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Now is the Time

Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker, founding chair of Susan G. Komen for the Cure® explains why now is the time for America to lead a global effort to end breast cancer; a disease that will soon be the leading killer worldwide, particularly in countries with few resources, and for people in our own country who don’t have access to a system that could save them. Read the full story in the fall edition of Breast Cancer Wellness Magazine.

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2009

11/17/2009Making Sense of New Mammography Recommendations
11/16/2009Persistent Pain Common After Breast Cancer Surgery
11/9/2009Excess Body Weight Linked with More Than 100,000 New Cancer Diagnoses Each Year in U.S.
11/5/2009Even Small HER2-positive Breast Cancers Have a Higher Risk of Recurrence
10/19/2009Breast Tenderness During Hormone Replacement Linked with Increased Breast Cancer Risk
10/12/2009Young Women with DCIS Have Higher Risk of Recurrence
10/9/2009Additional Evidence Regarding the Benefit of Regular Mammograms
10/7/2009Smoking May Increase the Risk of Breast Cancer
10/2/2009Surgery Improves Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer
10/1/2009Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Continue to Decline
9/30/2009Nexavar Shows Promise in Advanced Breast Cancer
9/23/2009Lifestyle Factors Increase Risk of Second Breast Cancer
9/15/2009Surgical Decision-making in Early-stage Breast Cancer
9/9/2009Cancer Caregivers Devote Substantial Time and Effort
8/26/2009Preoperative MRI in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Shows Little Benefit
8/25/2009Sequential Treatment of Breast Cancer with Femara® and Tamoxifen Is Not Superior to Femara Alone
8/19/2009Many High-risk Women Opt for Preventive Removal of Breasts and Ovaries
8/19/2009Adjuvant Therapy Benefits Breast Cancer Patients with Small Areas of Cancer in Lymph Nodes
8/19/2009Weight Lifting May Be Safe for Breast Cancer Survivors with Lymphedema
8/19/2009Breastfeeding Reduces Breast Cancer Risk in High-risk Women
7/28/2009Early Diagnosis of Second Breast Cancers Improves Survival
7/24/2009Schizophrenia Associated with Increased Cancer Mortality
7/20/2009Stem Cell Transplants Effective for Breast Cancer Survivors with Secondary Leukemia
7/16/2009Mammography Screening Important After Lumpectomy for DCIS
7/15/2009Breast Cancer Patients Use Antioxidant Supplements During Treatment
7/15/2009Breast Cancer Screening May Lead to Over-diagnosis
7/14/2009Diet and Exercise Intervention Produces Results in Long-term Survivors
7/13/2009Breast Cancer Less Common in Migraine Sufferers
7/8/2009Denosumab More Effective than Zometa® in Patients with Bone Metastases
6/22/2009Oncotype DX® and Clinical Characteristics Influence Chemotherapy Decisions in Early Breast Cancer
6/15/2009Denosumab Provides Bone Benefits in Prostate and Breast Cancer
6/10/2009Partial Breast Irradiation Appears Safe and Feasible for Early Breast Cancer
6/4/2009Sentinel Node Micrometastases Indicate Need for Additional Axillary Treatment in Patients with Early Breast Cancer
6/3/2009Some Antidepressants May Interfere with Tamoxifen Effectiveness
6/1/2009HER2 Overexpression Predicts Invasive Breast Cancer in Women with DCIS
6/1/2009Targeted Therapy Shows Promise in Treatment of Triple-negative Breast Cancer
5/28/2009Study Assesses Risk of Gastrointestinal Perforation in Patients Treated with Avastin®
5/27/2009Vitamin D Deficiency in Premenopausal Women with Breast Cancer
5/14/2009Gene Alterations Linked with Anthracycline Benefit in Breast Cancer
5/14/2009Tykerb® Shows Benefit in Inflammatory Breast Cancer
5/12/2009Removal of Ovaries During Hysterectomy for Benign Condition Carries Health Risks
4/13/2009Many BRCA Carriers Opt for Prophylactic Mastectomy to Ease Concerns of Future Cancers
4/8/2009New ACOG Guidelines Recommend Routine Genetic Risk Assessment
4/7/2009Genetic Variants Linked with Risk of Breast Cancer
4/6/2009Post-mastectomy Radiation Underutilized in Women Who May Need It
3/27/2009Pregnant Women with Breast Cancer Do Not Have Worse Outcomes
3/23/2009Rate of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Increasing Among Women with DCIS
3/11/2009Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment 2008
3/10/2009Moderate Alcohol Consumption Increases Risk of Cancer in Women
2/27/2009Role of Breast MRI in Women with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
2/17/2009Zometa® Improves Outcomes in Premenopausal Women with Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer
2/4/2009Preventive Removal of the Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes Reduces Risk of Breast, Ovarian, and Fallopian Tube Cancers Among Women with BRCA Mutations
2/3/2009Advances in the Treatment of Early-stage Breast Cancer: A Report from the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
1/30/2009Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms
1/29/2009Risk Assessment and Individualized Therapy: A Report from the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
1/27/2009Breast Cancer Update from the 2008 Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
1/8/2009Healthy Diet Can’t Hurt, May Help Breast Cancer Patients
1/6/2009ACS Guidelines for Breast Screening with MRI May Be Excluding Some High-risk Women

2008

12/29/2008Breast Cancer Is More Common but Less Deadly Among Women Who Use Postmenopausal Hormones
