Breast Cancer

» Preventing Breast Cancer the Focus of 2009-2010 Susan G. Komen for the Cure Promise Grants
03/07/09 13:51 from Breast Cancer - Topix.net
Jul 2, 2009 - One of the most important challenges in the cancer community today is whether people can, in fact, prevent their own cancers.

» Study shows PET can measure effectiveness of novel breast cancer treatment
03/07/09 09:34 from Breast Cancer - Topix.net
RESTON, Va.-A new study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as intended.

» Mallow Run Winery releases wines to benefit breast cancer research.
03/07/09 05:22 from Breast Cancer - Topix.net
Mallow Run Winery near Bargersville, Indiana, has released two new wines and will donate a portion of the proceeds from these wines to benefit breast cancer research and awareness.

» New Imaging Technology Monitors HER2 Protein
03/07/09 00:58 from Breast Cancer - Topix.net
Filed under: in the news... Researchers from the National Cancer Institute have devised a new method to watch for the presence of the HER2 protein, a commonly expressed marker of breast cancer.

» Lower-income Canadians tested for cancer less often
02/07/09 20:39 from Breast Cancer - Topix.net
Lower-income Canadians are less likely to be tested for colorectal or breast cancer, according to a Statistics Canada report released Tuesday.

» Newly appreciated membrane estrogen receptor important therapeutic target for breast cancer
02/07/09 16:14 from Breast Cancer - Topix.net
New research at Rhode Island Hospital has uncovered the biological effects of a novel membrane estrogen receptor, a finding that has potential implications for hormonal therapy for breast cancer.

» Is There Just One Cause of Breast Cancer?
30/06/09 16:21 from Cancer: Breast-Cancer Articles from EzineArticles.com
Every week, it seems that a new report points to some newly discovered "cause" of breast cancer. Unfortunately, conventional thinking and conventional science continue to tap dance around the most obvious cause of any chronic illnes..

» Researchers FInd Genetic Factor in Deadliest Form of Breast Cancer
30/06/09 08:32 from Breast Cancer - Topix.net
In Health Watch: While there have been breakthroughs in breast cancer treatment doctors still struggle with rare form called inflammatory breast cancer... the most lethal form of the disease.

» New MRI Technique May Mean Fewer Breast Biopsies In High-risk Women
30/06/09 04:08 from Breast Cancer - Topix.net
A University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineer and colleagues have developed a method that, applied in MRI scans of the breast, could spare some women with increased breast cancer risk the pain and stress of having to endure a biops..

» The role of YY1 in reduced HP1 alpha gene expression in invasive human breast cancer cells
30/06/09 00:00 from Breast Cancer Research - Latest articles
IntroductionHeterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) associates with chromatin by binding to histone H3 and contributes to gene silencing. There are three isoforms of HP1 in mammals: HP1alpha, beta and gamma. Studies have shown that the level of HP1..

» Rate of Breast Cancer in Italy Significantly Higher than Previously Reported
29/06/09 23:56 from Breast Cancer - Topix.net
A new analysis of the incidence of breast cancer in Italy per 100,000 women between the ages of 0 to 84 from 2000 to 2005 shows a 72 percent spike above official estimates issued by the Ministry of Health, with the sharpest uptick of +28.6..

» Mammograms Do Save Lives! Part 1
29/06/09 22:05 from Cancer: Breast-Cancer Articles from EzineArticles.com
It is a startling fact that 1 out of 8 women will develop Breast Cancer in their lifetime. Early detection is our best defense.

» Mammograms Do Save Lives! Part 2
29/06/09 22:05 from Cancer: Breast-Cancer Articles from EzineArticles.com
It is a startling fact that 1 out of 8 women will develop Breast Cancer in their lifetime. Early detection is our best defense.

» Mammograms Do Save Lives! Part 3
29/06/09 22:04 from Cancer: Breast-Cancer Articles from EzineArticles.com
It is a startling fact that 1 out of 8 women will develop Breast Cancer in their lifetime. Early Detection is our best defense.

» Targeting inhibitor of apoptosis proteins in combination with ErbB antagonists in breast cancer
29/06/09 00:00 from Breast Cancer Research - Latest articles
IntroductionInhibitor of Apoptosis (IAPs) proteins are a family of proteins that can block apoptosis in normal cells and have been suggested to cause resistance to apoptosis in cancer. Overexpression of oncogenic receptor tyrosine kinases (..