Intelliseeker - Breast Cancer

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Post: Complications and Risks of Breast Augmentation

There were 364,610 breast augmentation procedures performed in 2005. The top concerns of breast augmentation include the surgery itself, the implants, breast cancer and the risk of anesthesia.

Contributor: Cristina Olvera
Published: May 24, 2006

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Post: 10 Myths About Breast Cancer Busted

Ten of the most common myths about breast cancer exposed here. Some of them may surprise you, and others you just be aware of.

Contributor: Megan Mathews
Published: May 19, 2006

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Monday, December 7, 2009

Post: Spices halt growth of breast cancer stem cells

A newly released study finds that compounds derived from the spices turmeric and pepper could help prevent breast cancer by limiting the growth of stem cells, the small number of cells that fuel a tumor's growth. Scientists at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have observed that when the dietary compounds curcumin, which is derived from the Indian spice turmeric, and piperine, derived from black peppers, were applied to breast cells in culture, they decreased the number of ...

Friday, December 4, 2009

Post: Annual screening with breast ultrasound or MRI

Results of a large-scale clinical trial presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) provide the first good evidence of the benefit of annual screening ultrasound for women with dense breasts who are at elevated risk for breast cancer. In addition, the study confirmed that MRI is highly sensitive in depicting early breast cancer........ ...

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Post: A powerful combination punch against breast cancer

A powerful new breast cancer therapy could result from packaging one of the newer drugs that inhibits cancer's hallmark wild growth with another that blocks a primordial survival technique in which the cancer cell eats part of itself, scientists say. While they are powerful killers of some breast cancer cells, new drugs called histone deacetylase inhibitors, or HDAC inhibitors, also increase self-digestion, or autophagy, in surviving, mega-stressed cells, Medical College of Georgia Cancer Cente...

Monday, November 23, 2009

Post: Women with denser breasts have higher cancer recurrence

A newly released study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. Reported in the December 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society, the study's results indicate that patients with breast cancer with dense breasts appears to benefit from additional therapies following surgery, such as radiation........ ...

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Post: Breast Cancer: Need for Early Risk Assessment

A recent study out of Canada suggests that breast cancer risk assessment and prevention should start much earlier in life than it currently does. Researchers point to links between mammographic density of breast tissue and associated risk of early development of breast cancer....

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Post: Breast Cancer: A Patient Shares her Experience

Mona Palmore-Haynes reviews her experience battling breast cancer from discovering a lump in her breast to her reaction of being told she had breast cancer, course of treatment, side effects, recovery and the future. ...

Friday, November 13, 2009

Post: Breast Cancer: Swelling After Treatment

In breast cancer survivors, lymphedema - an uncomfortable swelling of the arm and wrist - can be one of the most vexing side effects of treatment. Now, a new study has found that women who develop lymphedema do worse than women without the condition and have higher out-of-pocket medical costs after radiation and surgery. ...

Monday, November 9, 2009

Post: Breast Health: Self Breast Examination among Hispanic Women

Despite high rates of screening mammography, most breast cancers in Hispanic women are detected by the women themselves. A troubling finding is that about half of all women who noticed an abnormality waited at least a month before seeking medical help. Research is being conducted to determine potential reasons for the prolonged waiting time....

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Post: Breast Cancer: Risk Associated with Childhood Cancer Survivors

Experts say female childhood cancer survivors who have had radiation should get mammograms earlier than the general population of women. These guidelines are in place because women who have had chest radiation as children, teens, or young adults have a significantly higher risk for breast cancer....

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Post: Can having healthy bones help fight cancer? (source: Topix.net)

Can having healthy bones help fight cancer? Researchers have found women taking certain osteoporosis drugs are less likely to develop breast cancer. (source: Topix.net) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com ...

Monday, October 19, 2009

Post: Osteoporosis meds may cut breast cancer risk: Study (source: Canada.com)

Women who took a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates had significantly fewer invasive breast cancers than women not using the bone-strengthening pills, according to a new analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI... (source: Canada.com) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com ...