12/23/2008OncoVue® Offers Improved Estimation of Risk for Breast Cancer
12/23/2008Ixempra™ plus Xeloda® Improves Progression-free Survival in Triple-negative Metastatic Breast Cancer
12/22/2008Addition of Xeloda® Reduces Recurrence Risk in Early Breast Cancer
12/22/2008Reduced Breast Density May Indicate a Response to Tamoxifen
12/19/2008Addition of Herceptin® to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Shows Benefit in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
12/19/2008Combination of Tykerb® and Femara® Delays Progression of Metastatic Breast Cancer
12/18/2008MRI Does Not Improve Staging Compared with Conventional Methods in Early Breast Cancer
12/18/2008Oncotype DX® Predicts Recurrence Risk in Node-negative and Node-positive Breast Cancer Treated with Tamoxifen or Arimidex®
12/18/2008Breast Cancer Risk Varies Among Young Women with Benign Breast Disease
12/18/2008Zometa in Combination with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy May Shrink Breast Tumors
12/17/2008Gene Influences Response to Tamoxifen Among Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Patients
12/17/2008Even Small HER2-positive Breast Cancers Have Elevated Risk of Recurrence
12/17/2008Aromatase Inhibitors Improve Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer
12/16/2008Denosumab Improves Bone Density in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy
12/9/2008Some Breast Cancers May Spontaneously Regress
12/9/2008Family History of Breast Cancer Increases Risk Regardless of BRCA Status
12/8/2008Breast Brachytherapy Provides Good Cosmetic Outcomes Among Women with Breast Implants
12/8/2008Link Between Obesity and Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women Not Related to Frequency or Accuracy of Mammography
12/1/2008Avastin® plus Chemotherapy Improves Progression-free Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer
11/25/2008Radiation Delays Associated with Worse Outcomes in Localized Breast Cancer
11/21/2008Breast Cancer Incidence Higher Among Young African-American Women than Young White Women
11/20/2008Avastin® Linked with Increased Risk of Blood Clots
11/19/2008Psychological Intervention May Improve Survival in Breast Cancer
11/18/2008The 2008 Annual American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Symposium
11/17/2008Calcium plus Vitamin D Supplementation Is Not Associated with a Reduced Risk of Breast Cancer
11/13/2008Poor Compliance with Tamoxifen Leads to Higher Recurrence Rates
11/10/2008Oncotype DX® Influences Treatment Decisions in Large Portion of Breast Cancer Patients
11/7/2008Migraines Associated with Reduced Breast Cancer Risk
11/6/2008Breast Cancer Patients Suffering Side Effects from Hormone Therapy Have Reduced Risk of Recurrence
11/5/2008Folate, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12 Not Shown to Protect Against Cancer in Women
11/3/2008Vigorous Physical Activity Lowers Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
10/30/2008Number of Circulating Cancer Cells Associated with Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer
10/24/2008Tamoxifen Associated with Reduction in Bone Fractures
10/22/2008Aromasin® and Nolvadex® Both Effective as Initial Therapy for Hormone-Positive Breast Cancer
10/15/2008Coffee Consumption Not Associated with Overall Risk of Breast Cancer
10/10/2008NSAIDs May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
10/8/2008Nexavar® May Overcome Resistance to Arimidex® in Breast Cancer
10/7/2008Arimidex® Not Associated with Cognitive Impairment Among Postmenopausal Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
10/7/2008Single Reading with Computer-aided Detection Equivalent to Double Reading of Mammograms
10/2/2008Hormone Therapy May Not Increase Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women with a BRCA1 Mutation
9/26/2008Continuous Low-dose Chemotherapy Effective Against Anthracycline-resistant Breast Cancer
9/25/2008Hypnosis Decreases Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors
9/23/2008Shorter Radiation Course as Effective as Longer Course in Early Breast Cancer
9/11/2008Oncotype DX® Accurately Determines HER2 Status in Breast Cancer
9/10/2008Oncotype DX® Adds to Information from Adjuvant! Online for Node-negative and Node-positive Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer Patients
9/10/2008Does Eating More Fruit and Vegetables Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer?
8/29/2008Zometa® Helps Prevent Bone Loss in Early Breast Cancer
8/20/2008Preventive Dental Care Reduces Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Associated with Bisphosphonates
8/18/2008Livial® Reduces Breast Cancer Risk but Increases Stroke Risk
8/15/2008Some Women at Risk for Recurrences Long After Breast Cancer Therapy
8/15/2008Neulasta® Deemed Cost-effective for Prevention of Febrile Neutropenia in Breast Cancer Patients
8/14/2008Forty Percent of Postmenopausal Breast Cancers Preventable by Lifestyle Changes
7/30/2008Radiofrequency Ablation Effective for Primary Lung Tumors and Lung Metastases from Breast Cancer
7/24/2008Topical Gel May Reduce Discomfort with Mammography
7/10/2008FDA Approves New Test to Detect HER2 Status in Breast Cancer
7/8/2008Nurse-delivered Therapy Improves Depression Among Cancer Patients
6/30/2008Certain Foods May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer
6/24/2008More than Half of Oncology Nurses Stop or Delay Chemotherapy Due to Nausea and Vomiting
