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Cancer Drug Sales Push Genentech Profits Up 12%

But analysts say Avastin sales slowing

Apr 11, 08 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Biotech firm Genentech said sales of its blockbuster cancer drug Avastin fueled a first-quarter profit increase of 12%, reports the Wall Street Journal, but the $600 million in sales was below analysts’ projected $622 million, causing some to grumble the drug may have reached a sales plateau. Genentech stock... More »

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FDA • breast cancer • corporate earnings • Genentech • Roche Holding • Avastin

As Mammograms Go Digital, Docs Call More Women Back

Imaging changes prompt cancer concerns as experts learn the ropes

Apr 10, 08 9:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - As more radiologists switch from film to digital mammogram imaging, they must learn new interpretation techniques—and that means more healthy women face a dreaded recall for further testing, the New York Times reports. During the changeover, “there’s an increase in the rate of things you think are... More »

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technology • breast cancer • health screenings • mammogram • digital imaging

Alcohol and Hormones Raise Cancer Risk: Study

Even casual drinking heightens breast cancer risk 3-fold, researchers say

Mar 11, 08 5:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Postmenopausal women who drink casually while taking hormones will raise their chance of getting breast cancer, researchers said today. A Danish study of 5,000 women showed that those on estrogen and other hormones increased breast cancer risk three-fold by downing one or two drinks a day; a third drink... More »

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breast cancer • alcohol • hormone replacement therapy • estrogen • menopause • drinking • postmenopausal women

Drug Therapy Cuts Risk
of Breast Cancer Relapse

Aromatase inhibitors work after tamoxifen regimen ends

Mar 11, 08 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - New research shows that women can cut the risk of breast cancer recurring years later by taking certain drugs, the Washington Post reports. Studies show that the drugs, known as aromatase inhibitors, sharply reduced the risk of cancer's return after women had finished their regimen of the widely used tamoxifen.... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • drugs • estrogen • cancer research • Novartis AG • Femara • tamoxifen • Aromasin • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Women at Risk After Hormone Therapy: Study

Breast cancer risk continues, but other health threats diminish

Mar 5, 08 11:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Breast cancer remains a risk for women even after they stop taking hormone therapy, researchers said yesterday. A follow-up to a 2002 study showed that women who dropped estrogen and progestin still had a 24% greater breast cancer risk. But their chance of a stroke, heart attack, or blood clot... More »

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breast cancer • women's health • hormone replacement therapy • estrogen • blood clots • heart attack • mammogram • stroke • Wyeth • progestin • health study • health risks • HRT

Hormone Therapy Skews Diagnosis

Drugs increase false mammogram results, unnecessary biopsies

Feb 26, 08 11:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Women who use hormone replacement therapy to combat menopause symptoms are more likely to get false mammogram results and have unneeded biopsies, new research shows. The UCLA analysis of an earlier study of more than 16,000 women found that 35% of those on hormones received skewed test results, as... More »

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medicine • breast cancer • women's health • hormone replacement therapy • cancer research • mammogram • Women's Health Initiative

Insurer Owes Patient $9M for Ending Policy

Calif. firm canceled
her plan in the middle
of chemo treatments

Feb 23, 08 9:36 AM CST
(Newser) - A California health insurance company owes a breast cancer patient $9 million in damages after it canceled her policy in the middle of chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer, the LA Times reports. The arbitration judge called Health Net’s actions “despicable." The hefty ruling, the largest of... More »

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health care • California • health insurance • breast cancer • lawsuit • health insurers • arbitration • Health Net

FDA Clears Avastin for Breast Cancer

Ruling rejects own panel's advice;
drug now used for lung, colon treatment

Feb 22, 08 6:06 PM CST
(Newser) - The FDA has approved a drug currently prescribed to treat lung and colon cancer for use on breast cancer patients, the AP reports. The decision defies the advice of the FDA's own advisory panel, which recommended that Avastin not be used to treat breast cancer on the grounds that it... More »

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FDA • breast cancer • lung cancer • colon cancer • Genentech • mortality • tumors • Avastin

US Cancer Deaths on the Rise

But mortality rate is still dropping, doctors say

Feb 20, 08 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Cancer deaths in the US rose slightly in 2005, according to the American Cancer Society's latest report, but the news isn't all bad: the cancer mortality rate declined 1%, continuing the downward trend since the early 1990s, the Dallas Morning News reports. "As an aging population, we will see... More »

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breast cancer • prostate cancer • American Cancer Society • lung cancer • cancer rates • mortality rates • death rates

City Lights Linked
to Breast Cancer

Scientists believe lights suppress tumor-fighting hormone

Feb 20, 08 4:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Women who live in areas with a large about of night-time light face an increased risk of breast cancer, and scientists believe it may be because the light interferes with a tumor- fighting hormone, reports the Washington Post. Researchers compared satellite images at night with cancer registries and found breast... More »

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Israel • NASA • breast cancer • lung cancer • light • World Health Organization • satellite images • fluorescent light • melatonin • nocturnal darkness • trichloroethylene • vinyl chloride • polychlorinated biphenyls • University of Haifa • Itai Kloog • Abraham Haim

