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Prostate cancer: Sometimes it's better not to know, survey says
Screening tests for cancer are often a good idea. Early detection of unapparent cancers of the breast, cervix or colon saves thousands of lives every year.
2008-11-29 03:04:19
Key 'switch' found for popular breast cancer drug
Scientists have pinpointed the molecular on-off switch that the powerful drug tamoxifen uses to attack breast cancer and which prevents it from working in some women. That discovery should eventually help doctors test...
2008-11-25 22:50:15
Family history can trump breast cancer gene test
If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows. The genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 are linked with particularly...
2008-11-25 22:46:15
Study: Breast Cancer May Regress On Own
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2008-11-25 11:12:09
Stress-free lifestyle can keep cancer at bay
London, Nov 22 ANI: Stress-free lifestyle can help fight cancer, say Ohio State University researchers.The results of the study were based on a research that included a small number of women recovering from breast cancer surgery.The patients took part in a psychological "intervention" designed to reduce stress and promote a healthy lifestyle, and the analysis revealed that the women survived longer and were less likely to relapse than those who did not, according to the study published in the journal Cancer. Starting in 1994, researcher Barbara Andersen and her colleagues selected 227 women recovering from breast cancer surgery and about to undergo chemotherapy, reports New Scientist. Half received a year-long intervention that included encouragement to relax, delegate stressful tasks, exercise, eat healthily and stick to medication.Twenty-four per cent of women who received the intervention relapsed within a follow-up period lasting for 11 years on average, compared with 29 per cent of those who did not. But, by taking into account how long remission lasted, and controlling for factors affecting the risk of relapse, such as age and cancer severity, Andersen's team calculates that the intervention reduced the risk of relapsing by 45 per cent and of dying by 55 per cent. ANI
2008-11-22 03:00:00
Susan G. Komen Gives Local Researchers Big Donation
In two weeks, News 8's Barbara-Lee Edwards and her Buddies for life team will join thousands of others in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day. They walk to raise money...
2008-11-18 04:40:34
Family History Can Trump Breast Cancer Gene Test
If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research...
2008-11-18 04:42:26
Breast drug failure cause found
Scientists have identified a key reason for the drug tamoxifen failing to help some women with breast cancer.
2008-11-12 19:48:06
Letter to the Editor: Something to be thankful for
Heated election, poor economy, fewer jobs. What troubled times these are! On top of this already difficult season, I found out I had breast cancer in August.
2008-11-12 16:15:19
No link between IVF and breast cancer
Fears that IVF might raise womenâ€™s risk of developing breast cancer have been dispelled by a nationwide study in the Netherlands, which has found that the fertility treatment...
2008-11-12 09:00:00