Breast Cancer News From Medical News TodayLatest Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today.Journal Of The National Cancer Institute July 29- July 31, 2008 The Same Dose of Anthracycline Is Not Safe for Everyone Not all patients can tolerate the currently recommended cumulative dose of epirubicin. New models can help physicians calculate the epirubicin dose associated with a 5 percent risk of cardiotoxicity for individual patients. Oncologists frequently use anthracyclines, including epirubicin and doxorubicin, to treat breast cancer patients.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116735.php Laboratory And Mouse Studies Show Targeted Drug Blocks The Growth Of Breast Cancer Cells That Spread To The Brain- July 31, 2008 Using laboratory and mouse models of human breast cancer, researchers have found that a small molecule capable of targeting specific proteins on the surface of breast cancer cells can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells that migrate to the brain. The small molecule used in the studies was the drug lapatinib (Tykerb), which disrupts an important breast cancer metabolic process called the Her2neu signaling pathway.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116690.php Electronic Brachytherapy Accurately Delivers Non-Radioactive Therapy Directly To Breast And Endocavitary Cancer Sites- July 29, 2008 The ability of Electronic Brachytherapy to accurately and consistently deliver localized, non-radioactive radiation treatment directly to cancer sites is the focus of a symposium and multiple research papers accepted for presentation at the 50th American Association of Physicists in Medicine Meeting, July 27 - 31 in Houston. According to Xoft, Inc.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116394.php Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Using Hip Bone Density- July 28, 2008 Measuring a woman's bone mineral density can provide additional information that may help more accurately determine a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the September 1, 2008 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116307.php Increase In Breast Cancer Among Alaska Native Women Appears To Be Slowing, Researchers Say- July 24, 2008 The 30-year increase in breast cancer rates among Alaska Native women appears to be leveling off, according to researchers making a presentation on Tuesday at a cancer symposium in Anchorage, Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reports.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116036.php News From The American Society Of Plastic Surgeons August 2008- July 24, 2008 Is Breast Reduction More Dangerous for Morbidly Obese Women As the obese population increases, more overweight women are consulting plastic surgeons for breast reductions. In previous studies, this group of patients had been thought to have higher complication rates. The authors of this study, however, found it to be as safe to perform large-volume breast reductions in morbidly obese women as slimmer patients.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/116008.php Alternative To Mammograms Under Study- July 24, 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.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115915.php Mammogram Pain Reduced By Over-The-Counter Anesthetic Gel- July 23, 2008 The simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams, according to the results of a clinical trial published in the online edition of Radiology. "We now have something that we know reduces discomfort with screening mammography in women who expect higher discomfort - lidocaine gel," said the trial's principal investigator, Colleen Lambertz, F.N.P., a nurse practitioner at St.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/115792.php |