CancerCompass is dedicated to provided you with the most up to date cancer information and news. Visit our website to find all our articles on Breast Cancer News http://www.cancercompass.com/breast-cancer-news.htm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Drugs used to treat psychiatric disorders are highly effective at killing cancer cells, opening up potential new lines of treatments. Dr Louise Lurze-Mann of the University of NSW School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences was talking with psychiatric researchers at the University of Queensland when they mentioned that people with diseases like schizophrenia appear to have low rates of cancer, despite being more inclined to smoke than the general population. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32367.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT One of Australia's proudest scientific achievements of recent years, the vaccine against cervical cancer, may turn out to even more important than anyone Research published in the British Journal or" Cancer suggests that the vaccine may also prevent some breast cancers. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32373.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT It's a safe bet to presume there are soup recipes in today's column because it's colder, furnaces are running and it just seems like a fall thing to do. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32365.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT U.S. scientists say they have discovered a small molecule that inhibits the actions of a protein cancer cells require for survival. The researchers said they determined the molecule, called PES, inhibits a type of protein called a heat-shock protein that helps cells survive heat, lack of nutrients and other cell-damaging conditions. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32368.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT A recently discovered form of the protein that triggers blood clotting may play a key role in the molecular mechanisms leading to the growth of certain metastatic cancers, according to new research reported by an international team of scientists. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32371.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer. But women may not have to endure the medical costs, stress and potential complications that accompany such invasive biopsies forever. A University of Florida biomedical engineering researcher is making progress on an optical biopsy that has the potential to determine whether growths are cancerous without ever puncturing the skin. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32374.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Despite a recent study finding that an increasing number of women who had cancer in one breast are opting to have the other breast removed, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Breast Cancer discourages prophylactic mastectomy in women except for those considered high risk. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32375.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT About 100,500 new cases of cancer are caused by obesity every year, according to the most comprehensive attempt ever to estimate the cancers attributed to extra weight. The analysis, released today by the American Institute for Cancer Research, is based on updated cancer data and a report released earlier this year by a panel of experts. Among the types of cancer most strongly linked to excess body fat: http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32377.htm CancerCompass Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT According to a study presented November 4, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), a shortened, more intensive course of radiation given to the whole breast, along with an extra dose of radiation given to the surgical bed of the tumor (concomitant boost), has been shown to result in excellent local control at a median follow up of two years after treatment with no significant side effects. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32352.htm CancerCompass Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Until recently, the evidence surrounding the link between breast cancer and tobacco smoke was inconclusive. Now, according to an international panel of experts convened by the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit (OTRU) sufficient scientific evidence exists linking second-hand smoke exposure to pre-menopausal breast cancer and active smoking to breast cancer in women of all ages. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32353.htm CancerCompass Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Mollie Katzen's latest cookbook urges beginners to take on her challenge with easy recipes, such as this acorn squash entree. Use plain raw almonds, not roasted or salted, Katzen writes, and don't chop them too fine. You can cook the rice and bake the acorn squash at the same time. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32356.htm CancerCompass Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT If you're watching your weight, soup can be deceptive. What could be more harmless for lunch or a light dinner? Not so fast. Depending on the recipe, some soups are full of cream and cheese, or sometimes worse, they start with a roux. In place of cream and butter, add flavor to soup with lots of vegetables, beef broth and dried and fresh herbs. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32357.htm CancerCompass Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT A healthy 44-year-old woman will celebrate many future birthdays thanks to the efforts of Dr. Keri Sweeten and a new blood test for breast cancer. Dr. Sweeten, a board-certified gynecologist and Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, recently incorporated the Provista Life Science BT Test (R), a blood test for the detection of breast cancer, into her patient care practice. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32354.htm CancerCompass Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT After mastectomy, breast cancer patients who receive radiation treatment to the lymph nodes located behind the breast bone do not live longer than those who do not receive radiation to this hard-to-treat area, according to a randomized 10-year study presented at the plenary session, November 2, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32346.htm CancerCompass Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Drink up, coffee lovers. Not only is coffee aromatic and delicious, it's good for you. Who says? None other than Harvard Medical School. Once considered questionable for your health, it turns out that the beloved beverage is actually healthful in moderation. That means a few cups a day. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32341.htm CancerCompass Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Eisai Inc. today announced preliminary results from a recently completed Phase III study with eribulin mesylate (E7389), discovered and developed by the company, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32325.htm CancerCompass Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT The right combination of estrogen and a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), which blocks the effects of estrogen in breast tissue, could relieve menopause symptoms and cut breast cancer risk, Yale researchers report in an abstract presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) scientific meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, October 17-21. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32326.htm CancerCompass Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, supported in part by NuView Life Sciences, have published an article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine reporting preclinical results of a novel PET biomarker designed to selectively detect malignant breast tumors. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32327.htm CancerCompass Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Researchers at The Wistar Institute have identified a key gene (KLF17) involved in the spread of breast cancer throughout the body. They also demonstrated that expression of KLF17 together with another gene (Id1) known to regulate breast cancer metastasis accurately predicts whether the disease will spread to the lymph nodes. Previously, the function of KLF17 had been unknown. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32328.htm CancerCompass Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT Think of a protective fence that blocks the neighbor's dog from charging into your backyard. The body, too, has fences -- physical and biochemical barriers that keep cells in their place. http://www.cancercompass.com/cancer-news/article/32329.htm CancerCompass Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT