'Breast Cancer News' Category
Are We Closer To A Cure? Breast Cancer Vaccine
According to Reuters there’s a little excitement in the air, since researchers who have been doing experiments on a breast cancer vaccine are seeing some very promising results. In fact, recent fine tuning to the vaccine has resulted and even higher hopes for its success.
How does this vaccine work? It provides a cancer fighting gene […]Radiation Reduces The Risk Of Breast Cancer Returning
Radiation treatment has proven to reduce the risk of breast cancer returning. Radiation treatments deliver a very precise amount of radiation to the cancer cells, stopping the cancer cells from reproducing. It can be used after a lumpectomy or mastectomy. It is also used in conjunction with chemo, and if cancer has spread into the […]
The Role of Ultrasounds In Diagnosing Breast Cancer
According to Canada.com, mammograms are the first line of defense, but if there have been any lumps large enough to fell, then the mammogram can be followed up with an ultrasound. The ultrasound is able to distinguish between a lump which is solid or a cyst. In fact, an ultrasound can diagnose a cyst with […]
New Findings In The Treatment Of Breast Cancer
There’s been a lot of buzz lately on new diagnostic tools for breast cancer but there’s also some exciting news coming out of the Sarah Cannon research Institute relating to the treatment of breast cancer.
According to their chief medical officer Clinical Trials have reached phase ii for a drug called Trastuzumab-DM1, which is build from […]Promising New Breast Cancer Screening Tool
It’s always exciting where new tools become available to help diagnose breast cancer early. Just recently there seems to be a lot of buzz over a new screening tool. According to Reuters, US researchers, when it comes to finding tumors this new screening tool is said to be three times better than a mammogram.
Mammography which […]Kate Moss Helps Raise Funds For Breast Cancer
Raising funds for breast cancer is an ongoing event but it sure helps when a supermodel like Kate Moss steps up to the plate and does her part to support the breast cancer cause by helping to raise fund for the charity “Breast Cancer Care.”
According to Celebrity Gossip Girls, Kate offered up a signed pair […]Brides Against Breast Cancer - Support This Worthy Cause
Brides Against Breast Cancer is a terrific organization that all of us should support. Below is some information on the program reprinted with their permission. Please visit them at http://bridesagainstbreastcancer.org/ to learn more and to support this worthy cause! It’s a win-win all the way around!
<!– /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Verdana; […]Breast Cancer Relapses – Cause Discovered
There’s nothing so devastating as a woman who has fought and won her battle with breast cancer, only to find herself facing a relapse. Why does this occur?
There’s ongoing research and there has certainly been major findings one of which is some new insight that could change the way breast cancer is fought in women.
It’s […]Life Events & Breast Cancer – The Correlation
It seems that young women who are exposed to high levels of traumatic events during their lives are significantly more likely to develop breast cancer. It appears that happiness may have a protective quality about it.
What are classified as traumatic events? According to BioMed Central divorce or death of a parent during childhood, a loss […]Breast Cancer and Breast Feeding
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