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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: breast cancer

breast cancer stories: 116 news summaries

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Breast Cancer Deadlier for Black Women

Doctors' formula has underestimated
risk, study finds

Nov 28, 07 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - In calculating a woman's risk of breast cancer, doctors have been using a formula that underestimates the risk the disease poses to black women, reports the Washington Post. A growing body of evidence shows that while black women are less likely to get breast cancer than their white counterparts, when... More »

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breast cancer • women's health • cancer research • black women

DIY Gene Test: Get Results
in the Mail

New home exam lets users swab cheeks, send away for info

Nov 6, 07 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - A new British company has developed a home DNA test that determines whether customers are genetically predisposed to ailments such as breast cancer, heart disease, obesity, and osteoporosis. Users scrape a cheek with a swab, sign a special waiver if they want to know results even for incurable diseases, such... More »

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obesity • cardiovascular disease • breast cancer • genetics • disease • genetic testing • heart disease • DNA • genetic screening • blood pressure • gene pool • osteoporosis

Ward Off Cancer by Staying Thin, Study Says

Landmark report frowns on excess body weight, processed meat

Oct 31, 07 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Excess body weight and consumption of red meat can increase the risk of cancer, even for people within a healthy weight range, researchers reported today in a 40-year international study. Being within the healthy Body Mass Index range of 18.5-24.9 isn’t enough, the Guardian reports, because... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • alcohol • Body Mass Index • diet • colorectal cancer • pancreatic cancer • red meat • World Cancer Research Fund

First Lady Pushes Saudis on Breast Cancer Awareness

Stigma prevents many women from seeking treatment for the disease

Oct 24, 07 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Laura Bush today swept into a country where breast cancer is such a taboo that it is often not prevented, treated, or publicly admitted—a high-profile woman trumpeting a pink-ribbon message where 70% of cases aren't reported until late stages. Though excellent care exists, many ignore "that disease" for... More »

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Middle East • Saudi Arabia • breast cancer • Laura Bush

Double Mastectomies on the Rise

Lack of evidence that it increases survival for most women

Oct 23, 07 4:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - More women are choosing to have double mastectomies despite a lack of evidence that such a procedure increases survival for most women, according to a study in the Journal of Oncology. The number of women choosing the procedure after an initial tumor was found in one breast increased 150% over... More »

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breast cancer • women's health • study • cancer treatment • mastectomy • prophylactic mastectomy

Breast Cancer Chemo Threatens
Heart Health

New drugs, diet, and exercise could help

Oct 21, 07 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Certain chemotherapy drugs that can save a woman from breast cancer can also raise her risk of heart disease, according to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The spike in heart disease comes primarily from chemotherapy medicines known as anthracyclines. "We always felt... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • heart disease • cancer treatment • anthracyclines

Jury Adds Punitive $99M in Hormone Cancer Suit

Menopause pills cost Wyeth total of $134M

Oct 16, 07 3:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Nevada jury has tacked on an additional $99 million in punitive damages against the Wyeth pharmaceutical company after ruling in favor of three women who argued that the drug maker's hormone replacement therapy caused their breast cancer. That amount, added to compensatory damages determined last week, makes the total... More »

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breast cancer • hormone replacement therapy • civil lawsuits • Wyeth

Taxol Found Ineffective in Many Breast Cancers

Some women could be spared side effects

Oct 11, 07 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A widely prescribed chemotherapy drug isn't effective against the kind of breast cancer it's most commonly used to treat, new research has found. While Taxol worked well for women with overactive HER-2 genes, it didn't significantly help women with the most common form of the disease in which tumors are... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • genetic testing • chemotherapy • estrogen

Mastectomy Is No Disability, Court Rules

South Korean military ordered to reinstate female helicopter pilot

Oct 7, 07 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - A South Korean court has ordered the military to reinstate a female helicopter pilot who was bounced from her job after she had a double  mastectomy to treat breast cancer. Regulations require personnel to be discharged if they're missing body parts. The case has been a flashpoint for feminists and... More »

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military • breast cancer • South Korea • disability • mastectomy • pilot

'Smart Bra' Developing as Cancer Detector

Scientists' plan: Put undergarments to work for at-risk women

Oct 5, 07 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lingerie is about to become a lifesaver. UK researchers are developing a bra that would detect breast cancer, and hope to stitch the same technology into briefs that spot prostate cancer, reports the Discovery Channel. Serving as an early-warning system, the underwear would monitor temperature changes between areas of internal... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • cancer research • lingerie

