Potential Breast Cancer Prevention Agent Found To Lower Levels Of 'Good' Cholesterol Over Time
12/10/2011
Exemestane steadily lowered levels of "good" cholesterol in women taking the agent as part of a breast cancer prevention study, say researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Exemestane, an aromatase inhibitor used to treat estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, is being tested to prevent breast cancer in women at an increased risk of developing the disease...
Loss Of RB In Triple Negative Breast Cancer Associated With Favorable Clinical Outcome
12/10/2011
Researchers at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have shown that loss of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene (RB) in triple negative breast cancer patients is associated with better clinical outcomes. This is a new marker to identify the subset of these patients who may respond positively to chemotherapy...
Gene Mutation Is A Risk For Breast Cancer Survivors
12/09/2011
A presentation at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 6-10, 2011, showed that breast cancer survivors who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation are at high risk for developing contralateral breast cancer, ie. a new primary tumor in the other breast...
Routine Breast Screening May Do More Harm Than Good
12/09/2011
The introduction of routine breast screening may have resulted in more harm than benefits, researchers from the University of Southampton, England, reported in BMJ (British Medical Journal)...
Researchers Find Smoking Is Strongly Associated With Squamous Cell Carcinoma Among Women
12/09/2011
Women who have non-melanoma skin cancers are more likely to have smoked cigarettes compared to women without skin cancer, said researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., who published study results in a recent issue of Cancer Causes Control...
Women Advised To Avoid ZEN Bust-enhancing Supplements Because Of Possible Cancer Risk
12/09/2011
Women who use bust-enhancing dietary supplements containing the mycoestrogen zearalenone (ZEN), a naturally occurring toxin that widely contaminates agricultural products, could be increasing their risk of breast cancer. That is the warning from breast health experts in a paper published online ahead of print publication in the January issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Practice...
One In Three Women With Secondary Breast Cancer Needlessly In Pain, Study
12/09/2011
A study, thought to be the first of its kind, examines the quality of life for women with secondary or metastatic breast cancer and finds that more than a third are living needlessly with uncontrolled pain...
Scientists Show How BRCA1 Cancer Gene Mutations Harm Breast Cells
12/09/2011
Working with human breast cells, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have shown how the inactivation of a single copy of the breast cancer gene BRCA1 leaves breast cells vulnerable to cancer by reducing their ability to repair DNA damage, causing genetic instability...
Starch Intake May Influence Risk For Breast Cancer Recurrence
12/09/2011
Researchers have linked increased starch intake to a greater risk for breast cancer recurrence, according to results presented at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 6-10, 2011. "The results show that it's not just overall carbohydrates, but particularly starch," said Jennifer A. Emond, M.S...
An intermittent, low-carbohydrate diet was superior to a standard, daily calorie-restricted diet for reducing weight and lowering blood levels of insulin, a cancer-promoting hormone, according to recent findings...