 33%), only 54% of increased-risk women reported taking aspirin on a regular basis to reduce their risk of heart attack ...Annual mammogram, doctor visits are enough for breast cancer follow-up
...gy for women who have been treated for early stage breast cancer, according to a new review of recent resear... of cancer or increase survival rates among former breast cancer patients. The finding is at odds with the usual treatment for breast cancer patients, accord...Common antidepressants lower effects of tamoxifen in many women
...ness of tamoxifen, a drug commonly administered to breast cancer patients. The study also reports that resea...ibed tamoxifen to treat the common side effects of breast cancer therapy which include depression and hot flashes. More than a fourth of the women enrolled i...Adding radiation therapy to chemotherapy improves survival in patients with high-risk breast cancer
For patients with high-risk breast cancer treated with radical mastectomy and adjuvan...omy in premenopausal women with lymph nodepositive breast cancer. Between 1979 and 1986, 318 patients were randomly assigned to receive no radiation therapy o...Other highlights in the January 19 JNCI
... vein endothelial cells and CR-1-transfected human breast cancer cells. They found that the addition of CR-1...In addition, tumors formed by the CR-1-transfected breast cancer cells had a higher density of microvessels than tumors formed by cells without CR-1. The auth...Women In Government report on eliminating cervical cancer
...the United States each year, and is second only to breast cancer in the number of women it affects worldwide. Virtually all cases of cervical cancer are caused by high-risk forms of HPV, which affect approximately 80 percent of adults at some point in their lives. In the majority of cases, the virus clears ...Study finds no reduction in breast cancer risk with consumption of vegetables and fruits
...and vegetables and a subsequent decreased risk for breast cancer, according to a study in this week's JAMA. ... specific vegetable and fruit groups is related to breast cancer risk among participants in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (...Mayo Clinic researchers report success in new molecular breast imaging technique
...-- Using a new specially designed gamma camera for breast imaging, Mayo Clinic researchers report in the Jan...s their success with a system they call molecular breast imaging. "By optimizing the camera to detect smaller breast lesions, this technique should aid in th...Physician response to conflicts between faith and medicine
...physician, citing the case of a woman with a small breast cancer who chose prayer over treatment. "Oh gosh," the doctor recalled. "We can do something for you now but 6 months from now it will be a lot harder." Cases like that challenge a physician's desire to remain open-minded and flexible, or at least ...Gene vaccine protects mice against development of Her2/neu breast cancer
...r2/neu protein may offer a way to treat some human breast cancers, say researchers at The University of Texa...t of experimental mice against HER2/neu-associated breast cancer, even though the tumors were implanted directly into mice. "This is an exciting strategy that...