Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Black women should get mammograms, enroll in clinical trials, take other measures to prevent breast cancer

Although the number of new breast cancer cases in the U.S. has "leveled off" according to a recent a report, black women must "participate in ... clinical trials, tend to their diets, exercise more, do monthly self-exams and get mammograms," Joyce King, a freelance writer, writes in a USA Today opinion piece.

11 Sep 2006

Validation of a tool for identifying women at high risk for hereditary breast cancer

A new screening tool for the general practitioner effectively identifies patients at risk for hereditary breast cancer, according to a new study.

11 Sep 2006

Physical activity increases breast cancer survival

Women who reported the highest levels of physical activity in the year before they were diagnosed with breast cancer may have higher survival, according to a new study.

11 Sep 2006

Thyroid cancer among women in the U.S. has increased

The number of new cases of thyroid cancer among women in the U.S. has increased over the past decade despite a decline among women in mortality rates for most cancers, according to a report released Wednesday by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, the National Cancer Institute, CDC and the American Cancer Society, Long Island Newsday reports.

7 Sep 2006

Genetic code for breast and colon cancers

Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have completed the first draft of the genetic code for breast and colon cancers.

7 Sep 2006

FDA releases draft guidelines regulating complex diagnostic tests

FDA on Tuesday released draft guidelines that assert the agency's authority for regulating gene- and protein-based diagnostic tests for conditions such as breast cancer and ovarian cancer, the Wall Street Journal reports.

6 Sep 2006

Scientists develop magnetic nanoparticles for medicine

Magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles have already proven their utility for imaging metastatic breast cancer lesions in sentinel lymph nodes, and numerous groups are attempting to use iron nanoparticles in other imaging applications.

5 Sep 2006

FDA drafts new guidance to industry for group of medical tests

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued draft regulatory guidance for industry and clinical laboratories for a new type of medical test.

5 Sep 2006

New York Times examines debate over preimplantation genetic diagnosis

The New York Times on Sunday examined the debate over preimplantation genetic diagnosis, a technique that allows physicians to identify embryos without genetic defects or chromosomal abnormalities and then implant the embryos most likely to result in a live, healthy infant.

5 Sep 2006

New microfluidic device suitable for large-scale screening of disease-related biomarkers

Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have developed a disposable microchip that replaces space-consuming instrumentation with fast, cost-effective, lab-on-a-chip technology.

5 Sep 2006

Bone protection by estrens occurs through non-tissue-selective activation of the androgen receptor

A new study appearing in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation indicates that caution might be needed if a new group of drugs known as estrens are to be developed for the treatment of osteoporosis.

4 Sep 2006

MRI better than MDCT for determining if and how far breast cancer has spread into the breast ducts

MRI is better than MDCT for determining if and how far breast cancer has spread into the breast ducts and should be used before patients receive breast conserving therapy, a new study shows.

4 Sep 2006

Obesity affects survival odds for ovarian cancer

According to research in the U.S. obese women get more aggressive ovarian cancers, have a shorter time before the cancer recurs and a shorter survival compared to women who are not obese.

29 Aug 2006

Women's health policy highlights

Highlights recently released from journal articles on women's health issues

24 Aug 2006

Women's Health Network petitions FDA to halt sales of estrogen, testosterone combination treatments

The National Women's Health Network has petitioned FDA to stop sales of Solvay's Estratest and Breckenridge Pharmaceuticals' Syntest, which are estrogen-testosterone combination therapies used to treat menopause-associated hot flashes, until they are proven safe and effective, Reuters reports.

24 Aug 2006

Targeted magnetic nanoparticles may be useful in both detecting and treating metastatic breast cancer

An in-depth study of nanoparticle distribution in tumor-bearing mice has shown that targeted magnetic nanoparticles accumulate and cluster in both primary breast tumors and metastatic lesions that have developed in the lung.

21 Aug 2006

Seven quality guidelines for breast, colorectal cancer care

The American Society of Clinical Oncology and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network on Tuesday released seven quality guidelines for breast and colorectal cancer care, CQ Today reports.

20 Aug 2006

Chemotherapy and breast cancer - side effects underestimated

Researchers believe that the side effects of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer are probably higher than thought.

16 Aug 2006

Breast cancer sufferers experience more side effects from chemo than previously thought

Women with breast cancer ages 64 and younger experience three to four times more serious side effects from chemotherapy than previously hypothesized, according to a study published in the Aug. 16 edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

16 Aug 2006

Findings shed new light on BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast-cancer gene mutations in older and African-American women

Clearest picture yet of the prevalence and predictors of mutations in the breast-cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 among women in the general population.

15 Aug 2006

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Black women should get mammograms, enroll in clinical trials, take other measures to prevent breast cancer

Validation of a tool for identifying women at high risk for hereditary breast cancer

Physical activity increases breast cancer survival

Thyroid cancer among women in the U.S. has increased

Genetic code for breast and colon cancers

FDA releases draft guidelines regulating complex diagnostic tests

Scientists develop magnetic nanoparticles for medicine

FDA drafts new guidance to industry for group of medical tests

New York Times examines debate over preimplantation genetic diagnosis

New microfluidic device suitable for large-scale screening of disease-related biomarkers

Bone protection by estrens occurs through non-tissue-selective activation of the androgen receptor

MRI better than MDCT for determining if and how far breast cancer has spread into the breast ducts

Obesity affects survival odds for ovarian cancer

Women's health policy highlights

Women's Health Network petitions FDA to halt sales of estrogen, testosterone combination treatments

Targeted magnetic nanoparticles may be useful in both detecting and treating metastatic breast cancer

Seven quality guidelines for breast, colorectal cancer care

Chemotherapy and breast cancer - side effects underestimated

Breast cancer sufferers experience more side effects from chemo than previously thought

Findings shed new light on BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast-cancer gene mutations in older and African-American women

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Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

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