Breast Cancer

Natural Cancer Supplement: Cell Forte with IP-6 and Inositol by Enzymatic Therapy

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:42:22 +0100

Cell Forte with IP-6 is a unique combination of inositol and inositol hexaphosphate (IP-6). Together, inositol and IP-6 create a remarkable increase in natural killer cell activity and enhances natural cellular defenses. Both inositol and IP-6 are found naturally in the cells of the body. However, studies show that by supplementing with Cell Forte, the cells become stronger.

Smoking Increases Breast Cancer Risk Based on Genes

Wed,6 Feb 2008 18:19:07 +0100

Women who smoke and have a specific genetic makeup are at significant risk for the development of breast cancer, according to a recent study published by the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

Hair test cuts breast cancer errors

Wed,6 Feb 2008 17:21:49 +0100

A test that bombards 20 strands of cut hair with X-rays from a synchrotron particle accelerator can identify people with breast cancer

Breast cancer and the power of poetry (Courier-Post)

Wed,6 Feb 2008 15:23:52 +0100

VOORHEES - Breast cancer surivors will learn how to harness the power of poetry readings, writing and creative expression for reflection and healing during a special program scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.

'Patient Navigators' Can Help All Women Cope With Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Opinion Piece Says

Wed,6 Feb 2008 19:12:51 +0100

"There are great racial and socioeconomic disparities that make some women more likely to lose their fight [against breast cancer] than others. This isn't just wrong; it's unthinkable," Hannah Linden and Carey Jackson, both physicians and associate professors of medicine at the University of Washington write in a Seattle Post-Intelligencer opinion piece.

Hair test to detect breast cancer could be on sale 'within months'

Wed,6 Feb 2008 22:35:10 +0100

A revolutionary test that detects the first signs of breast cancer from a few strands of a woman's hair could be on sale within months. Capable of picking up the disease in the early stages when it is easiest to treat -Fermiscan could help save thousands of lives

Local breast cancer support group formed

Wed,6 Feb 2008 16:34:23 +0100

A support group for breast cancer patients and survivors has finally been formed for Wickenburg and the surrounding communities.

DiaGenic Announces Preliminary Results From A Multicentre Breast Cancer Study In India

Wed,6 Feb 2008 12:12:44 +0100

DiaGenic ASA presented preliminary results at The Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology Societies of India (F.O.G.S.I ) annual meeting in New Delhi from the study it is conducting in India using its early breast cancer gene expression blood test.

Teen looks to Knock Out Breast Cancer

Wed,6 Feb 2008 19:46:11 +0100

A 15-year-old Cochrane High School student is braving the shave to knock out breast cancer on Family Day. Grade 9 student Alison Fyfe is shaving her head for cancer and setting up the showing of a movie for which all the funds will go toward the Canadian Cancer Foundation.

Avon awards $45,000 grant for early detection of breast cancer

Wed,6 Feb 2008 11:47:41 +0100

The Avon Foundation Breast Care Fund has awarded a $45,000 one-year grant to Christiana Care Health System's Community Outreach, Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer.

Local group reaching new heights in support of breast cancer research

Wed,6 Feb 2008 07:23:17 +0100

The battle against breast cancer is an uphill climb, but a group of North Hills and Pittsburgh residents hope to help find a cure by climbing a mountain of their own. �read�more��

Environmental pollutants and breast cancer.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the leading cause of cancer death among women 35-54 years of age. Rising incidence, increased risk among migrants to higher risk regions, and poor prediction of individual risk have prompted a search for additional modifiable factors. Risk ...

A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Management of Breast Cancer, Part 1: Prevention and Diagnosis

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, with an estimated 200,000 new cases diagnosed annually. A multidisciplinary focus that entails prevention, diagnosis, and treatment has led to significant strides in the reduction of breast cancer incidence and mortality. ...

Recent Advances In Breast Cancer Imaging.

Breast cancer mortality is decreasing in the United States, as well as in other industrialized countries such as Canada, Austria and the United Kingdom.[1] However, as many as 176 300 new cases of breast cancer are predicted for 1999,[2] ensuring that breast cancer will maintain its position as the ...

Breast cancer susceptibility genes: BRCA1 and BRCA2.

Introduction Breast cancer has long been noted to run in families ; Paul Broca commented on the remarkable history of his own family in an 1866 paper . After gender and age, a positive family history is the strongest known predictive risk factor for breast cancer. Even so, most breast cancers ...

Scintimammography in Breast Cancer Diagnosis.

Breast cancer remains the most common cancer diagnosed among women in the United Of the 1.23 million new cases of cancer expected to be diagnosed in 1998, the American Cancer Societypredicts that breast cancer will account for 178 700 new cases of cancer expected to be diagnosed in women, ...

Early detection techniques in breast cancer management.

An estimated one out of eight American women will develop breast cancer at some time during her life.[1-4] Excluding cancers of the skin, the breast is the most frequent site of cancer among American women, accounting for 32% of all incident cancers and 17% of cancer deaths. The disease is the ...

Breast cancer risk and immune responses in healthy women.

Purpose/Objectives: To summarize the findings of objective and subjective breast cancer risk assessments and their association with psychological distress and immune responses in healthy women with a family history of breast cancer. Data Sources: Published articles and book chapters. Data ...

Psychosocial consequences of breast cancer for patients and families

Summary Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer affecting women, and it is the second deadliest. As with many other cancers, it is known as a family disease, in that it may affect the psychosocial functioning of the family as a whole and of individuals within families. Even first-degree ...

Breast cancer and environmental risks: where is the link

Introduction Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in women. In the United States, female invasive breast cancer occurred between 1994 and 1998 at the rate of approximately 118 per 100,000 women . There were 24 cases per 100,000 deaths ...

Skinny women and good mothers: the rhetoric of risk, control, and culpability in the production of knowledge about breast cancer.

The past few years have witnessed an explosive proliferation of information about breast cancer in the popular media. Part of this increased visibility stems from the growing awareness of the number of women affected by this disease - the National Cancer Institute estimates that one in eight ...