Breast Cancer News - Special Coverage - Cancer News RSS Feeds from Brightsurf Science NewsSpecial Coverage - Cancer :: Breast CancerBreast Cancer News Stories, Current Breast Cancer News Events, Discoveries and Articleshttp://www.brightsurf.com/rss.news.xml?search=Breast_Cancer Breast Cancer News Stories Current Breast Cancer News Events, Discoveries and Articles Cancer 'cure' in mice to be tested in humans Scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center are about to embark on a human trial to test whether a new cancer treatment will be as effective at eradicating cancer in humans as it has proven to be in mice. (2008-06-30) Heavy birthweight babies twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis Heavy birthweight female babies are twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis in adulthood as their average birthweight peers, suggests research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. (2008-06-30) Pregnancy may help protect against bladder cancer Pregnancy seems to confer some protection against bladder cancer in mice, scientists have found. (2008-06-26) Laser Surgery Probe Targets Individual Cancer Cells Mechanical engineering Assistant Professor Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin has developed a laser "microscalpel" that destroys a single cell while leaving nearby cells intact, which could improve the precision of surgeries for cancer, epilepsy and other diseases. (2008-06-25) Scientists from the University of Navarra find 5 genes involved in the metastasis of breast tumours to the lung The identification of five genes involve in the metastasis of breast tumours to the lung is the principal finding of a scientific team made up of two bodies from the University of Navarra, the Applied Medical Research Centre (CIMA) and the University Hospital of the University of Navarra. (2008-06-23) Study shows that chronic grief activates pleasure areas of the brain Grief is universal, and most of us will probably experience the pain grief brings at some point in our lives, usually with the death of a loved one. In time, we move on, accepting the loss. (2008-06-23) Risk of death after cancer diagnosis; shift in stage of breast cancer diagnosis Cancer patients with low socioeconomic status (SES) have more advanced cancers at diagnosis, receive less aggressive treatment, and have a higher risk of dying in the five years following cancer diagnosis, according to a new study. (2008-06-23) Symptom screening plus a simple blood test improves early detection of ovarian cancer Women's reports of persistent, recent-onset symptoms linked to ovarian cancer - abdominal or pelvic pain, difficulty eating or feeling full quickly and abdominal bloating - when combined with the CA125 blood test may improve the early detection of ovarian cancer by 20 percent. (2008-06-23) Weight-loss surgery can cut cancer risk Successful bariatric surgery allows morbidly obese patients to lose up to 70 percent of their excess weight and to maintain weight loss. (2008-06-20) Absence or low function of CHFR gene in breast cells sets stage for abnormal cell division and cancer A University of Michigan study reveals in detail how breast cells produce new cells that are predisposed to become cancerous, unless they receive the protective action of the CHFR gene. (2008-06-20) |
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