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Post: New Weapon in Breast Cancer Battle? (source: ABC News)

Studies: Common osteoporosis treatment linked to reduced risk of breast cancer. Breast cancer - Cancer - Health - Breast - Osteoporosis (source: ABC News) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com ...

Friday, October 16, 2009

Post: New Weapon in Breast Cancer Battle? Experts Cautious (source: ABC News)

Studies: Common osteoporosis treatment linked to reduced risk of breast cancer. Breast cancer - Cancer - Health - Breast - Osteoporosis (source: ABC News) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com ...

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Post: SABCS: More Evidence that Bisphosphonates Prevent Breast Cancer (CME/CE) (source: Med Worm)

SAN ANTONIO (MedPage Today) -- Women taking the osteoporosis drug zoledronic acid had a 30% to 35% lower risk of breast cancer, according to data from two different retrospective studies. (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology) (source: Med Worm) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com ...

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Post: Experts Gather to Discuss Latest Breast Cancer Research

Breast cancer experts are heading back from the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. Get the headlines from the meeting. ...

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Post: Bone Drugs May Beat Back Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Bone-building drugs used by tens of millions of women to fight osteoporosis also cut the risk of breast cancer, suggesting the drugs may play a dual role in keeping women healthy....

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Post: Studies: Bone drugs may help prevent breast cancer (AP)

AP - New results from a landmark women's health study raise the exciting possibility that bone-building drugs such as Fosamax and Actonel may help prevent breast cancer....

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Post: Needle Biopsy Works Well in Diagnosing Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 15 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to diagnosing breast cancer, women and their doctors have some options, but new research suggests that the less invasive "core needle biopsy" procedure is nearly as effective in diagnosing breast cancer as an open surgical procedure is, with fewer complications than the surgical version....

Monday, September 21, 2009

Post: After Lumpectomy, Radiation Rates Lower for Black Women (HealthDay)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds a significant racial disparity in breast cancer treatment: Black women are less likely than their white counterparts to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy....

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Post: 39 Quebecers wrongly treated for breast cancer (source: Topix.net)

Health minister Yves Bolduc will discuss the breast cancer retests on Wednesday. (source: Topix.net) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com ...

Friday, September 18, 2009

Post: Many Women With Breast Cancer Have Sexual Problems: Study (source: Health Central)

About 75 percent of women who have breast cancer also have some kind of sexual problem, a new survey suggests. (source: Health Central) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com ...

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Post: Ipsen Establishes Optimal Biological Dose for BN83495 Steroid... (source: Topix.net)

Dec 14, 2009 - Regulatory News: Ipsen today announced the preliminary results of a phase I trial in metastatic breast cancer with BN83495, Ipsen's lead and first-in-class orally available irreversible steroid sulfatase inhibitor. (source: Topix.net) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com ...

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Post: SABCS: Dr. Dennis Slamon Continues Research with Herceptin (source: About)

Dr. Dennis SlamonPhoto Courtesy © SABCS/Todd Buchanan 2009 Even if you haven't dealt with HER2 positive breast cancer, you've probably heard of the drug Herceptin or the movie "Living Proof" about Dr. Dennis Slamon and his work with breast cancer patient... (source: About) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com ...

Friday, September 11, 2009

Post: Drinking Alcohol Linked to Breast Cancer Recurrence (source: About)

MargaritaPhoto ©Microsoft Watch what you drink at those holiday parties! New research has found a link between having three or more drinks a week and breast cancer recurrence. While three or four drinks a week may sound fairly tame, the Life After Canc... (source: About) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com ...

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Post: Social Isolation and Stress Raises Your Risk For Breast Cancer (source: cancercompass.com)

Lonely WomanPhoto © Microsoft Loneliness and social isolation aren't good for you, for many reasons. But recent research shows that coupled with stress, it may triple your risk of breast cancer. Picture yourself living in an inner-city neighborhood wi... (source: cancercompass.com) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com ...

