News tagged with breast cancer patients
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Cancer survival in Germany after the fall of the Iron Curtain
Data from the 1970s and 1980s show that people affected by cancer survived significantly longer in West Germany than cancer patients behind the Iron Curtain. Looking at a diagnosis period from 1984 to 1985 in the former German ...
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Aug 23, 2012 |
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New survey: Women want to see breast reconstruction results before cancer surgery
A new survey released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) shows that 89 percent of women want to see what breast reconstruction surgery results would look like before undergoing treatment ...
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Aug 21, 2012 |
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Mammograms and dense breasts -- questions abound
More American women are getting the word that they may have breasts too dense for mammograms to give a good picture. What's not so clear is what to make of that information.
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Aug 20, 2012 |
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Breast density does not influence breast cancer death among breast cancer patients
The risk of dying from breast cancer was not related to high mammographic breast density in breast cancer patients, according to a study published August 20 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Aug 20, 2012 |
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Added benefit of eribulin in breast cancer is not proven
Eribulin (trade name: Halaven) was approved in March 2011 for women with locally advanced or metastasizing breast cancer in whom the disease has progressed despite prior drug therapy.
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Aug 16, 2012 |
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Researchers validate molecular signature to predict radiation therapy benefit
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, working with colleagues in Sweden, the Netherlands and Puerto Rico, have validated a radiosensitivity molecular signature that can lead to better radiation therapy decisions for treating ...
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Aug 16, 2012 |
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Pre-test genetic counseling increases cancer knowledge for BRCA patients
(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. ...
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Aug 15, 2012 |
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Denosumab superior to zoledronic acid for breast cancer patients with bone metastases
Treatment with denosumab resulted in a greater reduction in skeletal-related events in patients with breast cancer that spread to the bones compared with zoledronic acid, while also maintaining health-related quality of life, ...
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Aug 14, 2012 |
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Researchers investigate drug resistant ovarian cancer to improve clinical treatment
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study by TCD researchers investigates drug-resistant ovarian cancer cells. The findings which have been recently published in the international publication, PLoS One will increase ...
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Aug 09, 2012 |
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TRPM7 protein key to breast cancer metastasis in animal models
The protein transient receptor potential melastatin-like 7 (TRPM7) is a critical determinant of breast cancer cell metastasis, according to study results published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Ca ...
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Aug 07, 2012 |
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New method provides fast, accurate, low cost analysis of BRCA gene mutations in breast cancer
Individuals with mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have a significantly higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers. Families at risk have been seeking genetic testing and counseling based on their mutation carrier ...
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Aug 06, 2012 |
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Taxane-induced neuropathy not tied to breast cancer outcome
(HealthDay) -- For patients with operable breast cancer, peripheral neuropathy due to adjuvant taxane therapy does not correlate with improved outcomes, according to research published online July 30 in the ...
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Aug 02, 2012 |
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Spouses of breast cancer survivors hold on to hope
(Edmonton) Male partners of breast cancer patients are likely to take a pass on spousal support groups in favour of exercise or an evening out with friends to cope with stresses associated with the disease, according to new ...
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Aug 01, 2012 |
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Lymphovascular invasion is independent predictor of survival
(HealthDay) -- In patients with invasive breast cancer, lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a strong and independent predictor of both breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) and distant metastasis-free survival ...
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Jul 29, 2012 |
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Breast cancer patients who lack RB gene respond better to neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Breast cancer patients whose tumors lacked the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene (RB) had an improved pathological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Kimmel ...
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Jul 26, 2012 |
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