Breast Cancer

Current study results from the report, 'Inflammatory breast cancer: novel preoperative therapies,' have been published. According to recent research from the United States, The treatment of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) has been hampered by the diagnostic rarity of the disease and its consequent inclusion in clinical trials of preoperative treatment for the more indolent locally advanced breast cancer (LABC).

When a federal panel late last year recommended that American women in their 40s need not get annual screening mammograms, Susan G. Komen for the Cure raised concerns that the new guidelines would result in denial of the potentially life- saving procedure for too many young women;

Biological-based therapies such as diet supplements and vitamins are the most popular complementary and alternative medicines for women recovering from breast cancer, according to a Michigan State University researcher working to create a support intervention for women in treatment for the disease.

In a new approach to developing treatments for breast cancer, prostate cancer and enlarged hearts, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researchers are zeroing in on a workhorse protein called RSK.

In some states women ages 40 to 49 have less access to mammograms since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its recommendations to change breast cancer screening guidelines last November, according to a recent survey conducted by the Avon Foundation for Women.

To describe the current status regarding the duration of adjuvant tamoxifen and/or aromatase inhibitors in women with early-stage hormone receptor positive breast cancer. Recent findings Women with early-stage breast cancers that express estrogen and/or progesterone receptors benefit from adjuvant hormonal therapy with antiestrogen drugs, researchers in the United States report.

Bright red and juicy, cherry tomatoes are usually tossed into salads, eaten out of hand as a snack or used for a cheery garnish. But there's no reason you can't work the tiny tomatoes into a savory side dish.

Scientists discuss in 'Breast cancer screening with imaging: recommendations from the Society of Breast Imaging and the ACR on the use of mammography, breast MRI, breast ultrasound, and other technologies for the detection of clinically occult breast cancer' new findings in breast cancer.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a risk management program to inform healthcare providers and their patients about the risks of a class of drugs called Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs). For patients with cancer, the program is also designed to help ensure the appropriate administration of these drugs, which they receive to treat anemia that can occur as a result of chemotherapy.

A University of Melbourne study has revealed that certain breast cancer genetic variants increase mammographic density, confirming the link between mammographic breast density and breast cancer. Professor John Hopper of the University's School of Population Health says women vary greatly in their underlying risk of breast cancer. These findings provide an insight into possible new pathways into the development of breast cancer.