6/24/2008Oncotype DX® Also Provides Information About Breast Cancer Hormone Receptor Status
6/23/2008Bone Marker Associated with Survival in Breast, Prostate, and Lung Cancers
6/9/2008Mayo Clinic Reports Increasing Use of Mastectomy for Early-stage Breast Cancer
6/6/2008Tykerb® Effective in Recurrent Inflammatory Breast Cancer
6/6/2008Targeted Therapy with Tykerb® and Herceptin® Improves Survival of Patients with Advanced Breast Cancer
6/6/2008Sites of Recurrence in Breast Cancer May Differ from Primary Cancer
6/4/2008Conventional Chemotherapy Outperforms Xeloda® in Older Breast Cancer Patients
6/4/2008Addition of Avastin® to Taxotere® Improves Progression-free Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer
6/3/2008Anthracyclines Questioned in HER2-negative Breast Cancer
6/2/2008Addition of RAD001 to Femara® Improves Response to Breast Cancer Treatment
6/2/2008Zometa® Improves Outcomes in Premenopausal Women with Hormone-positive Breast Cancer
6/2/2008FDA Approves Non-anthracycline Chemotherapy Regimen plus Herceptin® for Early Breast Cancer
6/2/2008Breast Cancer and Environment Research Act Calls for Research into Causes of Breast Cancer
5/21/2008Vitamin D Affects Outcomes in Breast Cancer
5/16/2008Physical Activity Early in Life Reduces Risk of Premenopausal Breast Cancer
5/15/2008Anesthetic Helps Relieve Menopausal Symptoms in Breast Cancer Survivors
5/14/2008Screening Ultrasound Improves Breast Cancer Detection in Dense Breasts
5/12/2008Mammography Can Measure Growth Rate of Breast Cancer Tumor
5/6/2008Specific Gene Mutations May Affect Response to Tamoxifen in Breast Cancer
5/2/2008Changes in Lifestlye May Improve Quality of Life for Breast Cancer Survivors
4/30/2008Regular Aspirin Use May Reduce Risk of Hormone-positive Breast Cancer
4/30/2008Elderly Women Benefit from Screening Mammography
4/25/2008Women Share Breast and Ovarian Cancer Testing Results with Family Members
4/18/2008Vaccine E75 May Improve Survival for Some HER2 Breast Cancer Patients
4/17/2008Weekly Taxol® Improves Survival in Early Breast Cancer
4/17/2008Trans Fats Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
4/16/2008Soy Products May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk
4/16/2008Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
4/10/2008Chemotherapy-induced Anemia Associated with Breast Cancer Recurrence
4/3/2008Blood Test to Detect Tumor Cells May Predict Outcome in Advanced Breast Cancer
3/24/2008Differences in IMRT Radiation Doses May Complicate Study Results in Breast Cancer
3/17/2008Women&Cancer Magazine Features Paula Zahn on Spring 2008 Cover
3/13/2008Femara® May Protect Against Breast Cancer Years After Tamoxifen
3/5/2008Hormone Therapy Increases Risk for Breast and Lung Cancers
2/29/2008Triple-negative Breast Cancers More Likely to Spread to Brain
2/27/2008Zometa® Shows Promise in Preventing Bone Lose Among Women Using Femara® for Breast Cancer
2/26/2008Hormone Therapy May Affect Accuracy of Mammogram and Biopsy for Breast Cancer
2/26/2008Avastin® Approved for Advanced Breast Cancer
2/20/2008Hypertension Medication May Protect Against Breast Cancer
2/19/2008MammoSite® Shows Promise for Early-stage Breast Cancer Treatment
2/19/2008Women with DCIS Breast Cancer Uncertain About Risk of Recurrence
2/19/2008Being Overweight Associated with Increased Risk of Several Cancers
2/14/2008Addition of Avastin® to Chemotherapy Improves Progression-free Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer
2/13/2008Certain Elderly Breast Cancer Patients More Likely to Die from Causes Other than Cancer
2/11/2008Large Majority of Breast Cancer Information on Internet Is Accurate
2/4/2008Further Research Needed to Improve Pain Associated with Mammography in Breast Cancer Screening
1/31/2008Cost Sharing May Deter Women from Screening Mammograms
1/30/2008Breast Cancer Surgeon Influences Whether Patient Receives Radiation Therapy
1/28/2008FDA Approves Herceptin® for Use as Single Agent in Early Breast Cancer
1/28/2008Smoking Sharply Increases Risk of Lung Cancer Among Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation
1/25/2008New Genetic Test For Breast Cancer Patients Approved by the FDA
1/23/2008Conservative Surgery plus Tamoxifen May Be Safe in Elderly Breast Cancer Patients
1/22/2008Patient Education Recommended About Risk of Infection with Surgery for Breast Cancer
1/21/2008Omnitarg™ plus Herceptin® Effective for Metastatic Breast Cancer
1/21/2008Updates in the Management of Metastatic Breast Cancer
1/21/2008Bone Loss and Bone Metastases in Breast Cancer
1/17/2008Postmenopausal Hormones Linked with Lobular Breast Cancer
1/15/2008Surgery for Advanced Breast Cancer Improves Survival
1/14/2008Breast Cancer Risk Varies Among BRCA1/2 Carriers
1/11/2008Additional Evidence that Postmenopausal Hormone Use Increases Breast Cancer Risk
1/10/2008Sun Exposure May Reduce Risk of Advanced Breast Cancer
1/10/2008Taxotere® Following Anthracyclines May Improve Progression-free Survival in Breast Cancer
1/9/2008Annual Mammography Alone Not Sufficient for Young Hodgkin’s Survivors
1/8/2008Ixempra® plus Xeloda® Active in Metastatic Breast Cancer
1/8/2008Herceptin® After Cancer Spread to Brain Improves Survival in Breast Cancer
1/7/2008Reduced Long-term Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer with Treatment for Original Breast Cancer
1/4/2008Chemotherapy Improves Survival for Early Hormone-negative Breast Cancer
1/4/2008Oncotype DX® Added to NCCN Guidelines
