News tagged with 'Breast Cancer'

Doctors may not be aware that a woman's chances for breast cancer increase if she had chest radiation as a treatment for cancer as a child. As a result, many women are not following up with recommended screening mammograms.

A new study in the journal Cancer finds many women are taking extreme measures to avoid going through breast cancer again by choosing removal of their healthy breast to reduce their risk of finding another tumor later.

A clinical trials for immunotherapy targeting recurrent breast cancer will be underway this spring in Arkansas. The early results on  immunotherapy are very hopeful as they encourage the body's immune system to fight the cancer. 

Women seeking post-breast cancer reconstructive surgery many not be made fully aware of options available to them, reports the New York Times. For many breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomies, reconstructive breast surgery is more about feeling whole again and less about restoring their appearance.

While previous studies have observed how a cancer diagnosis can affect the quality of a marital relationship, this is the first study to examine how the marital relationship affects long-term recovery of breast cancer.

A new pilot study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium suggests alternating mammography and MRI at six-month intervals can detect breast cancers not detected by mammography alone. Current standards are yearly screenings.

New research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, suggests dense breast tissue contains more cells known to produce breast cancer than that of non-dense tissue.

New analysis of a large federal study suggests menopause hormones taken for five years doubles the risk of breast cancer, revealing compelling findings of the dangers associated with these still-popular pills.

Wyeth pharmaceutical company has been paying ghostwriters to produce favorable medical journal articles for its drugs. Particularly the female hormone replacement therapy (HRT) drug Prempro, according to Congressional letters seeking more information about the company’s involvement in medical ghostwriting.

New research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium suggests adding the bone-strengthening drug Zometa to chemotherapy shrinks breast tumors more than chemo alone, helping more women to avoid mastectomy.

A new study suggests, a combination of GlaxoSmithKline's drug Tykerb and Novartis's drug Femara can significantly delay the progression of breast cancer in some patients.

A controversial new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests it may be possible for breast cancer and other cancers to regress without medical intervention.

The equivalent of a 30-minute walk five times a week can help to prevent breast cancer, slow progression of the disease, enhance recovery and prevent the disease from recurring, according to a new study in the December issue of Cancer Causes and Control.

A study involving mice suggests pregnant women may be better off opting for canola oil over most types of vegetable oil. Researchers found that canola oil in the maternal diet during pregnancy and nursing reduced the risk of breast cancer in babies.

A new study published in the journal Nature, finds 35 percent of women who take the drug tamoxifen to prevent the return of breast cancer do not respond to the drug -- and scientists think they have figured out why.