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Study: Some Breast Cancer Patients Can Skip Node Surgery
Feb 9th 2011 – 6:18AM
CHICAGO -- Many breast cancer patients can skip aggressive lymph node surgery without increasing their chances of a recurrence or death if their disease shows limited spread, according to a study that has prompted changes in practice. Under current guidelines, the often-debilitating surgery is done if the cancer has...
Opinion: Battling Cancer, and FDA Bureaucrats
Jan 31st 2011 – 5:00AM
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For some patients with advanced breast cancer, 2011 began with a harrowing close call: A federal contractor announced that Medicare would no longer pay for women in several states to receive treatment with the drug Avastin. This best-selling cancer medicine has clinically demonstrated its ability to give metastatic breast...
FDA Sees Possible Cancer Risk With Breast Implants
Jan 26th 2011 – 2:48PM
Donna McWilliam, AP
WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials said Wednesday they are investigating a possible link between breast implants and a very rare form of cancer, raising new questions about the safety of devices which have been scrutinized for decades. The cancer, known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma, attacks lymph nodes and skin...
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Dan Persons: Mighty Movie Podcast: Ravida Din on 'Pink Ribbons, Inc.'
May 31st 2012 - 05:43PM
Has the corporate subsidizing of charity gone too far?
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Meet The Former Oklahoma City Bomber Trial Lawyer Spearheading The Google Anti-Trust Probe
May 31st 2012 - 09:20AM
When the Federal Trade Commission recently intensified its probe of Internet giant Google, it hired the high-powered Washington lawyer who helped send Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to the death chamber.
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Rahilla Zafar: Women Leaders of the Middle East: Thousands Rally in Saudi Arabia to Raise Awareness of Breast Cancer
May 30th 2012 - 05:39PM
Breast cancer activism in Saudi Arabia has helped spark a cultural revolution bringing thousands of women together to help raise awareness.
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A Serious Health Risk Of Working The Night Shift?
May 30th 2012 - 09:36AM
Working the night shift is linked with an increased risk of breast cancer in women, a new study suggests.
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How To Relax At Your Desk: Calming Muscles On The Job
May 23rd 2012 - 04:43PM
You've probably heard that stress can seriously up your risk of high blood pressure, heart attacks and other heart problems.
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- 06/02/12 Use of Mammostrat Bioassay Predicts Early Relapse Risk... Source: Arch Capital Group Ltd CHICAGO--( BUSINESS WIRE )--GE Healthcare today announced results from the Tamoxifen and Exemestane Adjuvant Multinational (TEAM) Trial at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
- 06/02/12 Support Groups Source: The Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville FL Al-Anon and Alateen Family Groups, support for family/friends of alcoholics.
- 06/02/12 Puma Biotechnology Presents Positive PB272 Clinical... Source: PharmiWeb.com Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (OTCBB: PBYI), a development stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that results from an ongoing Phase I clinical trial of its lead drug candidate PB272 (neratinib) given in combination with the anticancer drugs paclitaxel and trastuzumab in patients with metastatic HER-2 positive breast cancer were presented in a poster presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2012 Annual Meeting.
- 06/02/12 GE Healthcare and Affibody AB to Collaborate on Her2... Source: PharmiWeb.com GE Healthcare signed an agreement with Affibody AB ("Affibody") to collaborate on the development of a Her2-targeted PET imaging agent, which is scheduled to begin clinical trials later this year.
- 05/31/12 Dan Persons: Mighty Movie Podcast: Ravida Din on 'Pink... Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment Has the corporate subsidizing of charity gone too far?
Background on breast cancer
Breast cancer (malignant breast neoplasm) is a type of cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk.
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