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Post: Mammography Guidelines Cause Confusion, Division (source: cancercompass.com)

Film MammographyA.D.A.M. The new guidelines for breast screening, released on Monday by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, have been causing confusion, division, outrage, and much discussion. Health professionals, breast cancer support organizat... (source: cancercompass.com) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com ...

Monday, September 7, 2009

Post: Non-surgical Method For Diagnosing Breast Cancer Safe, Nearly As Effective As Surgical Biopsy, New Report Finds (source: Medical News Today)

Some methods of minimally invasive biopsy for breast cancer are nearly as accurate as surgical biopsy but have much less risk of harms, according to a new report funded by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)... (source: Medical News Today) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com ...

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Post: Women's Health Policy Report Highlights Studies From Recent Breast Cancer Conference (source: Medical News Today)

The following summarizes findings reported last week at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. ~ Anthracyclines: New research suggests that anthracyclines -- a class of chemotherapy drugs commonly used to treat breast cancer -- could cause more harm than... (source: Medical News Today) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com ...

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Post: Needle Biopsy Works Well in Diagnosing Breast Cancer (source: MedicineNet)

Title: Needle Biopsy Works Well in Diagnosing Breast CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/15/2009 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 12/16/2009 (source: MedicineNet) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com ...

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Post: Needle Biopsy Works Well in Diagnosing Breast Cancer (source: MedicineNet)

Title: Needle Biopsy Works Well in Diagnosing Breast CancerCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/15/2009 12:10:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 12/16/2009 (source: MedicineNet) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com ...

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Post: Anti-Estrogens May Offer Protection Against Lung Cancer Mortality (source: Medical News Today)

Anti-estrogens as therapy for breast cancer may also reduce the risk of death from lung cancer, according to study results presented at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held here Dec. 9-13, 2009. "We found a reduction in lung cancer mort... (source: Medical News Today) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com ...

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Post: As increasingly early puberty ups breast cancer risk, researchers search environment for clues (source: Scientific American)

NEW YORK--Women who reach puberty early have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than those who reach it late. So as the age of puberty's onset among U.S. girls continues to drop, researchers are trying to figure out why--and how this growing risk ... (source: Scientific American) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com ...

Monday, August 10, 2009

Post: Spices halt growth of breast cancer stem cells

A newly released study finds that compounds derived from the spices turmeric and pepper could help prevent breast cancer by limiting the growth of stem cells, the small number of cells that fuel a tumor's growth. Scientists at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have observed that when the dietary compounds curcumin, which is derived from the Indian spice turmeric, and piperine, derived from black peppers, were applied to breast cells in culture, they decreased the number of ...

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Post: Annual screening with breast ultrasound or MRI

Results of a large-scale clinical trial presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) provide the first good evidence of the benefit of annual screening ultrasound for women with dense breasts who are at elevated risk for breast cancer. In addition, the study confirmed that MRI is highly sensitive in depicting early breast cancer........ ...

Friday, August 7, 2009

Post: A powerful combination punch against breast cancer

A powerful new breast cancer therapy could result from packaging one of the newer drugs that inhibits cancer's hallmark wild growth with another that blocks a primordial survival technique in which the cancer cell eats part of itself, scientists say. While they are powerful killers of some breast cancer cells, new drugs called histone deacetylase inhibitors, or HDAC inhibitors, also increase self-digestion, or autophagy, in surviving, mega-stressed cells, Medical College of Georgia Cancer Cente...

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Post: Hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer

The use of postmenopausal hormone treatment has decreased over time in the United States, which scientists suggest may play a key role in the declining rate of atypical ductal hyperplasia, a known risk factor for breast cancer. "Postmenopausal hormone therapy is linked to increased rates of non-malignant breast biopsies, and early and late stages of cancer. Atypical ductal hyperplasia is linked to the use of postmenopausal hormone therapy and its rates have decreased with the decline in use of ...

