http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) today announced its strong support of the "Breast Cancer Patient Education Act" (S. 931). This bipartisan legislation is being introduced today, coinciding with National Women's Health Week, in the U.S. House of Representatives by Reps. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and Donna Christensen, M.D. (D-VI) and in the United States Senate by Sens. Roy Blunt (R-MO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and David Vitter (R-LA). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-asps-legislation-women-aware-breast.html Cancer Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:24 EST news287769610 Drinking coffee could decrease the risk of breast cancer recurring in patients taking the widely used drug Tamoxifen, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found. Patients who took the pill, along with two or more cups of coffee daily, reported less than half the rate of cancer recurrence, compared with their Tamoxifen-taking counterparts who drank one cup or less. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-coffee-breast-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:40:03 EST news286093348 A new UCSF study has found a clear association between certain genes and the development of lymphedema, a painful and chronic condition that often occurs after breast cancer surgery and some other cancer treatments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-genetic-markers-linked-lymphedema-breast.html Cancer Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:26:13 EST news285351966 (HealthDay)—If you're thinking about getting breast implants, there are some things you need to know before you make your decision, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-breast-implants-fda-precautions.html Other Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:50:01 EST news281208064 (HealthDay)—About one-quarter of women who've had breast cancer surgery have significant and persistent breast pain six months after the procedure, a new study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-chronic-pain-breast-cancer-surgery.html Cancer Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:30:01 EST news278100117 Women are more likely to follow experts' advice on how to reduce their risk of an important side effect of breast cancer surgery—like lymphedema—if they feel confident in their abilities and know how to manage stress, according to new research from Fox Chase Cancer Center to be presented at the 2012 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on Saturday, December 8, 2012. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-attitudes-ability-post-treatment-advice.html Cancer Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:00:01 EST news274032001 Although patients may feel anxious waiting weeks from the time of their first doctor visit to evaluate their breast until they have breast cancer surgery, new findings from Fox Chase Cancer Center show that these waits are typical in the United States. Results were published on Monday, November 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-medicare-patients-weeks-breast-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:00:10 EST news272541115 Women having surgery for breast cancer are up to three times more likely to have severe pain in the first week after surgery if they suffer from other painful conditions, such as arthritis, low back pain and migraine, according to a Cancer Research UK study published today (Wednesday) in the British Journal of Cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-uncovers-simple-severe-pain-breast.html Cancer Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:05:44 EST news266065538 (Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have found that when breast cancer patients are offered pre-test genetic counseling before definitive breast cancer surgery, patients exhibited decreases in distress. Those offered pre-test genetic counseling after surgery improved their informed decision-making. Patients in both groups showed increases in their cancer knowledge with pre-test genetic counseling. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-pre-test-genetic-cancer-knowledge-brca.html Cancer Wed, 15 Aug 2012 02:51:30 EST news264217873 (HealthDay) -- More than a quarter of women about to undergo breast cancer surgery experience breast pain, with genetic polymorphisms in inflammatory cytokines correlating with pain, according to a study published in the May issue of The Journal of Pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-pre-op-breast-pain-percent-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 15 Jun 2012 04:10:01 EST news258950977 (HealthDay) -- The health risks associated with being overweight and obese are well publicized, but new research may add another condition to this list: leg lymphedema, pain and swelling due to blockage of the lymph nodes in the groin area. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-obesity-odds-painful-leg-condition.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 30 May 2012 18:00:02 EST news257616947 Nearly one in three women who have breast cancer surgery will need to return to the operating room for additional surgery after the tumor is evaluated by a pathologist. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-women-breast-cancer-surgeries-university.html Cancer Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:28:24 EST news249647296 According to the results of a new study published in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, many early-stage breast cancer survivors lacked knowledge about their disease and were not meaningfully involved in treatment discussions or asked their preferences regarding the approach to treatment. As a result, the study's investigators determined that there is a need for improvements in the quality of the surgical decision-making process for these patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-early-stage-breast-cancer-patients-lack.html Cancer Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:23:45 EST news245420619 Stockholm, Sweden: A major UK trial has produced firm evidence that giving radiotherapy between or during chemotherapy cycles to women with early breast cancer significantly reduces the risk of the cancer recurring in the breast or chest wall. The treatment, known as synchronous chemoradiation, has minimal adverse side-effects and no detrimental effect on the patients' quality of life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-radiotherapy-chemotherapy-breast-cancer-recurrence.html Cancer Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:10:31 EST news236142620 Using a combination of hypnosis and local anaesthesia (LA) for certain types of surgery can aid the healing process and reduce drug use and time spent in hospital, anaesthesiologists have found. The combination could also help avoid cancer recurrence and metastases, according to new research to be presented today (Sunday) at the European Anaesthesiology Congress in Amsterdam. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-hypnosislocal-anesthesia-combination-surgery-patients.html Other Sat, 11 Jun 2011 18:32:52 EST news227035948