Breast density linked to increased cancer recurrence riskNovember 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts, according to a new study. The study's results indicate that breast cancer patients with dense breasts may benefit from additional therapies following surgery, such as radiation.
Study finds breast cancer changes with spreadNovember 4th, 2009 LONDON - Almost 40 percent of breast cancer tumours change form as they spread, according to a UK study. This, according to Breakthrough Breast Cancer scientists in Edinburgh, could mean that patients require changes to their treatment regime as well.
Implants don't increase women's breast cancer riskOctober 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Getting breast implants does not increase a woman's breast cancer risk or interfere in detection procedure, say researchers from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre
"The question of how implants affect breast cancer risk and screening tests, like the mammogram, is a question that many women ask," said Dr Therese Bevers, medical director of the Cancer Prevention Centre at M.
Breast tenderness during hormone replacement therapy may indicate cancer riskOctober 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Women who develop tenderness in their breasts after using hormone replacement therapy are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer, say researchers. However, it is still unknown why breast tenderness indicates increased cancer risk among women on estrogen plus progestin hormone replacement therapy.
Newly discovered tumour suppressor destroys key link in cancer chainOctober 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A tumour-suppressing protein, called KEAP1, destroys an important cancer-promoting enzyme, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have found.
High levels of anti-Muellerian substance could increase breast cancer riskOctober 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Women who have high levels of Mullerian inhibiting substance (MIS), which are known for regulating in utero sexual differentiation in boys, could be more prone to breast cancer, according to a new study. In order to find out if MIS levels were linked with breast cancer risk, Dr.
Canadian scientists decode DNA of breast cancer tumorOctober 8th, 2009 TORONTO - For the first time, scientists have decoded the entire genome of a patient's metastatic breast cancer-a breakthrough towards creating personalized cancer therapies using a patient's genetic information. The achievement could change how people think about the way cancer develops and provides new insights into which drugs could benefit patients the most.
New drug that aims to 'seek and destroy' cancer identifiedOctober 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A research team led by Indian origin scientist has developed a drug to "seek and destroy" common cancers such as breast, prostate, endometrial, pancreatic, ovarian, skin and testicular cancers. Principle investigator Dr.
Chemo cocktail blocks breast cancer spreadOctober 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that breast cancer drug, when combined with another drug used to treat leukaemia, can help stall the spread of cancer to organs. When breast cancer spreads or metastasizes, it crashes through the body's protective fences.
'Dying' cancer mum beats five brain tumours to make full recoveryOctober 6th, 2009 LONDON - A woman in Britain whom doctors had said would die due to the five tumors present in her head has managed to survive. Forty-seven-year old Carole Budding of Horfield, Bristol was told that she could only live for a few weeks and was sent home by doctors from the Bristol Royal Infirmary before she made a miraculous recovery.
Protein that supports aggressive breast cancer growth identifiedOctober 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have demonstrated that a protein may be required for some of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer to grow. The findings, based on the study of a mouse model of breast cancer, have been presented in a recent issue of Cancer Research.
More women opting to remove healthy breast after cancer diagnosisSeptember 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Te number of women going for surgery to remove the healthy breast after cancer diagnosis in one breast, according to a new study of New York State data. And this was despite a lack of evidence that the surgery can improve survival.
Second child within a year 'increases breast cancer risk'September 14th, 2009 LONDON - Having a second child within a year of the first birth can increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, finds a new study. The research, involving 30,000 women each of whom had produced five or more children, has shown that those with a gap of less than 12 month were 5.2 times more likely to develop the advanced ductal breast cancer than women who had a gap of three or more years.
Molecular signature may tell which cancer patients will respond to therapySeptember 7th, 2009 LONDON - American scientists say that a molecular signature that that helps account for the aggressive behaviour of a variety of cancers-such as pancreatic, breast and melanoma-may also help identify patients who are likely to respond to a particular anti-cancer drug. Researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California-San Diego (UCSD) say that their findings may lead to a personalized approach to treatment for a variety of solid tumours that are currently resistant to therapies.
HPV vaccine could save women from breast cancerSeptember 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine can prevent some forms of breast cancer in women and save thousands of lives each year, suggested an Australian study. Researchers at the University of New South Wales used genetic probes to test cancerous breast cells, and found several strains of HPVs, which are known to have a high risk of initiating cancer of the cervix.
