Survival differences by race most apparent in advanced stages of breast cancer
Racial differences in breast cancer survival increase according to stage of dis...ng showed significant racial/ethnic differences in breast cancer survival among U.S. women. African American women have poorer five-year survival rates, and m...Regulator of lipid metabolism ensures high quality breast milk
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... to a change of paradigm in the early diagnosis of breast cancer. It states that magnetic resonance imaging ...han mammography in diagnosing very early stages of breast cancer . Up to now MRI was thought to be hardly suited for the detection of such 'ductal carcinoma i...New cause of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells discovered at Lombardi
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...ggering production of new blood vessels to nourish breast cancer cells, researchers at The University of Tex...cribed in the journal. Inflammation is linked to breast cancer, liver cancer and cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. The research team set out to discove...Using MRI for diagnosis could help prevent breast cancer progression
...sing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to diagnose breast cancer in its intraductal stage could help prevent...ed as a distinct method in its own right to detect breast cancer in its earliest stage. Professor Christiane Kuhl, Department of Radiology, University of Bo...It's time to look at health risks in a new light, authors say
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...team was able to predict the clinical responses of breast cancer patients with treated with commonly used chemotherapies, docetaxel and tamoxifen. The most exciting aspect of this research is that in addition to predicting patient responses to therapy, the COXEN algorithm can be used to discover effectiv...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...that ultrasound might provide a warning signal for breast cancer; a multiplexing technique, similar to ones ...etween the speed of ultrasound transmitted through breast tissue and the density of that tissue. This is potentially important because high amounts of dense ...Hormone therapy offers new hope for ovarian cancer patients
...lready used with great success in the treatment of breast tumours - attacks cancer by turning off its oestrogen supply. But scientists now believe that in those ovarian cancers which are highly sensitive to oestrogen, this blocking mechanism could slow the growth and spread of disease. The study was funde...Fluorescence diffuse optical tomography provides high contrast, 3-D look at breast cancer
...he first three-dimensional optical images of human breast cancer in patients based on tissue fluorescence. F... of its use to detect cancer in deep-tissue, human breast imaging, Arjun Yodh, professor of physics at Penn, said. DOT uses near-infrared light to scan and...Advocates ask fashion industry to support braille clothing tags; talking Web site
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...d Drug Administration-approved for clinical use in breast cancer. Immunicon currently is working with several pharmaceutical companies in identifying targets on circulating tumor cells that are susceptible to various chemotherapy drugs, he explains. Then doctors can select specific chemotherapy agents for...Hot flashes may be welcome sign in women with breast cancer, study says
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