1/4/2008Long-term Results Show Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence with Arimidex® than Tamoxifen
1/3/2008Addition of Avastin® Doesn’t Improve Overall Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer
1/2/2008Higher Rates of BRCA1 Mutations in Hispanic Women

2007

12/21/2007Reconstruction Often Not Discussed Before Breast Cancer Surgery
12/20/2007Extended Hormonal Therapy Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
12/19/2007Tykerb® plus Xeloda® Shows Benefits Against Brain Metastases
12/19/2007Gene Influences Tamoxifen Response
12/18/2007Denosumab Improves Bone Density in Breast Cancer Patients
12/18/2007Arimidex® Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
12/18/2007Zometa® Prevents Bone Loss in Breast Cancer Patients
12/17/2007Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy Offers More Convenient Breast Cancer Treatment
12/14/2007Adjuvant Taxotere® Improves Breast Cancer Survival
12/14/2007Oncotype DX™ Predicts Recurrence Risk in Node-positive Breast Cancer
12/14/2007High-dose Chemotherapy Doesn’t Improve Overall Breast Cancer Survival
12/13/2007Predicting Breast Cancer Risk in African-American Women
12/13/2007Accuracy of Diagnostic Mammograms Varies Across Radiologists
12/10/2007Taxotere® Confirmed More Effective than Taxol® for Metastatic Breast Cancer
12/7/2007FDA Advisory Committee Does Not Recommend Approval for Avastin® for Breast Cancer
11/30/2007Research Continues on Dietary Fat and Breast Cancer
11/29/2007BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations Increase Breast Cancer Risk in Men
11/26/2007Pain Varies by Race Among Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer
11/16/2007Gene Signatures Linked with Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
11/12/2007Women with Family History of Breast or Ovarian Cancer Have Increased Risk of Developing Leukemia
10/25/2007Possible Link Between Diet and Breast Density
10/24/2007Early Age at Maximum Height Linked with Increased Breast Cancer Risk
10/23/2007ASCO Integrates Oncotype DX™ into Clinical Guidelines for Breast Cancer
10/22/2007Heart Changes Noted After Radiation Therapy for Left-sided Breast Cancer
10/19/2007Weight Loss May Improve Breast Cancer-related Lymphedema
10/17/2007Ixempra™ Approved for Advanced Breast Cancer
10/16/2007Fatigue Persists in Some Patients Treated for Early Breast Cancer
10/12/2007Review of the Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer: ASCO 2007
10/11/2007Taxol® Benefits Limited to HER2-positive Breast Cancer
10/10/2007Study Evaluates Accuracy of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer
10/9/2007Black Women Less Likely to Receive Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer
10/3/2007Higher Levels of Immune Cells Linked to Risk of Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
10/2/2007Neulasta® Reduces Hospitalizations for Febrile Neutropenia in Women with Breast Cancer
10/1/2007Denosumab Active Against Bone Metastases from Breast Cancer
9/27/2007All Types of Alcohol Increase Breast Cancer Risk
9/24/2007Circulating Tumor Cells May Provide Information about Breast Cancer Prognosis
9/14/2007Evista® Approved for Prevention of Breast Cancer
9/14/2007Oncotype DX™ Provides Information About Hormone Receptor Status of Breast Cancer
9/12/2007Oophorectomy Linked with Cognitive Problems
9/12/2007Alvespimycin Benefits Patients with Heavily Pretreated HER2-positive Cancer
9/11/2007Estrogen-receptor Status of Breast Cancer Linked with Chemotherapy Response
9/11/2007Heart Complications Associated with Herceptin®
9/7/2007Exercise, Yoga Benefit Breast Cancer Survivors
9/4/2007Avastin® Increases Risk of Blood Clots in Arteries
8/31/2007Hypnosis May Reduce Surgery Side Effects
8/28/2007Patients Report Same Satisfaction with Genetic Results Received by Phone as in Person
8/23/2007Different Pattern of Recurrence for Triple-negative Breast Cancer
8/14/2007Heart Problems Infrequent in Women Treated with Herceptin®
8/14/2007Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Survival Increase with Cancer Stage
8/13/2007MRI Detects DCIS Better than Mammography
8/1/2007MRI Detects More Cancer in Women at High-risk of Developing Breast Cancer
7/31/2007Breast Cancer Rates Drop as Fewer Women Use Postmenopausal Hormones
7/30/2007Insurance Status Influences Stage at Diagnosis of Breast and Oropharyngeal Cancers
7/30/2007Sister Study to Help Determine Role of Environment and Genes in Causing Breast Cancer
7/26/2007FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approval of Evista® for Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
7/25/2007SureTouch™ Improves Accuracy of Manual Palpation in Detection of Breast Cancer
7/25/2007Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer Living Longer
7/24/2007Herceptin® plus Navelbine® or Taxanes Active as Initial Therapy for HER2-positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
7/24/2007Mammography Benefits Breast Cancer Survivors
7/23/2007Oncotype DX® Meets Blue Cross and Blue Shield Technology Evaluation Criteria
7/23/2007Tykerb® May Be Effective in Brain Metastasis from Breast Cancer
7/19/2007Extra Fruits and Vegetables Don’t Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence
7/17/2007Oral Contraceptives Linked with Increased Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1/2 Carriers
7/17/2007GeneSearch™ BLN Approved for Detection of Breast Cancer Spread to Lymph Nodes
