Breast cancer blog from medicineworld.orgBreast cancer blog from medicineworld.org adds a personal touch to the stories related to breast cancer. This breast cancer blog brings you stories of hope, stories of survivors and latest news and research related to breast cancer.New breast cancer test under study- July 23, 2008 Whether a painless, portable device that uses electrical current rather than X-ray to look for breast cancer could be an alternative to traditional mammograms is under study at the Medical College of Georgia. MCG is one of 20 centers internationally and the only place in Georgia studying new technology developed by Z-Tech Inc., to compare traditional mammograms with impedence scanning, a technique based on evidence that electrical current passes through malignant tissue differently than through.http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/7-2008/new-breast-cancer-test-under-study.html Deceptive high-risk breast tumors- July 23, 2008 A unique genetic signature can alert physicians to high-risk breast tumors that are masquerading as low-risk tumors, as per research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and collaborating institutions. Eventhough these tumors are apparently estrogen-receptor positive meaning they should depend on estrogen to grow they don't respond well to anti-estrogen treatment........http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/5-2008/deceptive-high-risk-breast-tumors.html Risk For Developing Breast Cancer- July 23, 2008 A chemical reaction in genes that control breast cancer provides a molecular clock that could one day help scientists more accurately determine a woman's risk for developing breast cancer and provide a new approach for therapy, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have found. As per a research findings published in today's issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, researchers from UT Southwestern show that the chemical process, called methylation, is strongly correlated with..http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/5-2008/risk-for-developing-breast-cancer.html Advances In Breast Reconstruction- July 23, 2008 Lumpectomy or breast conservation surgery is the most common type of breast cancer surgery currently performed. A benefit of the surgery is that only part of the breast is removed, but a drawback can be the resulting physical appearance of the breast, which may be disfigured, dented or uneven. A report in April's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeryandreg; , the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), examines advances plastic surgeons have made in breast...http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/4-2008/advances-in-breast-reconstruction.html |