Mammography is considered the gold standard in early breast cancer detection but some members of the medical community had hopes that adding ultrasound screening would improve the detection rate even further. A recent study funded by the Avon Foundation and…
It is well known that people in different regions of the world have rates of breast cancer that vary considerably. Is this simply because the genetic makeup of certain populations differ? Japanese women have a low rate of breast cancer.…
The lowly aspirin is really quite a medicinal workhorse. It relieves head- and body aches, reduces fever, quells the pain of arthritis, helps to prevent recurrent heart attacks, and it may even offer some protection against colorectal cancer. Researchers have…
Knowing that acupuncture provides effective relief from hot flashes and other symptoms associated with menopause, Jill Hervik, a physiotherapist and acupuncturist, conducted a trial to see if the same relief could be achieved in breast cancer patients taking tamoxifen after…
When it was discovered in 2002 that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increased the likelihood of developing breast cancer and coronary heart disease, many women stopped taking the estrogen-based medications that eased the discomforts of menopause. The overall number of breast…
Researchers at Brooke Army Medical Center reported yesterday at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research that clinical trials are indicating their HER2 peptide E75 vaccine is a success in reducing the risk of recurrence and…
A woman’s history of drinking is directly linked to her chances of developing the most common form of breast cancer and it doesn’t matter what form of alcoholic beverage she prefers, either. The largest study ever conducted that matches alcoholic…
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute carries in its April 8 online issue another report that links conjugated equine estrogen, a form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT), to benign breast disease in women. The current study is based on…
Obese white women are less likely to be screened for breast and cervical cancer than women who maintain a healthy weight according to a review of cancer screening studies conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel…
Obese women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have more aggressive disease and lower survival rates, according to a study released in the March issue of Clinical Cancer Research.
