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Synthetic Lethality: A New Way To Kill Cancer Cells

Ovarian and breast cancer therapies being developed that mix a protein inhibitor and traditional anticancer drugs are showing signs of success, according to a new review for Faculty of 1000 Biology Reports.

Chemotherapy Or Pills? Difference Can Be Hundreds Of Dollars: Fighting Cancer, Costs

Hallelujah, Kim Green remembers thinking. Her life was about to get easier. For close to a decade, she had been making regular trips to the hospital, spending full days hooked up to machines that delivered chemotherapy to fight her breast cancer.

Common Osteoporosis Drugs Are Associated With A Decrease In Risk Of Breast Cancer

Women who take some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis may be at lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study by U.S. researchers published in the British Journal of Cancer.

Mood Drug Inhibits Breast Cancer Medication: Study

A common antidepressant weakens or cancels the beneficial effects of a standard treatment for breast cancer, according to a study released Tuesday. Women who take the mood drug paroxetine -- better known by its brand names Paxil and Seroxat -- at the same time as the breast cancer medication tamoxifen face an increased risk of death, researchers reported.

New Technology Targets Breast Cancer

Breast cancer can hide in plain sight. In women with denser breast tissue than normal, traditional mammograms may miss dangerous tumors. To address this, Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula is one of 10 centers taking part in a U.S. Food and Drug Administration clinical trial that will look at 20,000 women to test a new technology that promises to spot breast cancer more often.

Life Technologies, TGen And US Oncology Partner On Groundbreaking Breast Cancer Sequencing Research

Life Technologies Corporation announced that it is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumors have progressed despite multiple other therapies. The goal of this first-of-its-kind research collaboration is to demonstrate whether genomic sequencing of cancer tissue can provide clues for treatment strategies for these individuals.

Delaying Post-Surgical Radiation Increases Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence In Older Women

Older women who have had breast cancer surgery have a greater risk of the cancer returning if they delay their post-surgical radiation treatment, report Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists.

Sequencing Of Patients' Genomes Offers New Hope

US researchers have decoded the entire genome of patients to identify the root cause of their diseases paving the way towards individual genomic treatments, according to newly published studies.

Herbs Give Smaller Portion A Bigger Flavor

Want to build a healthier dinner plate? Add more vegetables and cut down on portion sizes of meat and starch, say health experts and nutritionists. The New American Plate section on the American Institute for Cancer Research Web site, www.aicr.org, says to aim for a meal made up of at least two-thirds vegetables, fruits, whole grains or beans and one-third or less animal protein.

Doctors, Patients Should Weigh Risks vs. Rewards Of Medical Imaging

After an imaging test revealed a small nodule in Dr. Len Lichtenfeld's lung, his doctor ordered a series of CT scans. But Lichtenfeld turned them down. As deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, Lichtenfeld knew the tiny nodule probably wasn't dangerous and that new research has documented an increased risk of cancer from CT scans' X-rays.

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