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Researcher: 'Optical biopsy' for breast cancer increasingly accurate

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer.

Experimental agent reduces breast cancer metastasis to bone

Researchers have reduced breast cancer metastasis to bone using an experimental agent to inhibit ROCK, a protein that was found to be over-expressed in metastatic breast cancer.

ADA releases updated position paper on breastfeeding

CHICAGO -- The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on breastfeeding that details health benefits for both infants and mothers and encourages promotion of breastfee

Weight training boosts breast cancer survivors' body image and intimate relationship satisfaction

In addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a prescription for self-esteem among breast cancer survivors, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research.

Adapting space-industry technology to treat breast cancer

Researchers 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

Study shows hormone replacement therapy decreases mortality in younger postmenopausal woman

New York, NY, October 28, 2009 -- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to treat menopausal estrogen deficiency has been in widespread use for over 60 years.

Adding tools against breast tumors

At the end of a 10-year, coast-to-coast study of women with an unusual form of breast cancer, Richard J.

Alcohol activates cellular changes that make tumor cells spread

Alcohol consumption has long been linked to cancer and its spread, but the underlying mechanism has never been clear.

M. D. Anderson redefines screening guidelines for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers

HOUSTON - Drawing on years of experience in cancer research and patient care, The University of Texas M. D.

UB study explores how women make decisions about breast cancer surgery

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- For women just diagnosed with breast cancer, one of the important decisions confronting them is whether to have a lumpectomy or mastectomy.

Canadian cardiology team clears the way for lifesaving breast cancer treatment

Edmonton − A team of Canadian cardiologists, in collaboration with oncologists, are playing an important role in the war against breast cancer Dr.

Testicular tumors may explain why some diseases are more common in children of older fathers

A rare form of testicular tumour has provided scientists with new insights into how genetic changes (mutations) arise in our children. The research, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Danish Cancer Society, could explain why certain diseases are more common in the children of older fathers.

Sanford Barsky, M.D., University of Nevada School of Medicine and Nevada Cancer Institute faculty member publishes scientific paper in the journal Nature

RENO/LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Sanford Barsky, M.D., who holds faculty positions at the University of Nevada School of Medicine as chair of the pathology department and Nevada Cancer Institute chief of pathology, is part of a team that has a paper on transgenic mouse mammary tumors with direct relevance to human breast cancer published in the October 22 issue of the scientific journal Nature.

Hormone mix could cut breast cancer risk and treat symptoms of menopause

The right combination of estrogen and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), which blocks the effects of estrogen in breast tissue, could relieve menopause symptoms and cut breast cancer risk, Yale researchers report in an abstract presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) scientific meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, October 17-21.



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