7/12/2007BRCA Mutations Do Not Affect Outcomes in Breast Cancer
7/11/2007Addition of Ixabepilone to Xeloda Improves Outcomes Compared with Xeloda® Alone in Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer
7/9/2007Ixabepilone Effective in Metastatic Breast Cancer That Doesn’t Respond to Standard Chemotherapy
6/27/2007Addition of Axitinib to Taxotere® May Improve Outcomes in Metastatic Breast Cancer
6/25/2007Family Size Influences Results of BRCA Risk Estimation Models
6/22/2007Addition of Gliadel® Wafer to Surgery and Radiation Effective for Brain Metastasis
6/18/2007Young Age Linked with Worse Breast Cancer Prognosis
6/14/2007Physical Activity Coupled with High Fruit and Vegetable Intake May Improve Breast Cancer Survival
6/12/2007Less Radiation Effectively Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrence
6/11/2007No Increase in Herceptin-related Heart Problems
6/11/2007MRI May Improve Detection of DCIS
6/8/2007Oncotype DX™ Evaluated in Node-positive Breast Cancer
6/8/2007Oncotype DX™ Influences Breast Cancer Treatment Choices
6/8/2007Clinical Trial Evaluating Myocet® for Breast Cancer Now Enrolling Patients
6/5/2007Preoperative MRI Can Change Surgical Management of Breast Cancer, but Not Always for the Better
5/30/2007Drugs that Suppress Ovaries Benefit Premenopausal Women with Hormone Receptor-positive Breast Cancer
5/24/2007Exercise Improves Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer
5/22/2007Tumor Microenvironment Influences Breast Cancer Characteristics
5/16/2007Potential Breast Carcinogens Are Widespread in the Environment
5/15/2007Fewer Women Getting Mammograms
5/11/2007Femara® Reduces Risk of Early Recurrence of Breast Cancer
5/9/2007Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy May be Linked with Better Breast Cancer Prognosis
5/8/2007Breast Cancer Found in Roughly One-third of Women with Borderline Result on Core Needle Biopsy
5/3/2007Neoadjuvant Taxotere®, Navelbine®, and Herceptin® Active for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
5/1/2007Breastfeeding Benefits Women with Late Age at First Birth
4/26/2007No Link Found Between Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk
4/25/2007Marker Associated with Response to Herceptin® in Breast Cancer
4/24/2007Long-term Aspirin Use Modestly Lowers Cancer Risk
4/23/2007Additional Data Strengthens Link Between Hormone Use and Breast Cancer
4/23/2007Genes May Be Linked with Aggressive Breast Cancer in African-American Women
4/12/2007General Surgeons Not Referring Mastectomy Patients for Reconstructive Surgery Evaluation
4/11/2007Switching from Tamoxifen to Aromatase Inhibitor Improves Survival in Early Breast Cancer
4/10/2007Guidelines Recommend Individualized Approach to Mammography for Women Age 40 to 49
4/9/2007Effexor® More Effective than Catapres® for Treatment of Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Patients
4/9/2007Studies Evaluate Combined Adjuvant Therapy for Early Breast Cancer
4/5/2007Computer-aided Detection Reduces Accuracy of Mammography
4/4/2007Radiation to Chest Linked with Increased Breast Cancer Risk
4/2/2007MRI Screening Recommended for Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer
4/2/2007MRI Identifies Cancer in Opposite Breast Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients
3/22/2007OncotypeDX™ Effectively Guides Breast Cancer Treatment
3/20/2007Moderate Alcohol Consumption Ups Risk of Breast Cancer
3/19/2007MRI Useful in Detecting Bone Abnormalities in Multiple Myeloma
3/19/2007Pesticides May Increase Risk of Breast Cancer
3/16/2007Treatment at High-volume Hospital Linked with Better Breast Cancer Survival
3/13/2007Tykerb® Approved for Advanced Breast Cancer
3/7/2007Eating Red Meat May Increase Risk of Hormone-positive Breast Cancer in Premenopausal Women
3/6/2007Long-term Strenuous Activity Protects Against ER-negative Breast Cancer
2/23/2007Further Evidence that Physical Activity Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
2/22/2007Tamoxifen Prevents ER-positive Breast Cancer Years Following Completion of Therapy
2/21/2007Exercise Program Benefits Women with Early Breast Cancer
2/16/2007Addition of Gemzar® to Navelbine® Improves Progression-free Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer
2/15/2007Growth Factors May Increase Risk of AML and MDS in Post-menopausal Women Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy
2/14/2007Further Evidence Supporting a Switch to Aromasin® Following Two to Three Years of Tamoxifen
2/13/2007MammaPrint® Approved to Predict Recurrences in Breast Cancer
2/9/2007Early Age at First Birth Does Not Reduce Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA1/2 Carriers
2/8/2007MRI May Increase Breast Cancer Detection in High-risk Women
2/7/2007Investigational Drug May Prevent or Reverse Chemotherapy Resistance in Subsets of Breast Cancer Patients
2/6/2007Concurrent Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Reduces Locoregional Recurrence in Node-positive Early Breast Cancer
2/5/2007Aromasin® Compromises Bone Health in Breast Cancer Patients
2/1/2007Faslodex® Benefits Subset of Women Resistant to Aromatase Inhibitors
2/1/2007Second-line Treatment with Zometa® Improves Symptoms in Patients with Bone Metastases
2/1/2007Review Concludes that Physical Activity Reduces Incidence of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer
1/31/2007Study Questions Two-year Delay of Pregnancy After Diagnosis of Localized Breast Cancer
