Title: Breast Cancer Incidence Among Iraqi Women ProfiledSummary:Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to better understand the underlying molecular and environmental causes in an effort to curb the incidence of cancer. “Breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy recorded in the [...]
Title: Research Shows Removing Healthy Breast Does Not Improve Breast Cancer Survival, NYT Columnist WritesSummary:Recent studies show that more women with cancer in one breast are opting for removal of both breasts, even though removal of the healthy breast does little to improve survival rates, New York Times columnist Tara Parker-Pope writes. In 2006, [...]
Title: Effort aims to spike breast cancer with new approachSummary:Many women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a condition that researchers at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare want to change by aggressively targeting specific genes.Published on : Thu Mar 11 19:27:23 2010 GMT
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Title: Breast Cancer Incidence Among Iraqi Women ProfiledSummary:DEAD SEA, Jordan — Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to better understand the underlying molecular and environmental causes in an effort to curb the incidence of cancer.”Breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy [...]
Title: Effort aims to spike breast cancer with new approachSummary:( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) Many women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a condition that researchers at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare want to change by aggressively targeting specific genes.Published on : [...]
Title: Breast Cancer Incidence Among Iraqi Women ProfiledSummary:DEAD SEA, Jordan — Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to better understand the underlying molecular and environmental causes in an effort to curb the incidence of cancer.”Breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy [...]
Title: Tenn. woman pleads guilty to faking breast cancerSummary:A Tennessee woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to faking breast cancer in a scam that netted thousands of dollars worth of sick leave donated by her City Hall co-workers and money from a church and other charities.Published on : Tue Mar 9 17:33:38 2010 GMT
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Title: Breast cancer drug fulvestrant appears more effective in the presence of CK8 and CK18Summary:( Indiana University ) Women’s responsiveness to the second-line breast cancer drug fulvestrant may depend on whether the cancer cells are expressing two key proteins, Indiana University Bloomington scientists report in this month’s Cancer Biology & Therapy.Published on : Wed [...]
Title: A blood test for breast cancer? Researchers hopefulSummary:U.S. researchers are working on an experimental DNA test that could pave the way for a simple blood test to detect breast cancer.Published on : Wed Mar 10 18:42:03 2010 GMT
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Title: Experiment seeks blood test for breast cancerSummary:An experimental approach that looks for the DNA leaking out from dead and dying cells may provide a route to a blood test for breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.Published on : Tue Mar 9 19:08:33 2010 GMT
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