Breast cancer news
Breast cancer prevention
- 01/31/12
- Carotenoids in food reduce risk of breast cancer and recurrence
- 01/20/12
- Cholesterol drugs might inhibit tumor formation in some breast cancer patients
- 01/08/12
- Italian women with high vegetable consumption have lower risk of breast cancer
- 12/18/11
- Isothiocyanates found in brassica vegetables have genotoxic potential at concentrated doses
- 11/17/11
- Brown seaweed compound fucoidan induces breast cancer cell death
- 11/16/11
- Dry beans induce cancer cell death in an animal model of breast cancer
- 11/12/11
- Resveratrol plus melatonin reduces mammary tumor development in a rat model of breast cancer
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Breast cancer prognosis
- 01/31/12
- Carotenoids in food reduce risk of breast cancer and recurrence
- 01/20/12
- Cholesterol drugs might inhibit tumor formation in some breast cancer patients
- 01/18/12
- High intake of soy isoflavones increases risk of recurrence in HER2+ patients
- 01/06/12
- Exercise before breast cancer diagnosis improves survival
- 01/05/12
- Small amount of alcohol after diagnosis does not reduce survival
- 01/03/12
- Omitting axillary dissection for sentinel node micrometastases means higher risk of recurrence
- 12/30/11
- Body weight at diagnosis influences breast cancer survival
- Archive
Breast cancer risk factors
- 01/16/12
- Lack of melatonin increases risk of breast cancer
- 01/14/12
- Do parabens in personal care products contribute to breast cancer risk?
- 01/12/12
- How much red wine is safe for breast cancer survivors?
- 01/11/12
- Would restricting calories during pregnancy reduce breast cancer risk of daughters?
- 01/10/12
- Father's breast cancer or BRCA mutation strongly influences daughter's risk
- 01/04/12
- Diabetes and obesity increase breast cancer risk
- 12/27/11
- Breast cancer in male and female relatives increases risk of breast cancer
- Archive
Family history of breast cancer
- 01/11/12
- Would restricting calories during pregnancy reduce breast cancer risk of daughters?
- 01/10/12
- Father's breast cancer or BRCA mutation strongly influences daughter's risk
- 12/27/11
- Breast cancer in male and female relatives increases risk of breast cancer
- 11/29/11
- Teenage alcohol use increases risk of benign breast disease and cancer for those with family history
- 11/11/11
- Nigerian breast cancer patients have high rates of BRCA mutations
- 10/18/11
- Previous appendectomy is associated with cancer in Jewish BRCA mutation carriers
- 10/10/11
- BRCA mutation carriers are diagnosed with breast cancer earlier than the previous generation
- Archive
Protecting our children from breast cancer
- 01/14/12
- Do parabens in personal care products contribute to breast cancer risk?
- 01/11/12
- Would restricting calories during pregnancy reduce breast cancer risk of daughters?
- 01/10/12
- Father's breast cancer or BRCA mutation strongly influences daughter's risk
- 12/27/11
- Breast cancer in male and female relatives increases risk of breast cancer
- 11/29/11
- Teenage alcohol use increases risk of benign breast disease and cancer for those with family history
- 10/11/11
- Adolescent alcohol consumption is associated with increased risk of proliferative benign breast disease
- 09/21/11
- Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A induces precancerous changes in mammary glands of offspring
- Archive
Specific foods
- 02/03/12
- Turmeric component curcumin enhances effectiveness of Adriamycin chemotherapy
- 01/31/12
- Carotenoids in food reduce risk of breast cancer and recurrence
- 01/18/12
- High intake of soy isoflavones increases risk of recurrence in HER2+ patients
- 01/17/12
- Apigenin increases effectiveness of Taxol chemotherapy
- 01/12/12
- How much red wine is safe for breast cancer survivors?
- 01/08/12
- Italian women with high vegetable consumption have lower risk of breast cancer
- 01/05/12
- Small amount of alcohol after diagnosis does not reduce survival
- Archive
Treatments: Anti-estrogens
- 12/22/11
- Aromatase inhibitors can worsen cholesterol profile
- 12/06/11
- Red clover compound biochanin A reduces potency of tamoxifen in rats
- 10/19/11
- Tumor response to anti-estrogen treatment before surgery is influenced by BMI and race
- 09/07/11
- Strongly estrogen positive lobular breast cancer responds well to neoadjuvant Femara
- 08/17/11
- Genistein stimulates aromatase activity and ER+ breast cancer cell growth
- 08/10/11
- Prozac might influence brain metastasis in breast cancer survivors
- 07/31/11
- High dose vitamin D reduces musculoskeletal symptoms in women taking Arimidex
- Archive
Treatments: Breast cancer surgery
- 01/03/12
- Omitting axillary dissection for sentinel node micrometastases means higher risk of recurrence
- 12/21/11
- No need for axillary lymph node dissection when sentinel lymph node biopsy is negative
- 12/17/11
- Women undergoing breast conserving treatment can have ongoing side effects
- 12/04/11
- Lumpectomy vs. mastectomy rates vary by type of breast cancer
- 11/10/11
- Lumpectomy is not inferior to mastectomy for appropriately selected triple negative patients
- 10/01/11
- Inappropriate omission of radiation after breast-conserving surgery is becoming more common
- 09/29/11
- Axillary dissection in patients with occult sentinel lymph node metastases does not improve survival
- Archive
Treatments: Chemotherapy
- 02/03/12
- Turmeric component curcumin enhances effectiveness of Adriamycin chemotherapy
- 01/17/12
- Apigenin increases effectiveness of Taxol chemotherapy
- 12/15/11
- Kaempferol protects against Adriamycin-induced heart damage
- 12/14/11
- Chemo brain can persist for more than three years after breast cancer treatment
- 12/07/11
- Modern chemotherapy reduces breast cancer death by about a third compared to no chemotherapy
- 12/05/11
- The yellow vegetable pigment luteolin induces breast cancer cell death
- 12/01/11
- Herceptin plus anthracycline chemotherapy greatly increases risk of heart damage
- Archive
Treatments: Other
- 12/08/11
- Bisphosphonate Zometa might increase survival in certain premenopausal breast cancer cases
- 12/01/11
- Herceptin plus anthracycline chemotherapy greatly increases risk of heart damage
- 11/03/11
- Preliminary study finds Boniva can eradicate dormant breast cancer cells in bone marrow
- 10/06/11
- Non-anthracycline chemotherapy plus Herceptin is effective treatment for HER2+ breast cancer
- 09/28/11
- The bisphosphonate zoledronic acid might reduce breast cancer recurrence in postmenopausal women
- 09/22/11
- Herceptin has reduced locoregional recurrence for HER2+ compared to triple negative breast cancer
- 06/28/11
- Triple negative breast cancer responds to treatments depending on gene expression
- Archive
Treatments: Radiation
- 12/17/11
- Women undergoing breast conserving treatment can have ongoing side effects
- 12/14/11
- Chemo brain can persist for more than three years after breast cancer treatment
- 11/18/11
- Metformin might increase the effectiveness of radiation treatment by killing cancer stem cells
- 11/10/11
- Lumpectomy is not inferior to mastectomy for appropriately selected triple negative patients
- 10/22/11
- Young breast cancer patients require aggressive treatment
- 10/21/11
- Radiation treatment after lumpectomy significantly reduces long-term recurrence and death
- 10/01/11
- Inappropriate omission of radiation after breast-conserving surgery is becoming more common
- Archive
Treatments: Side effects
- 02/03/12
- Turmeric component curcumin enhances effectiveness of Adriamycin chemotherapy
- 01/09/12
- Black cohosh reduces mammary tumor growth in a rat model of breast cancer
- 12/22/11
- Aromatase inhibitors can worsen cholesterol profile
- 12/17/11
- Women undergoing breast conserving treatment can have ongoing side effects
- 12/15/11
- Kaempferol protects against Adriamycin-induced heart damage
- 12/14/11
- Chemo brain can persist for more than three years after breast cancer treatment
- 12/01/11
- Herceptin plus anthracycline chemotherapy greatly increases risk of heart damage
- Archive
Types: Ductal breast cancer
- 12/04/11
- Lumpectomy vs. mastectomy rates vary by type of breast cancer
- 11/05/11
- Luminal breast cancer prognosis can vary based on other tumor characteristics
- 10/19/11
- Tumor response to anti-estrogen treatment before surgery is influenced by BMI and race
- 10/13/11
- Coexisting DCIS independently predicts lower tumor aggressiveness in luminal breast cancer
- 09/17/11
- Lobular and ductal breast cancer can be treated similarly based on other important tumor characteristics
- 09/05/11
- African-American women experience a higher risk of second breast cancer after DCIS
- 07/15/11
- Lobular and ductal breast cancer have different lymph node metastasis patterns
- Archive
Types: HER2 positive breast cancer
- 01/18/12
- High intake of soy isoflavones increases risk of recurrence in HER2+ patients
- 01/17/12
- Apigenin increases effectiveness of Taxol chemotherapy
- 12/13/11
- Metformin improves survival of diabetic women with HER2+ breast cancer
