Cancer patients in Europe unite with doctors
...al and it is through this personal experience with breast cancer that I came to the realization there is a political perspective to all this. In order to bring about change in the battle against cancer, we need to use our personal experience in a political way - through building partnerships with the scient...'Energy blocker' kills big tumors in rats
...ab, and will begin studying it in animal models of breast cancer shortly. The researchers also are planning to examine the compound's effects in an animal model of an aggressive non-liver cancer that spreads to the liver. ...Concerns about fertility affect treatment decisions in one-third of young breast cancer patients
...hows that concern about infertility resulting from breast cancer therapy influenced treatment decisions in n... examine fertility concerns among young women with breast cancer found that the majority of the women were very concerned about the ability to have a child a...Analysis of tamoxifen studies reveals slight increase of stroke risk
...y. More than 250,000 U.S. women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Breast cancer accounts for nearl...use of death for women. Fortunately, 90 percent of breast cancers are now diagnosed at localized and regional stages, for which five-year survival rates are 9...Slightly increased risk of Ischemic stroke found with tamoxifen
...en a drug commonly prescribed both for preventing breast cancer and treating women with the disease. The re...may outweigh the benefit of treating or preventing breast cancer. Women should not stop their prescribed therapy based on these findings." Bushnell and her Du...Botox could play a key role in pain control during breast reconstruction
...al muscles following the surgical removal of their breast experienced significantly less pain and shorter ho...are always searching for ways to decrease pain for breast reconstruction patients and found that using Botox after surgery significantly decreased the pain an...Plastic surgeons honor 'Patients of Courage' overcoming difficult obstacles, inspiring others
...te about swimming. When Northey was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 69, she was devastated to thi..., Robert Schutz, MD, advised her to have immediate breast reconstruction after her mastectomy. Northey was back to swimming soon after surgery. She has since ...Revolutionary HIV drug Fuzeon wins most prestigious award for innovation
... awarded Roche medicines include Herceptin against breast cancer (2002) and the antiparkinson agent Madopar (1974)....Mentally ill have higher odds of developing brain, lung cancers
...e in the control group, however odds of developing breast cancer was the same in both groups. "These findings underscore the need for smoking cessation counseling and physical work-ups for new psychiatric symptoms occurring with physical symptoms, for psychiatric symptoms presenting in an unusual pattern, o...Doctors and patients call on politicians to save lives of cancer patients
... by the European Parliament in June 2003, outlined breast services that should be provided across the EU and...ith regard to treatment, the Resolution called for breast cancer patients to be treated by multidisciplinary teams who specialise in breast disease. It also s...Men with advanced, incurable prostate cancer can benefit from docetaxel
...e cells' ability to divide. Currently used in some breast cancer and lung cancer patients, its side effects include changes in nails, tiredness, tingling and loss of sensation in fingers and toes. Docetaxel has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. ...Eating more soy-rich foods could reduce spread of breast cancer UU research
...ing more soy-rich foods could reduce the spread of breast cancer a new study from the University of Ulster ...consumed in high amounts in the diet, incidence of breast cancer is low. "Soy contains naturally occurring hormone-like compounds called isoflavones that sci...Rice bioengineer named to Technology Review's TR100
...vasive detection and diagnosis of diseases such as breast cancer holds great promise for improving prevention and treatment." Drezek, the Stanley C. Moore Assistant Professor of Bioengineering and assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, conducts translational research at the interface of...Researcher looks at racial identity as part of healthy lifestyle
...omen decide whether to take the drug tamoxifen for breast cancer prevention. Resnicow will work with the Center for Health Communications Research's partners, Group Health Cooperative of Seattle and Henry Ford Health System of Detroit to conduct phone interviews in Detroit. "These are HMO...Other highlights in the September 15 JNCI
...tion Has Potential As Breast Cancer Treatment The breast cancer-associated antigen mammaglobin-A has been found in 80% of breast tumors but not in normal breast cells. In a new study, T. Mohanakumar, Ph.D., of the Washington Univ...Increase in childhood leukaemia may be part due to increased light at night
...N (i.e. night workers) experience a higher risk of breast cancer and that blind people, who are not vulnerable to reduced melatonin levels through LAN, have a lower incidence of cancer. Russell Foster, Professor of Visual Neuroscience at Imperial College, London, will be exploring the mechanisms by which l...NJIT business incubator helps start-up companies move out of the lab and into the marketplace
...breath-test concept works to diagnose lung cancer, breast cancer and tuberculosis. Computer analysis of patterns plays a big part in another EDC success, a software company called CyberExtruder. Its core technology enables the conversion of a two-dimensional (2D) facial image -- like the one on a driver's l...Novel imaging technique shows lymph nodes, metastases in breast cancer without surgery
...ficult to determine what tissue to remove with the breast tumor and what to leave intact. National Cancer In...I clinical trials. One in seven women will develop breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Societys 2004 report of cancer statistics. Closely tied to ...Seeing the same physician regularly leads to better preventive care
...eventive treatment, like vaccines for influenza or breast cancer screening. The results support the conclusion that provider continuity is related to improved health care outcomes for patients. A study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine analyzed the association between three categories of...