1/30/2007Repeated Administration of Quadramet® Safely and Effectively Relieves Bone Pain
1/29/2007Men Diagnosed with Breast Cancer at Increased Risk of Second Cancers
1/25/2007Many Women Stop Taking Tamoxifen
1/25/2007Radiation Therapy After Breast-conserving Surgery Also Important for Older Women
1/24/2007High-volume Surgeons More Likely to Adhere to Recommendations for Early Breast Cancer
1/19/2007Women Involved in Making Cancer Care Decisions Choose More Experienced Breast Cancer Surgeons
1/19/2007Dense Breast Tissue a Major Risk Factor for Breast Cancer
1/12/2007Mitoxantrone-based Therapy Increases Risk for Subsequent Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Breast Cancer Patients
1/12/2007Femara® Improves Cancer-free Survival in Early Breast Cancer
1/11/2007Study Explores Cancer Risk Among Those with Family History of Early-onset Breast Cancer
1/8/2007Additional Evidence that Physical Activity Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
1/8/2007Herceptin® Improves Survival in HER2-positive Early Breast Cancer
1/4/2007No Clear Role for Folate in Breast Cancer Risk Reduction
1/3/2007Addition of Tykerb® Improves Outcomes in Advanced Breast Cancer
1/2/2007Abraxane® in Combinaton with Xeloda® Effective Against Metastatic Breast Cancer
1/2/2007Addition of Tykerb® Improves Progression-free Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer
1/2/2007Tamoxifen Appears to Prevent Breast Cancer Years Following Completion of Therapy

2006

12/22/2006Follow-up Data on Dose-dense Chemotherapy Confirm Benefit in Early Breast Cancer
12/21/2006Early Intervention with Aranesp® In Dose-dense Therapy Reduces Risk of Severe Anemia for Breast Cancer Patients
12/20/2006OncotypeDX™ Accurately Measures Estrogen Receptor Status in Node-negative Breast Cancer Patients
12/19/2006Abraxane® Improves Response Rates and Progression-free Survival—with Fewer Side Effects than Taxotere®—in Metastatic Breast Cancer
12/19/2006Low-fat Diet May Reduce Recurrences in ER-negative Breast Cancer
12/19/2006Tykerb® Effective in Inflammatory Breast Cancer
12/18/2006Surgery Alone May Be Not Effective Enough in High-grade DCIS
12/18/2006Boost Radiation for Early Breast Cancer Improves Local Control but Not Survival
12/18/2006Additional Chemotherapy May Improve Survival for Some Patients with Stage IIIB Breast Cancer
12/18/2006Aromasin® and Faslodex® Similarly Effective and Safe in Previously-treated Breast Cancer Patients
12/18/2006Combination of Herceptin® and Arimidex® Improves Outcomes in Advanced Breast Cancer
12/18/2006HER2 Vaccine May Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence
12/15/2006Herceptin® Continues to Demonstrate Improved Survival in Early Breast Cancer
12/15/2006Decline in Postmenopausal Hormone Use May Explain Drop in Breast Cancer Rate
12/15/2006Concurrent Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy After Breast-conserving Surgery Warrants Further Study
12/14/2006Zometa® Prevents Bone Loss in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Patients
12/14/2006Study Evaluates Quality of Life and Menstrual Function in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Patients
12/13/2006Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy Does Not Diminish Quality of Life
12/12/2006Possible Benefit of Mammography in Women 40–49
12/8/2006Mammography Technology Doesn’t Replace Doctors’ Judgment
12/7/2006Taxotere® Effective in Early Breast Cancer
12/5/2006Oncotype DX™ Contracts with Aetna
12/5/2006Second Opinions Can Change More than Half of Treatment Management in Breast Cancer
12/4/2006Low Body Weight During Early Adulthood Linked with Increased Risk of Premenopausal Breast Cancer
11/30/2006Chemotherapy May Temporarily Alter Brain Among Breast Cancer Patients
11/28/2006Risk of Breast Cancer in Other Breast Persists for at Least 20 Years
11/27/2006Ten-year Survival of Patients with Localized Inflammatory Breast Cancer Reported
11/27/2006Triple Negative Breast Cancer Linked with Higher Rate of Distant Metastases
11/22/2006Little Evidence that Folate Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
11/21/2006Switching from Tamoxifen to Arimidex® Linked with Improved Survival
11/20/2006Unrecognized and Undertreated Psychological Problems Common in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients
11/17/2006Herceptin® Approved for Early-stage Breast Cancer
11/14/2006Vinflunine Active in Recurrent Breast Cancer
11/14/2006Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer Can Be Delayed up to Three Months
11/13/2006Disabled Women with Breast Cancer Less Likely to Receive Optimal Breast-conserving Therapy
11/10/2006Adding Anthracyclines to Early Breast Cancer Treatment Improves Survival
11/10/2006Radiologist Experience Reduces False-positive Results in Mammography
11/9/2006Cigarette Smoking Increases Risk of Developing Breast Cancer
11/6/2006Premenopausal Women with Node-positive Breast Cancer Gain Most Benefit from Aromatase Inhibitors Following Tamoxifen
11/3/2006Postmenopausal Hormone Use Linked with Specific Types of Breast Cancer
10/25/2006Group-based Therapy Eases Cancer-related Anxiety for Breast Cancer Patients
10/23/2006Similar Quality of Life with Evista® and Nolvadex® for Prevention of Breast Cancer
10/20/2006Hormone Levels Linked with Premenopausal Breast Cancer
10/17/2006Elderly Patients with Breast Cancer May Be Undertreated
10/16/2006Fat Intake During Midlife Unlikely to Increase Breast Cancer Risk
10/16/2006Four-year Results Continue to Show Superior Outcomes with Femara® in Early Breast Cancer
