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Newly Identified Gene Activated In 80% Of Breast Cancer Patients
New research, published this week in Breast Cancer Research, could provide a genetic explanation for breast cancer. A George Washington University Medical Center team, led by Patricia Berg, has discovered that the gene BP1 is activated in 80% of breast cancer patients. The researchers believe that this gene may offer a useful new target for early... view more... (2003-04-25)

Sunlight associated with lower risk of death from breast and colon cancer
Sunlight is associated with a reduced risk of breast and colon cancer, finds research in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.   view more (2002-04-02)

Pregnancy has no impact on breast cancer, but can delay diagnosis and treatment
A new study finds women who develop breast cancer while pregnant or soon afterwards do not experience any differences in disease severity or likelihood of survival compared to other women with breast cancer.   view more (2009-02-09)

New link between estrogen and breast cancer
The female sex hormone estrogen turns on a gene linked to breast cancer, according to new research by Brisbane scientists.   view more (2007-08-27)

A diagnosis of triple-negative breast cancer doesn't always mean cancer spread
Triple-negative breast cancers are a heterogeneous group and may not always be associated with lymph node spread, a new study shows.   view more (2008-04-14)

More women choosing to remove healthy breast after cancer diagnosis
A new study of New York State data finds that the number of women opting for surgery to remove the healthy breast after a cancer diagnosis in one breast is rising, despite a lack of evidence that the surgery can improve survival.   view more (2009-09-28)

Magnetic resonance imaging improves breast cancer diagnosis
Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast have a higher risk of contracting the disease in their opposite breast as well. A thorough examination of the opposite breast using mammography and ultrasound is therefore common practice.   view more (2007-03-29)

Smoking During Adolescence Could Increase The Risk Of Breast Cancer (pp 1033, 1044)
Authors of a Canadian study in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight the varying effects of smoking on the risk of breast cancer-adolescent women who smoke could be at an increased risk of breast cancer later in life compared with non-smokers. One in nine women in the UK have a lifetime risk of breast cancer, with a similar proportion for... view more... (2002-10-02)

Comment from Professor Nick Lemoine, Director of Imperial Cancer Research Fund's Molecular Oncology Unit at the Hammersmith Hospital, in response to US research* that has linked breast cancer to a virus:
Comment from Professor Nick Lemoine, Director of Imperial Cancer Research Fund's Molecular Oncology Unit at the Hammersmith Hospital, in response to US research* that has linked breast cancer to a virus:   view more (1999-08-11)

T-beta-RIII joins the fight against breast cancer
Although the soluble factor TGF-beta has been shown to suppress the growth of tumor cells in the early stages of breast cancer, high levels of TGF-beta during the later stages of the disease are associated with a poor outcome.   view more (2006-12-08)

Bigger babies at greater risk of pre-menopausal breast cancer
Women who had a greater birth size have a significantly higher risk than others of developing pre-menopausal breast cancer, according to a study carried out by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. The study, reported in the British Medical Journal today, looked at 5,000 women born in Sweden during 1915-29, of which 63 had... view more... (2003-01-29)

Stress not linked to breast cancer relapse
Women with breast cancer need not fear that stressful experiences in life will bring about the return of their disease, conclude researchers in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2002-06-12)

High risk of breast cancer associated with genetic variation in leptin and its receptor
Individuals with either of two genetic variations that lead to high serum levels of the cytokine leptin and to overexpression of leptin in fatty tissue, are more at risk of developing breast cancer than others.   view more (2006-02-21)

Weight loss decreases risk of breast cancer in susceptible women
Women with a mutation in the gene BRCA1, which predisposes women to breast cancer, are 65% less likely to develop the disease if they lose weight between 18 and 30 years of age.   view more (2005-08-22)

Iterative reconstruction technique significantly reduces patient radiation dose during CT scans
Computed tomography (CT) scans are responsible for more than two thirds of the total radiation dose associated with medical imaging exams.   view more (2009-08-19)

New Women's Imaging Technique Allows for a More Accurate Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Breast elastography allows physicians to give a more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer, according to a study performed at Singapore General Hospital in Singapore.   view more (2009-04-24)

New hereditary breast cancer gene discovered
A new hereditary breast cancer gene has been discovered by scientists at the Lundberg Laboratory for Cancer Research and the Plastic Surgery Clinic at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden.   view more (2007-04-26)

Women need better information about breast screening
Information about breast screening must be improved if women are to fully understand both the benefits and the potential harms in order to make an informed choice, argue researchers in this week's BMJ. Although breast screening is well established in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, its value continues to be debated. Estimates of the effect of... view more... (2003-07-09)

Weight gain may increase risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women
Weight gain, particularly after menopause, is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in women.   view more (2006-07-12)

Breast cancer conference calls for support for elderly patients and for independent academic research
Safeguarding academic research, improving individual risk assessment, greater attention to elderly cancer breast cancer patients, and a rethink on care after breast cancer were the four areas highlighted by participants at the 4th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC-4) in Hamburg today (20 March 2004). Delegates used an electronic voting... view more... (2004-03-20)
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