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Breast Cancer Deaths Reach Record Low

Breast Cancer Deaths Reach Record Low

Disease And Conditons

22 Apr 2009
London - The number of UK woman who died from breast cancer has reached an all time low, even though cancer diagnoses are becoming more ...

Can Walnuts Reduce The Risk Of Breast Cancer?

Can Walnuts Reduce The Risk Of Breast Cancer?

Disease And Conditons

22 Apr 2009
Jacksonville - Eating walnuts may help in reducing the risk of women developing breast cancer, according to researchers. In previous studies, walnuts have been known to ...

So, What are the benefits of breast cancer screening?

So, What are the benefits of breast cancer screening?

Disease And Conditons

02 Apr 2009
Jacksonville - The benefits of breast cancer screening is still debatable. The significance of the yearly mammogram is amazingly vague. It is essential for women to ...

 
Pfizer Stops Breast Cancer Study

Pfizer Stops Breast Cancer Study

Disease And Conditons

02 Apr 2009
Jacksonville - This past Thursday, Pfizer Inc. announced it is stopping once clinical trial of the company's drug, Sutent. The drug was being developed to ...

Faulty Breast Cancer Testing

Faulty Breast Cancer Testing

Disease And Conditons

01 Apr 2009
Vancouver - A breast cancer scandal is brewing in Canada centering around Kelowna General Hospital. The scandal came as a result of allegations made by ...

New Test Predicts the Spread of Breast Cancer

New Test Predicts the Spread of Breast Cancer

Disease And Conditons

25 Mar 2009
Jacksonville - Treatments for breast cancer such as masectomy, radiation and chemotherapy are not needed in every patient. Physicians struggle to identify the right patients ...

 
Bone-Loss Drug May Help Prevent Spread of Breast Cancer

Bone-Loss Drug May Help Prevent Spread of Breast Cancer

Health And Wellness

12 Feb 2009
Seattle - A drug commonly used to treat osteoarthritis may also reduce the spread and recurrence of certain breast cancers, according to a study published ...

HRT Increases Risk Of Breast Cancer In Some Women

HRT Increases Risk Of Breast Cancer In Some Women

Health And Wellness

06 Feb 2009
Seattle - Recent results from some studies have shown that women who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to relieve menopausal symptoms have more than three ...

Not All Breast Cancer Patients Need Double Mastectomies: Study

Not All Breast Cancer Patients Need Double Mastectomies: Study

Health And Wellness

26 Jan 2009
Seattle - Scientists have developed several risk factors that will predict who would benefit from preventive mastectomy. The number of women choosing to have preventive mastectomies ...

 
Tea Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk: Study

Tea Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk: Study

Health And Wellness

21 Jan 2009
Seattle - A recent study led by Dr. Nagi Kumar of the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida has shown that drinking three cups of ...

FDA Needs More Data Before Giving Green Light To Gardasil Vaccine For Older Women

FDA Needs More Data Before Giving Green Light To Gardasil Vaccine For Older Women

Health And Wellness

09 Jan 2009
Seattle - According to Merck & Co., the Food and Drug Administration has requested additional data for the second time before coming to a decision ...

Researchers Developing Breast Cancer Vaccine

Researchers Developing Breast Cancer Vaccine

Health And Wellness

05 Jan 2009
Seattle - There's new hope in the continuing battle against breast cancer, and it comes in the form of a new vaccine developed by a ...

 
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