- 12/02/11
- Knowing the receptor status of metastases improves treatment decisions
- 12/01/11
- Herceptin plus anthracycline chemotherapy greatly increases risk of heart damage
- 10/20/11
- Age and breast cancer subtype influence prognosis after lumpectomy
- 10/17/11
- Alcohol promotes premenopausal HER2+ tumor development in a mouse model of HER2+ breast cancer
- Archive
Types: Hormone receptor negative (ER-/PR-) and triple negative (ER-/PR-/HER2-) breast cancer
- 01/17/12
- Apigenin increases effectiveness of Taxol chemotherapy
- 01/03/12
- Omitting axillary dissection for sentinel node micrometastases means higher risk of recurrence
- 12/02/11
- Knowing the receptor status of metastases improves treatment decisions
- 11/17/11
- Brown seaweed compound fucoidan induces breast cancer cell death
- 11/10/11
- Lumpectomy is not inferior to mastectomy for appropriately selected triple negative patients
- 11/07/11
- Dietary folate is associated with reduced risk of recurrence among women with ER negative tumors
- 10/31/11
- High circulating estrogen and androgen increase risk of postmenopausal breast cancer
- Archive
Types: Hormone receptor positive (ER+/PR+) breast cancer
- 01/17/12
- Apigenin increases effectiveness of Taxol chemotherapy
- 01/16/12
- Lack of melatonin increases risk of breast cancer
- 12/08/11
- Bisphosphonate Zometa might increase survival in certain premenopausal breast cancer cases
- 12/07/11
- Modern chemotherapy reduces breast cancer death by about a third compared to no chemotherapy
- 12/06/11
- Red clover compound biochanin A reduces potency of tamoxifen in rats
- 12/02/11
- Knowing the receptor status of metastases improves treatment decisions
- 11/17/11
- Brown seaweed compound fucoidan induces breast cancer cell death
- Archive
Types: Lobular breast cancer
- 12/04/11
- Lumpectomy vs. mastectomy rates vary by type of breast cancer
- 11/05/11
- Luminal breast cancer prognosis can vary based on other tumor characteristics
- 10/19/11
- Tumor response to anti-estrogen treatment before surgery is influenced by BMI and race
- 09/17/11
- Lobular and ductal breast cancer can be treated similarly based on other important tumor characteristics
- 09/07/11
- Strongly estrogen positive lobular breast cancer responds well to neoadjuvant Femara
- 07/15/11
- Lobular and ductal breast cancer have different lymph node metastasis patterns
- 06/27/11
- Chemotherapy might have different effectiveness in lobular compared to ductal breast cancer
- Archive
Types: Mixed hormone receptor (ER+/PR- or ER-/PR+) breast cancer
- 12/02/11
- Knowing the receptor status of metastases improves treatment decisions
- 10/31/11
- High circulating estrogen and androgen increase risk of postmenopausal breast cancer
- 10/24/11
- Dense breasts are linked to increased risk of hormone receptor positive and mixed receptor tumors
- 10/20/11
- Age and breast cancer subtype influence prognosis after lumpectomy
- 10/13/11
- Coexisting DCIS independently predicts lower tumor aggressiveness in luminal breast cancer
- 09/27/11
- Hormone receptor status changes during progression in over one-third of breast cancer cases
- 09/18/11
- Different breast cancer subtypes are prone to metastasize to different sites in the body
- Archive
Types: Noninvasive breast cancer (DCIS & LCIS)
- 09/23/11
- MRIs and mammograms both find tumors not found by the other method in women with LCIS
- 09/05/11
- African-American women experience a higher risk of second breast cancer after DCIS
- 06/24/11
- Multifocal breast cancer has worse prognosis than single tumors
- 03/17/11
- Radiation after lumpectomy reduces recurrence for DCIS survivors
- 02/23/11
- 27% of tumors with LCIS found in core needle biopsy also have invasive breast cancer
- 02/21/11
- Long-term outcomes for DCIS patients can vary significantly according to treatment decisions
- 12/11/10
- Radiation treatment substantially reduces additional breast cancer in women with DCIS
- Archive
Types: Other types of invasive breast cancer
- 12/04/11
- Lumpectomy vs. mastectomy rates vary by type of breast cancer
- 10/05/11
- Men are more likely to survive breast cancer than women, given similar disease characteristics
- 09/16/11
- Reishi mushroom inhibits inflammatory breast cancer cell growth, proliferation, and invasion
- 09/08/11
- Male breast cancer survival is influenced by age, tumor size, ER status and lymph node involvement
- 08/08/11
- Lymphedema is common in men with breast cancer
- 05/08/11
- Inflammatory breast cancer patients continue to have poorer prognosis
- 12/24/10
- Male breast cancer patients are less likely to survive than female patients
- Archive
Vitamins and supplements
- 02/03/12
- Turmeric component curcumin enhances effectiveness of Adriamycin chemotherapy
- 01/31/12
- Carotenoids in food reduce risk of breast cancer and recurrence
- 01/18/12
- High intake of soy isoflavones increases risk of recurrence in HER2+ patients
- 01/17/12
- Apigenin increases effectiveness of Taxol chemotherapy
- 01/16/12
- Lack of melatonin increases risk of breast cancer
- 01/09/12
- Black cohosh reduces mammary tumor growth in a rat model of breast cancer
- 12/18/11
- Isothiocyanates found in brassica vegetables have genotoxic potential at concentrated doses
- Archive