10/13/2006Breast Cancer Survivors Face Elevated Risk of Suicide
10/12/2006Aerobic Exercise Maintains Red Blood Cell Levels During Radiation Therapy
10/11/2006Addition of Xeloda® to Herceptin® and Taxotere® Delays Cancer Progression in Advanced Breast Cancer
10/11/2006Improved Progression-free Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer with Addition of Herceptin® to Arimidex®
10/6/2006Younger Females Unaware of Risk Factors Associated with Breast Cancer
9/29/2006Study Explores Risk of Breast, Uterine, and Ovarian Cancer in Women with AIDS
9/28/2006Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Complete Axillary Dissection in Node-negative Breast Cancer Patients Yield Similar Survival Outcomes
9/22/2006Aromatase Inhibitors Improve Survival in Women with Advanced Breast Cancer
9/21/2006Older Women Less Likely to Receive Standard Breast Cancer Treatments
9/20/2006Xeloda® plus Taxol® Effective as Initial Therapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer
9/19/2006Removal of Small Number of Lymph Nodes During Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Linked with Worse Outcomes
9/19/2006Circulating DNA in Blood Help Predict Risk of Cancer Spread in Breast Cancer
9/18/2006Patient Enrollment Completed for Pivotal Trial Evaluating Efaproxyn™
9/18/2006Risk of Death with Preventive Oophorectomy Evaluated
9/14/2006Possible Link Between Adrenal Androgens and Breast Cancer Risk
9/13/2006Breast Pain While Receiving Hormone Replacement Therapy May Indicate Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
9/12/2006Possible Link Between Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Survival
9/11/2006“Boost” Radiation Reduces Cancer Recurrences for Young Women with DCIS
9/11/2006Tykerb® Halts Cancer Progression in Advanced Breast Cancer
9/11/2006Arimidex® Associated with Fewer Side Effects than Tamoxifen
9/7/2006Breast Density Contributes to Breast Cancer Risk
9/6/2006Xeloda®/Temodar® Effective for Breast Cancer Spread to Brain
9/5/2006Low Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence Following Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Breast-conserving Surgery
8/31/2006Primary Care Physicians Tend to Not Understand Role of Chemotherapy in Different Stages of Cancer
8/25/2006Post-mastectomy Radiation Therapy May Provide Little Benefit for Women with Large Breast Tumors and Negative Lymph Nodes
8/24/2006Increased Risk of Second Cancers Following In Situ Breast Cancer
8/23/2006Addition of G-CSF Reduces Risk of Febrile Neutropenia in Breast Cancer
8/23/2006Maintenance Taxol® Does Not Improve Outcomes in Metastatic Breast Cancer
8/21/2006PET Scans May Help Some Patients with Early Breast Cancer Avoid Axillary Dissection or Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
8/17/2006Breast Reconstruction at Time of Mastectomy May Affect Radiation Therapy
8/17/2006Distance to Radiation Facility Affects Compliance with Treatment for Elderly Women with Early Breast Cancer
8/16/2006Side Effects from Chemotherapy May Be More Common than Thought for Younger Women with Breast Cancer
8/16/2006Breast MRI May Influence Decisions about Type of Surgery
8/14/2006Study Explores Link Between Diabetes and Breast Cancer
8/14/2006FAC Chemotherapy During Pregnancy Not Associated with Short-term Complications
8/14/2006Weight Control May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer in BRCA1/2 Carriers
8/8/2006DES Daughters at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
8/8/2006Increased Risk of Breast Cancer Among Radiologic Technologists Who Worked Before 1940
8/7/2006Mutations May Identify Early Breast Cancer with Poor Response to Chemotherapy
8/4/2006Delay of Radiation Longer than Three Months May Affect Outcomes of Early Breast Cancer
8/3/2006Menopausal Symptoms After Prophylactic Oophorectomy Only Partially Relieved by Hormone Replacement Therapy
8/1/2006Presence of Cancer Cells in Circulating Blood Predicts Worse Outcomes After High-dose Therapy in Breast Cancer
7/31/2006Chemotherapy or Hormone Therapy Result in Similar Survival for Premenopausal, Hormone-positive Women with Breast Cancer
7/26/2006Tamoxifen Benefit Seen Only in Women at Highest Risk
7/25/2006Estrogen plus Testosterone Increases the Risk of Breast Cancer
7/20/2006Taxotere® plus Iressa® Provides Impressive Anticancer Responses in Advanced Breast Cancer
7/19/2006Radiation Therapy After Breast Conserving Surgery for DCIS Reduces Recurrences at 10 Years
7/19/2006CK-19 mRNA-positive Cells in Blood Associated with Poorer Prognosis in Node-negative Breast Cancer
7/14/2006Gene Mutations Not Linked with Risk of Blood Clots in Breast Cancer Prevention Trial
7/13/2006Evista® Increases Risk of Stroke and Blood Clots
7/13/2006MDM2 Gene May Influence Breast Cancer Incidence and Survival
7/12/2006Weight Gain Later in Life Increases Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women
7/3/2006Weight Training May Not Increase Risk of Lymphedema
6/30/2006Prior Chemotherapy Does Not Compromise Benefit of Arimidex® in Breast Cancer
6/29/2006Sexual Problems Remain One Year After Breast Cancer Surgery
6/28/2006Chest X-rays May Increase Risk of Breast Cancer in BRCA1/2 Carriers
6/27/2006Addition of Carboplatin to Taxol®/Herceptin® Improves Progression-free Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer
6/27/2006Nolvadex® and Evista® Offer Similar Quality of Life
6/26/2006Chemotherapy Benefits Subsets of Elderly Breast Cancer Patients