Obesity Linked to Cancers

Strong connections between weight and  cancer in men and women

Feb 15, 08 4:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers have identified a powerful link between being overweight and the risk of developing certain types of cancer. Strong links were discovered between obesity and cancer of the esophagus in men and women, and uterine endometrial and gallbladder cancers in women, reports WebMD. Researchers also found modest connections between obesity... More »

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cancer • obesity • breast cancer • American Cancer Society • Body Mass Index • diet • ovarian cancer • overweight • weight gain • esophageal cancer • endometrial cancer • gallbladder cancer • Andrew G. Renehan • University of Manchester • BMI • Susanna Larsson • Karolinska Institutet • Michael Thun

More Women Electing Extra Cancer Surgery

Double mastectomies on the rise, despite less-invasive options

Feb 5, 08 8:57 AM CST
(Newser) - More women are going to extremes after a breast cancer diagnosis, opting for double mastectomies instead of single ones or mere lumpectomies, the Washington Post reports. The number rose 150% over 5 years, despite evidence that less-invasive treatments are just as effective in saving lives. "I didn't want to... More »

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breast cancer • surgery • mastectomy • prophylactic mastectomy • lumpectomy • reconstructive surgery

Sheryl Crow: Single, Singing & Cancer-Free

Crooner, 45, starts
fresh with adopted
child and new record

Jan 27, 08 4:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Singer Sheryl Crow took one of life's "Detours"—the name she has given to her new album—after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006, the Telegraph reports. She now says that serious illness always brings a lesson: “For me, it was to quit worrying about what... More »

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entertainment • breast cancer • country music • Lance Armstrong • Sheryl Crow • rock music

Hormone Therapy May Triple Risk of Breast Cancer

Risk increases in just three years, study finds

Jan 16, 08 5:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Millions of women who take combination hormones to counter symptoms of menopause may be three times more likely to develop a certain type of breast cancer, according to a new study. Most researchers assumed it takes five years of daily estrogen and progestin to increase cancer risks, but the threat... More »

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breast cancer • estrogen • menopause • mammogram • combination hormone therapy • progestin • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center • Virginia Mason Medical Center

Breast Cancer Risk Seen for Latinos, Blacks

Scientists find higher prevalance of mutated gene in new study

Dec 26, 07 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - A genetic mutation that increases the risk of breast cancer has been linked to Hispanic and young black women, according to a new study. The findings could lead to changes in screening, the San Jose Mercury News reports. In the survey of 3,181 women with breast cancer, 16.7%... More »

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cancer • health • breast cancer • genetics • disease • women • ovarian cancer • genetic mutation • BRCA1 • American Medical Association • black women • Hispanic

Researchers Find New Breast Cancer Marker

Discovery predicts which early tumors will become cancerous

Dec 17, 07 5:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of women may avoid unnecessary treatment for breast cancer in the future, thanks to the discovery of a means to predict which precancerous breast tumors will become cancerous, the Chicago Tribune reports. Researchers found molecular markers that can be used to identify—out of 50,000 women... More »

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medical breakthrough • breast cancer • tumors • precancerous tumors

Study: Many Can Safely Skip Chemo for Breast Cancer

Gene test predicts
risk of recurrence

Dec 14, 07 4:02 AM CST
(Newser) - Thousands of breast cancer patients could be spared the misery and expense of chemotherapy, or at least get a milder regimen than what's usually prescribed, according to a new study. A new genetic test that predicts women's risk of recurrence shows that up to 40% of patients with early stage... More »

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breast cancer • genetic testing • chemotherapy • medical research • cancer treatment

Mammograms Hard to Read Even When There's a Lump

Radiologists miss tumors 21% of the time

Dec 12, 07 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - The accuracy of mammograms is highly dependent on the radiologist reading them, not only in finding easy-to-miss tumors but in diagnosing visible lumps, reports Reuters. "On average, 21 percent of breast cancers were missed and 4.3 percent of women underwent a biopsy even though they didn't have breast... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • mammogram • radiology

New Key to Breast Cancer Discovered

Understanding BRCA1 mutation may lead
to new treatments

Dec 10, 07 4:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists believe they've made a breakthrough discovery in why a certain genetic mutation can cause a particularly deadly form of breast cancer. Mutations in the BRCA1 gene are apparently linked to the loss of an important protein, PTEN, that checks cell growth, according to a new study in the journal... More »

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breast cancer • genetic mutation • BRCA1 • tumors • PTEN

FDA Panel Rejects Breast Cancer Drug

Uncertainties on risk sink bid to expand
uses for Avastin

Dec 5, 07 4:34 PM CST
(Newser) - An FDA panel rejected a drug to treat advanced breast cancer by 5-to-4 vote, the Wall Street Journal reports. The drug Avastin is already used to treat colon and lung cancer, but the panel said it did not have sufficient data to weigh the risks and benefits of using the... More »

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FDA • breast cancer • Genentech • Avastin

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