The Women Not Benefiting From Breast Cancer Treatment

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

A study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, is one of the first of its kind to assess the benefits and improvements in medicine and technology for treating women with Breast Cancer through the last thirty years. Looking specifically at age subsets in the data, Benjamin Smith, M.D., ...

Even light drinking slightly ups breast cancer risk

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

Even as few as three alcoholic beverages per week may increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, a new study finds. Find more info about Even light drinking slightly ups breast cancer risk photos videos pictures. read more

Nanoprobes And SQUID Provide High Tech Detection Of Breast Cancer

Sunday, October 30th, 2011

Mammography saves lives by detecting very small tumors. However, it fails to find 10-25% of tumors and is unable to distinguish between benign and malignant disease. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research provides a new and potentially more sensitive method using tumor-targeted magnetic nanoprobes ...

The Role Of Fat In Assessing Breast Cancer Risk

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

It is known that a high proportion of dense breast tissue, as seen with a mammogram, is associated with a high risk of breast cancer. But the role of non-dense fat tissue in the breast is less clear. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research ...

High Hormone Levels Raise Risk Of Breast Cancer

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Women past their menopause with high levels of estrogen and testosterone hormones are known to have an increased risk of breast cancer. According to a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research, the risk of breast cancer increased with the number of elevated hormones. After ...