6/26/2006Induced Abortions Not Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk
6/26/2006Further Evidence that Obesity Increases Risk of Hormone-positive Breast Cancer
6/22/2006Continuous Administration of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy May Provide Greater Responses in Breast Cancer
6/22/2006BARD1 Mutation Increases Risk of Breast Cancer
6/15/2006Aggressive Subtype of Breast Cancer More Common in Young Black Women
6/13/2006Switching to Aromasin® Improves Survival Among Postmenopausal Women with Early Breast Cancer
6/13/2006Effect of Preventive Removal of the Ovaries Varies by Type of BRCA Mutation
6/12/2006Herceptin® Continues to Show Benefits in Early Breast Cancer
6/12/2006Nolvadex® and Evista® Similarly Effective at Preventing Invasive Breast Cancer
6/12/2006Breast Cancer Risk Not Reduced by Calcium plus Vitamin D
6/7/2006NCCN Adds Abraxane™ to Guidelines for Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer
6/7/2006Zometa® Reduces Cancer Progression Over Clondronate®
6/7/2006Oncotype DX™ Predicts Response to Neoadjuvant Taxotere® in Breast Cancer
6/5/2006MR Spectroscopy Reduces Unnecessary Biopsies in Breast Cancer
6/5/2006Five Years of Arimidex® Results in Bone Loss
6/2/2006Breast Cancer Risk Among Women with Family History Differs by Race
6/2/2006No Responses to Temodar® in Breast Cancer Patients with Cancer Spread to the Brain
5/31/2006Addition of Herceptin® to Arimidex® Improves Progression-Free Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer
5/26/2006Clinical Trial Will Evaluate Individualized Treatment for Breast Cancer
5/26/2006Oncotype DX™ Predicts Chemotherapy Response in Early Breast Cancer
5/26/2006Follow-Up Confirms Lack of Benefit from High-Dose Chemotherapy for Early Breast Cancer
5/25/2006MRI Cost-Effective for Selected Women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations
5/25/2006Adult Weight Gain Increases Breast Cancer Risk
5/18/2006HER2-Positive Breast Cancers Respond Better to Anthracyclines
5/18/2006Further Evidence that Statins Do Not Increase Risk of Breast Cancer
5/18/2006Remicade® and Humira® Increase Risk of Cancer
5/17/2006Protein May Contribute to Tamoxifen Resistance
5/17/2006Elderly Women Benefit from Radiation in Early Breast Cancer
5/17/2006Surgery in Metastatic Breast Cancer Improves Survival
5/17/2006Repeat Use of Anthracyclines May Not Be Warranted in Breast Cancer
5/16/2006Herceptin® Plus Doxil® Safe and Effective in Metastatic Breast Cancer
5/15/2006Study Explores Frequency and Predictors of Invasive Breast Cancer in Women with DCIS or LCIS
5/11/2006Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Linked with Better Quality of Life
5/10/2006Newer Radiation Therapy Techniques Reduce Radiation Scatter
5/10/2006Genes May Determine Risk of Early Breast Cancer Spread to Bone
5/9/2006Long-Term Use of Estrogen Alone Increases Risk of Breast Cancer
5/8/2006Fenretinide Signficantly Reduces Risk of Second Cancer in Premenopausal Women with Breast Cancer
5/3/2006Pre-Operative Arimidex® Provides Greater Responses than Tamoxifen in Breast Cancer
5/3/2006Little Evidence of Over-Diagnosis in Danish Mammography Data
5/2/2006Mammography and Ultrasound Detect Breast Cancer During Pregnancy
4/28/2006Addition of Zoladex® to Standard Therapy May Benefit Premenopausal Women with Early Breast Cancer
4/28/2006Suggestion of Better Survival with Dose-Dense Chemotherapy in Women with Node-Positive Breast Cancer
4/27/2006Long-Term Follow-Up of Breast-Conserving Therapy/Radiation/Oophorectomy in BRCA1/2 Carriers with Early Breast Cancer
4/26/2006Internet-Based Information Highly Accurate in Internet Breast Cancer Support Groups
4/26/2006No Association Found Between Consumption of Fish and Breast Cancer
4/24/2006Intrathecal Herceptin® May Halt Cancer Progression Within the Central Nervous System in Breast Cancer Patients
4/24/2006Mammography Use Among Breast Cancer Survivors Declines over Time
4/21/2006Gene Expression Linked with Prognosis of Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients
4/21/2006Dexrazoxane Reduces Side Effects to the Heart During Subsequent Anthracycline Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients
4/19/2006Telephone Intervention Improves Screening Rates
4/19/2006Breast Implants Do Not Increase Risk of Breast Cancer
4/18/2006Rates in Screening Mammography May Explain Worse Outcomes Among African-American Women with Breast Cancer
4/18/2006Evista® as Effective as Tamoxifen in Preventing Breast Cancer with Fewer Side Effects
4/18/2006Study Explores Children’s Perceptions of Breast Cancer
4/17/2006Additional Evidence that Herceptin® Benefits Women with HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
4/17/2006Vaginal Estrogen Use May Counteract Anticancer Activity of Aromatase Inhibitors in Women with Breast Cancer
4/17/2006Addition of Taxotere® to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Doesn’t Affect Overall Survival
4/12/2006No Link Between Estrogen Alone and Breast Cancer
4/12/2006Chemotherapy More Beneficial for Estrogen-Receptor Negative Breast Cancer Patients
4/11/2006Hormone Use Also Increases Risk of Breast Cancer in Black Women
4/10/2006LED May Prevent Skin Side Effects Caused by Radiation in Breast Cancer Patients
4/7/2006Effect of Soy on Breast Cancer Risk Still Uncertain
4/7/2006Automated System Quickly Evaluates Sentinel Lymph Node in Breast Cancer Patients
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