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Post: Women with denser breasts have higher cancer recurrence

A newly released study finds that women treated for breast cancer are at higher risk of cancer recurrence if they have dense breasts. Reported in the December 15, 2009 issue of Cancer, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society, the study's results indicate that patients with breast cancer with dense breasts appears to benefit from additional therapies following surgery, such as radiation........ ...

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Post: Weight training for breast cancer survivors

In addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a prescription for self-esteem among breast cancer survivors, as per new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research. Breast cancer survivors who lift weights regularly feel better about bodies and their appearance and are more satisfied with their intimate relationships compared with survivors who do not lift weights, as per a newly released study reported in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment........ ...

Monday, August 3, 2009

Post: Early-stage, HER2-positive breast cancer

Early-stage patients with breast cancer with HER2 positive tumors one centimeter or smaller are at significant risk of recurrence of their disease, in comparison to those with early-stage disease who do not express the aggressive protein, as per a research studyled by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center........ ...

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Post: Space-Industry Technology to Treat Breast Cancer

Scientists at Rush University Medical Center and Argonne National Laboratory are collaborating on a study to determine if an imaging technique used by NASA to inspect the space shuttle can be used to predict tissue damage often experienced by patients with breast cancer undergoing radiation treatment. The study is examining the utility of three-dimensional thermal tomography in radiation oncology........ ...

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Post: Call to reconsider screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer

Twenty years of screening for breast and prostate cancer - the most diagnosed cancer for women and men - have not brought the anticipated decline in deaths from these diseases, argue experts from the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in an opinion piece reported in the "Journal of the American Medical Association"........ ...

Friday, July 31, 2009

Post: Transcendental meditation reduces stress

Women with breast cancer reduced stress and improved their mental health and emotional well being through the Transcendental Meditation technique, as per a newly released study reported in the current issue of the peer-evaluated Integrative Cancer Therapies (Vol. 8, No. 3: September 2009). "A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Transcendental Meditation on Quality of Life in Older Breast Cancer Patients" was a collaboration between the Center for Healthy Aging at Saint Joseph Hospital...

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Post: Tenderness in the breast during HRT

Women who developed new-onset breast tenderness after starting estrogen plus progestin hormone replacement treatment were at significantly higher risk for developing breast cancer than women on the combination treatment who didn't experience such tenderness, as per a new UCLA study. The research, reported in the Oct. 12 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, is based on data from more than 16,000 participants in the Women's Health Initiative estrogen-plus- progestin clinical trial. This tr...

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Post: Diffuse Optical Tomography for breast cancer screening

Clemson University scientists in collaboration with scientists at the University of Bremen, Gera number of, are working to make the physical pain and discomfort of mammograms a thing of the past, while allowing for diagnostic imaging eventually to be done in a home setting. The group is fine-tuning Diffuse Optical Tomography (DOT) to create high-resolution images from a scattering of infrared and visible light for the early detection of breast cancer. While the method is less expensive, safer a...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Post: More breast cancer patients electing to remove other breast

A newly released study of New York State data finds that the number of women opting for surgery to remove the healthy breast after a cancer diagnosis in one breast is rising, despite a lack of evidence that the surgery can improve survival. The study also finds that despite extensive press coverage of women who choose to have both breasts removed because of a strong family history of cancer, the rate of this surgery is relatively low and has changed little in the last decade. The study appears ...

Monday, July 27, 2009

Post: Sorafenib for breast cancer

One of the first of a series of trials to investigate the use of sorafenib a targeted anti-cancer drug for the therapy of advanced breast cancer has observed that if it is combined with the chemotherapy drug, capecitabine, it makes a significant difference to the time women live without their disease worsening........ ...

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Post: Tamoxifen Can Also Cause Serious Side Effects

Three drugs that reduce a woman's chance of getting breast cancer also have been shown to cause adverse effects, as per a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The report is based on a study led by Heidi D. Nelson, M.D., M.P.H., research professor in the Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center at Oregon Health and Science University and medical director of the Women and Children's Program and Research Center at Provide...