Breast Cancer News and Research

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Call for UK and Luxembourg governments to put access to quality cancer treatment at the top of their health agendas

Speaking today at a workshop on 'Cancer treatment: a priority for patients in Europe', cancer specialists and representatives of cancer patients called on the UK and Luxembourg governments to put access to quality cancer treatment at the top of their health agendas during their Presidencies of the EU in 2005.

7 Oct 2004

Breast cancer drug Taxotere extends life of prostate cancer patients

Men with androgen-independent (hormone-refractory) metastatic prostate cancer treated with the breast-cancer drug Taxotere (docetaxel) Injection Concentrate in combination with the drug estramustine survived 20 percent longer than similar patients receiving the standard therapy

6 Oct 2004

University of Rochester Medical Center doctors are trying to improve childhood cancer treatments

University of Rochester Medical Center doctors are trying to improve childhood cancer treatments so that kids are less likely to develop heart problems or second malignancies later, as a result of radiation therapy.

6 Oct 2004

Obese women with early breast cancer at greater risk of death

Women who are obese when they are diagnosed with early stage breast cancer are at greater risk of dying of their disease than women of normal weight

6 Oct 2004

Women in New York City continue to receive mammograms at much lower levels than those outside the downstate region

Women in New York City continue to receive mammograms at much lower levels than those outside the downstate region, while Kings County (Brooklyn) still has the lowest county-specific mammography rate, according to IPRO's second annual "snapshot" of mammography usage in New York State.

5 Oct 2004

Breast density, rapid tumor growth contribute to mammogram failure in women in their forties

Lower sensitivity of mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years compared with older women can be largely explained by greater breast density and rapid tumor growth in the younger women

5 Oct 2004

Women who take the hormone therapy estrogen plus progestin have double the risk for venous thrombosis

Mary Cushman, M.D., M.Sc., of the University of Vermont, Colchester, Vt., and colleagues examined the effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy on VT in the presence of other thrombosis risk factors, such as age and obesity.

5 Oct 2004

Radiation therapy and tamoxifen helps prevent cancer returning

Early stage breast cancer patients over the age of 50 can greatly minimize their chances of recurrence after surgery by receiving radiation therapy in addition to taking tamoxifen, a hormonal therapy

5 Oct 2004

Prognostic factors influencing survival in patients with brain metastases identified

Allos Therapeutics has announced the presentation of new findings from its Phase 3 clinical trial of the investigational radiation sensitizer Efaproxyn (efaproxiral) in patients with brain metastases.

4 Oct 2004

College students may be ignoring the threat of heart disease

In a groundbreaking study, a former Arizona State University student found college students may be ignoring the threat of heart disease and putting themselves at risk.

4 Oct 2004

Race influences participation in clinical trials

Caucasian and non-Caucasian cancer patients are equally interested in learning about clinical trials. However, non-Caucasian patients are less likely to enroll in a trial unless the chances are high that it would benefit them

4 Oct 2004

Over 170,000 Canadians took part in the largest single-day, fundraising event for breast cancer in Canada

Over 170,000 Canadians, many of them survivors, ran, walked, cheered or volunteered today as part of the largest single-day, fundraising event for breast cancer in Canada. The Run – in its 13th year – raised $19.2 million to boost breast cancer research and programs.

4 Oct 2004

Novel compound that resembles vitamin E halves the size of tumors and the ability of cancer to spread

By studying cancer in mice, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have gained preliminary evidence that a novel compound that resembles vitamin E halves the size of tumors and the ability of cancer to spread to other body sites.

30 Sep 2004

Researchers show gossypol – a drug refined from cottonseed oil is a cancer treatment booster

New research has opened up the prospect that gossypol – a drug refined from cottonseed oil and previously tried and abandoned as a male contraceptive – could boost the effectiveness of treatment for prostate tumours and possibly other common cancers as well.

30 Sep 2004

One in five people in the developed world will die of the diseases we call cancer

What they die of is not one disease, but a bewildering array of cancers, each of which behaves differently, grows differently and - crucially - responds to treatment differently.

29 Sep 2004

Scientists embark on a five-year study of the effects of soy isoflavones found in dietary supplements on various body tissues

A multidisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is embarking on a comprehensive five-year study of the effects of soy isoflavones found in dietary supplements on various body tissues.

29 Sep 2004

FDA to highlight benefits and risks of hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing a nationwide information campaign to raise awareness about the resources available to address questions related to the benefits and risks of hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms.

29 Sep 2004

On-line campaign asks, where does all the breast cancer research money go?

Barbara Ehrenreich and Breast Cancer Action (BCA) have launched an online Flash movie and email campaign that exposes the lack of coordination among more than 30 federal agencies and dozens of private foundations and pharmaceutical companies funding research on breast cancer.

28 Sep 2004

New guidelines for the treatment of patients with stroke and TIA

New guidelines launched today aim to help primary care teams deliver effective treatment and secondary prevention to stroke patients.

28 Sep 2004

Active ingredients of soya may help beat breast cancer

Researchers are investigating whether it is possible to turn the active ingredients of soya into a useful medicine that may help to beat breast cancer, the British Pharmaceutical Conference heard today.

27 Sep 2004

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Call for UK and Luxembourg governments to put access to quality cancer treatment at the top of their health agendas

Breast cancer drug Taxotere extends life of prostate cancer patients

University of Rochester Medical Center doctors are trying to improve childhood cancer treatments

Obese women with early breast cancer at greater risk of death

Women in New York City continue to receive mammograms at much lower levels than those outside the downstate region

Breast density, rapid tumor growth contribute to mammogram failure in women in their forties

Women who take the hormone therapy estrogen plus progestin have double the risk for venous thrombosis

Radiation therapy and tamoxifen helps prevent cancer returning

Prognostic factors influencing survival in patients with brain metastases identified

College students may be ignoring the threat of heart disease

Race influences participation in clinical trials

Over 170,000 Canadians took part in the largest single-day, fundraising event for breast cancer in Canada

Novel compound that resembles vitamin E halves the size of tumors and the ability of cancer to spread

Researchers show gossypol – a drug refined from cottonseed oil is a cancer treatment booster

One in five people in the developed world will die of the diseases we call cancer

Scientists embark on a five-year study of the effects of soy isoflavones found in dietary supplements on various body tissues

FDA to highlight benefits and risks of hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms

On-line campaign asks, where does all the breast cancer research money go?

New guidelines for the treatment of patients with stroke and TIA

Active ingredients of soya may help beat breast cancer

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Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

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