Lifestyle Changes Could Cut Breast Cancer by10%

Less obesity, HRT and alcohol, more exercise

Sep 30, 07 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - A tenth of all breast cancer cases could be prevented by 2024, a UK cancer research foundation projects, if women made simple lifestyle changes beginning now: reducing the duration of hormone replacement therapy, avoiding obesity, drinking less, getting more exercise, and breastfeeding longer. More »

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cancer • breast cancer • hormone replacement therapy • cancer research • healthy habits

DDT Linked to Breast Cancer

Critical childhood exposure bodes ill
for baby boomers

Sep 30, 07 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Women heavily exposed to DDT during childhood are five times more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a new study. Those born between the years 1945 and 1965— when the pesticide was used routinely in the US to kill mosquitoes—likely suffered the greatest exposure, reports the Los Angeles ... More »

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baby boomer • breast cancer • women's health • medical research • DDT

Alcohol Spikes Breast Cancer Danger

More than 3 drinks a day boosts risk 30%, researchers discover

Sep 28, 07 5:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alcohol in any form significantly increases a woman's risk of breast cancer, according to a major new study. Three or more drinks a day, whether wine, beer or spirits, is tantamount to smoking a pack of cigarettes, US researchers told a European scientific conference. One to two drinks a day... More »

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Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Drop

Cases dipped most dramatically for women over 50

Sep 26, 07 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Breast cancer mortality rates have continued to drop 2% a year, according to the latest statistics from the American Cancer Society.  Diagnoses also fell 3.7% annually, both because fewer women were on hormone therapy which could have triggered more cases and because 2% fewer women were getting mammograms,... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • American Cancer Society • mammogram • diagnosis • mortality

Elizabeth Edwards Finds Unlikely Ally in Ann Romney

Both battle illness on campaign trail

Sep 16, 07 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Edwards' decision to encourage her husband's presidential campaign despite her diagnosis of incurable breast cancer has drawn considerable controversy. Lambasted by some as a "terrible mother" for leaving her young children at home to join the campaign trail, Edwards soldiers on and has found key support from an... More »

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Elizabeth Edwards • breast cancer • presidential campaign • multiple sclerosis • Ann Romney

Tangerine Peel May Help
Fight Cancer

Compound in fruit's skin attacks, destroys abnormal cells

Sep 12, 07 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - UK researchers may have found a natural way to combat certain cancers. In tests, a chemical compound in tangerine peel attacked and destroyed cancer cells. The findings could lead to treatments for cancers of the breast, lung, prostate, and ovaries, Reuters says. “It is very exciting to find a... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • prostate cancer • lung cancer • diet • ovarian cancer • cancer research • tangerines • tangerine peel • enzyme

Tumors More Resistant to Drugs in Black Women

Study explains why breast cancer is
more fatal in black women

Sep 6, 07 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors have long known that breast cancer is more deadly in black women; new research suggests why: They are more likely to suffer from treatment-resistant tumors, a major study at the University of Michigan concludes. Analysis of data from nearly 100,000 women with later-stage breast cancer shows that black... More »

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breast cancer • women's health • women • treatment • tumor • black women • drug resistant • health study

Writer Grace Paley Dies at 84

'Neurotically Anti-Authoritarian' Activist and Author Gave Voice to Women of Native Bronx

Aug 23, 07 6:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Acclaimed writer and activist Grace Paley, who in only three collections of short stories gave earthy voice to the interior life of the Bronx Everywoman, died yesterday at age 84 in her Vermont home, the Los Angeles Times reports. Paley—whose sensibility admirer Philip Roth called "splendidly comic... More »

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breast cancer • feminism • obituary • literature • writer • Grace Paley • Rea Award • activist • Iraq war

Breast Cancer Vaccine Passes Safety Test

18 patients treated without harm, some benefit seen in slowing disease

Aug 19, 07 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A breast cancer vaccine is one step closer to FDA approval after a study found it produced no harmful effects in 18 women treated, and showed some signs of slowing tumors, Reuters reports. Neuvenge is meant to treat people who already have cancer by triggering the immune system to fight... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • cancer vaccine • vaccine • cancer research • cancer treatment • Neuvenge

MRIs Beat Mammograms at Spotting Earliest Breast Cancer

Researchers urge switch to save lives

Aug 10, 07 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - MRIs significantly outperform mammograms in detecting pockets of abnormal cells that can lead to full-blown breast cancer, and the costly scans should be used routinely to save more women's lives, researchers say. A new study out today says MRIs detected 92% of the early lesions, called ductal carcinoma in situ,... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • medical research • cancer research • oncology • MRI • mammogram

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