USC researchers find evidence that progesterone signaling influences ovarian cancer risk
...to a higher ovarian cancer risk as well as a lower breast cancer risk in women who carry it. To see if the P...n from the disease, while increasing their risk of breast cancer. And so it seems likely that subtle changes in the progesterone receptor, which is the first ...Residual tumor cells are a barrier to targeted cancer therapeutics
...ay around the genetic blockade. Using a model for breast cancer, researchers in the Abramson Family Cancer ...ne c-MYC, which is commonly overexpressed in human breast cancers, the tumor still persists. Senior author Lewis A. Chodosh, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Dep...Poor response to chemotherapy does not mean poor outcome for patients with rare breast cancer
HOUSTON - Women with a rare type of advanced breast cancer who do not benefit from primary (pre-surgic...long run than patients with a more common advanced breast cancer who do respond to chemotherapy. Researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer ...LA BioMed Medical/Research briefs January 2005
...ivity, and caloric intake in postmenopausal women: breast cancer implications Consumer behavior in the sett...ivity, and caloric intake in postmenopausal women: breast cancer implications Source: Journal of Clinical Oncology 2004 Nov 15; 22(22): 4507-13 ...Patients with cancer detected on screening mammography undergo less toxic treatment
Women who have their breast cancers detected by physical examinations are at l...shows. The study reviewed 992 women with invasive breast cancer--460 of them had their cancer detected on screening mammography and 532 on physical examinati...Breast reconstruction with implants after mastectomy doesn't hurt survival chances
Breast implants after mastectomy to treat breast cancer do not reduce the long-term survival of pat...eveals the first study on the long-term effects of breast implants, published today in Breast Cancer Research. Previous studies have shown that breast implan...ASTRO patient education campaign wins award
...rapy works to treat various cancers, in particular breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, head and neck cancer, and colorectal cancer. ASTRO also published a lengthy booklet detailing how radiation therapy works and what patients can expect during treatment as well as a brochure on the healthcare prof...Overweight, boozy and depressed: Why we need healthy new year's resolutions
...n born in 1970. Modern mothers are less likely to breast feed their children, says the report entitled 'Cha... by University College, London. Health experts say breast feeding helps protect children from developing allergies, which are now on the increase. The report ...Genetically targeted therapies create opportunities to do business in new ways
...t research and clinical trials activities focus on breast cancer. Dr. Meslin is director of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics and previously served as Executive Director of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission....Blocking molecules protects health of implants
New Haven, Conn.--Blocking a key molecule protects breast implants, permanent catheters, pacemakers, artificial joints, glucose sensors for diabetics, and other biomaterials from rejection and damage by the body, according to a study published this month in The American Journal of Pathology. The more compli...2004's top 10 hot topics in plastic surgery
... Weight loss patients turn to plastic surgeons for breast reductions and upper arm, lower body, thigh, and breast lifts to eliminate excess skin and contour their smaller bodies. The ASPS predicts these procedures...How platelets help cancer invade other tissues
...additional roles of platelets in the metastasis of breast and ovarian cancer cells to the bone. They show that platelets act as: (i) a direct source of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), which promotes tumor cell division; and (ii) indirect activators of bone breakdown. The authors demonstrate in mice that tumor ...Researchers find circulating tumor cells in long-term cancer survivors
...ancer survivors may have innate mechanisms to keep breast cancer at bay. Their findings, published in the De...size of the tumor cell population in check, making breast cancer a chronic illness in these patients, he said. The next step, Dr. Uhr said, is to investigate ...Little evidence that breast cancer diagnosis leads to employment discrimination, study concludes
Women diagnosed with breast cancer are no more likely than women in the genera...he work experiences of cancer survivors. To assess breast cancer survivors' work experience, Elizabeth Maunsell, of the Universit Laval in Quebec City, and co...Study examines impact of two-year screening interval for breast cancer
...years may not have an increased risk of late-stage breast cancer compared with women screened every year, ac...titute. The ideal interval between screenings for breast cancer using mammography has not been determined. In the United States, the U.S. Preventive Services...Other highlights in the December 15 JNCI
...ivity (more true positive results in women who had breast cancer) and lower specificity (more false positive results in women who did not have breast cancer) whereas more experience was associated with lower sensitivity and higher specificity. The au...Study finds women hesitant to take tamoxifen as preventive measure
...nd side effects, women at high risk for developing breast cancer are choosing not to take tamoxifen, the fir...nd Drug Administration (FDA) for the prevention of breast cancer. The study appears in the December 14, 2004 issue of The Journal of Clinical Oncology . "Whi...USC researchers highlight disparities in cancer rates among racial and ethnic groups in California
...inas, among whom incidence rates declined. In situ breast cancers increased rapidly among all groups, indicating far-reaching effects of mammography screening. Cervical cancer rates declined among all racial and ethnic groups, presumably due to screening, but the decline was small in Koreans and ...Decision to take tamoxifen difficult for many women
Alexandria, VA--Many women at high risk for breast cancer are foregoing tamoxifen, the first FDA-approved drug for prevention of breast cancer, due to concerns about side effects, increased risk of other cancers, and lack of information...Fred Hutchinson receives $9.7 million to lead early detection consortium
...tion of cancer, particularly cancers of the ovary, breast and cervix. His group uses proteomics to evaluate ...etic risk factors that put them at higher risk for breast cancer. Specifically, the test would screen for proteins that signal genetic defects associated with...