Breast Cancer

BSGI Highly Sensitive For Early Breast Cance

Researchers at The George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C. have shown that Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) is highly sensitive in detecting the presence of cancer. The researchers determined that BSGI was a useful detection tool and that it was as sensitive as MRI for most cancers and perhaps more sensitive for ductal carcinoma [...]

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Breast Self-Exams Do Not Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths

It is a staple of women’s health advice and visits to the OB/GYN: the monthly breast self-exam to check for lumps or other changes that might signal breast cancer. However, a review of recent studies says there is no evidence that self-exams actually reduce breast cancer deaths. Instead, the practice may be doing more harm [...]

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Radiation Therapy Lowers Breast Cancer Recurrence Rate

Patients with a rare type of breast cancer may benefit from receiving radiation therapy in addition to surgery to prevent recurrence, according to a study in the July issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. Phyllodes tumors are rare breast tumors that [...]

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Medical College of Georgia Studies New Breast Cancer Test

Whether a painless, portable device that uses electrical current rather than X-ray to look for breast cancer could be an alternative to traditional mammograms is under study at the Medical College of Georgia. MCG is one of 20 centers internationally and the only place in Georgia studying new technology developed by Z-Tech Inc., to compare [...]

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OTC Anesthetic Gel Puts The Squeeze On Mammogram Pain

The simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams, according to the results of a clinical trial published in the online edition of Radiology. “We now have something that we know reduces discomfort with screening mammography in women who expect higher discomfort – lidocaine gel,” said [...]

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Lidocaine Gel Eases Mammography Pain

Lidocaine gel can significantly ease mammography pain and discomfort when applied an hour before the screening. A team of researchers from St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute in Boise, Idaho examined 418 women aged from 32 to 89 who were preparing to receive mammogram screening. Women were randomly given to pre-mammography acetaminophen, ibuprofen, a topical [...]

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Hip Bone Density Helps Predict Breast Cancer Risk

Measuring a woman’s bone mineral density can provide additional information that may help more accurately determine a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published in the September 1, 2008 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study’s results suggest that incorporating bone [...]

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Bone Mineral Density Predicts Breast Cancer Risk

Researchers have found that bone mineral density (BMD) can be used as breast cancer predictor to identify women at risk of getting breast cancer. A team of researchers from University of Arizona, Tucson examined 9941 post-menopausal women during and eight-and-a- half-year period. In the study 327 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers looked at [...]

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Minorities Less Likely To Know About Breast Cancer Options

When it comes to breast cancer treatment options half of the patients don’t know how breast cancer survival differs between surgical options. Nearly half of women treated for breast cancer did not know that their odds of being alive after five years are roughly the same whether they undergo mastectomy or breast conserving surgery. Minority [...]

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Drug Blocks Growth Of Breast Cancer Cells

Using laboratory and mouse models of human breast cancer, researchers have found that a small molecule capable of targeting specific proteins on the surface of breast cancer cells can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells that migrate to the brain. The small molecule used in the studies was the drug lapatinib (Tykerb), which disrupts [...]

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Christina Applegate Undergoing Treatment For Breast Cancer

Actress Christina Applegate is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Ame Van Iden, publicist for the 36-year-old actress, released the following statement late Saturday: “Christina Applegate was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. Benefiting from early detection through a doctor ordered MRI, the cancer is not life threatening. Christina is following the recommended treatment [...]

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How Do You Disclose Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Sociological research examines how women relate their breast cancer diagnosis to loved ones; concludes that disclosure is ‘work.’ Women diagnosed with breast cancer shoulder the emotional burden of disclosing their diagnosis to loved ones, managing the feelings of others at precisely the time when they need support themselves, according to research to be presented at [...]

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