Archive for the 'Breast Cancer' Category
Treating Rare Breast Cancer With Radiation Therapy May Lower Recurrence Rate
Patients with a rare type of breast cancer may benefit from receiving radiation therapy in addition to surgery to prevent recurrence, according to a study in the July issue of the worldly Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.
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Herceptin Targets Breast Cancer Stem Cells
A gene that is overexpressed in 20 percent of breast cancers increases the number of cancer stem cells, the cells that fuel a tumor’s growth and spread, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. The gene, HER2, causes cancer stem cells to multiply and spread, explaining why HER2 has been linked to a more aggressive type of breast cancer and to metastatic disease, in which the cancer has spread beyond the breast, the researchers say.
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Physicians Debate Value Of Routine Breast Cancer Screenings For Elderly Patients
Although annual breast cancer screenings are recommended for most women ages 40 and older, physicians debate the value of regular mammograms for elderly women, who are more likely to die from unrelated causes, the New York Times reports.
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Aurora(R) Breast MRI Society Debuts The Journal Of Breast MRI
The Aurora® Breast MRI Society, a rapidly growing group of committed breast health specialists committed to advancing the use of cutting-edge committed breast MRI technology, debuted its inaugural issue of The Journal of Breast MRI. The Journal was produced as a platform for Society members to relay clinical knowledge and best practices for the detection, diagnosis and management of breast disease.
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Breast Cancer HER2 experiment For Herceptin Candidates Approved By FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday that it had approved a new pop quiz that measures the strength of HER2 gene amplification in breast cancer patients so that decisions can be made about whether they should be given the cancer drug Herceptin (trastuzumab).
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Antibody To Breast Cancer-Secreted Protein Blocks Metastasis
Scientists at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have made a key discovery about the mechanism of breast cancer metastasis, the process by which cancer spreads. Focusing on a gene dubbed “Dachshund,” or DACH1, they are beginning to pinpoint new therapeutic targets to halt the spread of cancer. Reporting their findings in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers led by Richard Pestell, M.D., Ph.D.
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Breast Asymmetry After Cancer Treatment Affects Quality Of Life
Most women with breast cancer assume that surgery to preserve their breast will be less disfiguring than a mastectomy that removes the entire breast. But nearly one-third of women reported pronounced asymmetry amoung their breasts, and that perceived disfigurement greatly affects a woman’s quality of life after treatment, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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