Scientists in Finland have identified a mutation in the "Abraxas" gene that may be tied to breast cancer.

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) Researchers from the US and Finland have tracked down a new gene contributing to familial breast cancer risk in a DNA damage response pathway that also relies on the well known breast and ovarian cancer gene BRCA1.

( Radiological Society of North America ) Based on a study of nearly 2,000 breast cancer patients, researchers say that, in women between the ages of 40 and 49, breast cancers detected by mammography have a better prognosis.

HAVERFORD, Pa. -- Living Beyond Breast Cancer has announced the launch of Body & Soul, a new online interactive media experience that will reside within LBBC's award winning website, lbbc.org. Body & Soul ...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research has found that a protein that protects and maintains the integrity of the breast has a more sinister role in breast cancer invasion and metastasis. The protein is trefoil factor 3 (TFF3), which is thought ...

The infamous BRCA genes do not act alone in causing cancer; there is a molecular syndicate at work preventing the way cells normally repair breaks in DNA that is at the root of breast cancer. But finding all of the BRCA molecular collaborators has been elusive.

The body image issues continued. How could they not? After breast cancer treatment, the woman in the mirror looked like a damaged mannequin. And even with breast implants, I felt like a creature that belonged on a different planet.

TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- After breast cancer treatment, many women suffer from hot flashes and night sweats, but a type of "talk therapy" might relieve these symptoms for some women, British researchers suggest.

(MENAFN - Arab News) A medical symposium on breast cancer ended on Wednesday with a warning note for women to take check thoroughly for symptoms of the disease when they reach the age of 40 ...

For breast cancer survivors, cognitive behavioral therapy may help in coping with vasomotor symptoms, according to a study done at King's College London and published online in "Lancet Oncology."

A CAMPAIGN to save hundreds of lives by spotting cancer symptoms as soon as possible has been launched in Glasgow.

After breast cancer treatment, many women suffer from hot flashes and night sweats, but a type of "talk therapy" might relieve these symptoms for some women, British researchers suggest.

Hot flushes and night sweats (HFNS) affect 6585% of women after breast cancer treatment; they are distressing, causing sleep problems and decreased quality of life. Hormone replacement therapy is often either undesirable or contraindicated. Safe, effective non-hormonal treatments are needed.

Courtesy Photo. The Albie Aware Foundation provides free breast cancer screenings and other services for underprivileged women. Im still a survivor fighting the fight.

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Abraxane (Breast Cancer) Analysis and Forecasts to 2020 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0657216/Abraxane-Breast-Cancer--Analysis-and-Forecasts-to-2020.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=PathologyAbraxane ...

Women battling breast cancer can regain strength, independence and self-confidence with the guidance of Better Than Before, a rehabilitative fitness program on DVD that demonstrates how post-surgery exercises should be performed to support recovery.

From the age of 29, Kathleen religiously had mammograms ...

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Breast Cancer - Pipeline

Avastin's approval for treating breast cancer was revoked by FDA in November, 2011

To honor breast cancer awareness month, MCE has partnered with Santa Clara University to help bring awareness and education on preventative breast cancer measures to the Silicon Va

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Breast cancer, specifically among the African American community, is on the rise in Middle Georgia. Twiggs County has the highest number of late-stage diagnosis for breast cancer in the area at 45%, according to the Central Georgia Chapter of Susan G. Komen. Bobbie Gaither has been getting regular mammograms for years. "When you receive the letter in the mail well ...

Inside every pink shirt is a survivor. Inside every survivor is a story.

Cancer doesn't discriminate and breast cancer kills 40,000 people a year; of which 400 will be men. For the past four years, the Westby girls basketball program has held a special Breast Cancer Awaren

From the age of 29, Kathleen religiously had mammograms ...

The number of deaths from breast cancer has gone down, but the rate of new cases remains about the same. One family has had three generations of women survive the disease. A two-time survivor in that family sometimes hears, "There's so much money that's given all the time, why can't they find a cure?"

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These cancer stem cells are difficult to kill because they don't divide rapidly--a common behavior that most cancer treatments target. [Read more]

In the five years since NewsCenter 5 reporter Kelley Tuthill was diagnosed with breast cancer, oncologists say the medical and research communities have made steady progress in improving treatments, but some activists are losing patience that a cure has not been found.

The trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) protein protects and maintains the integrity of the epithelial surface in the normal breast. New research has found that while TFF3 protein expression is higher in well-differentiated low grade tumors and therefore associated with features of a good prognosis, it has a more sinister role in breast cancer invasion and metastasis.

The trefoil factor 3 (TFF3) protein protects and maintains the integrity of the epithelial surface in the normal breast. New research has found that while TFF3 protein expression is higher in well-differentiated low grade tumors and therefore associated with features of a good prognosis, it has a more sinister role in breast cancer invasion and metastasis.

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) spreads easily through the lymphatic and blood vessels, forming metastasis, which can cause several organs in the body to fail, IBC is also the deadliest form of breast cancer. A new study shows how IBC cells use IL-8, a chemokine of the immune system secreted as part of the anti-inflammatory response by monocytes (a specific set of white blood cells), in order ...

( New York- Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center/Weill Cornell Medical College ) Oncologists have known that in order for cancer cells to spread, they must transform themselves so they can detach from a tumor and spread to a distant organ. Now, scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College have revealed critical steps in what happens next -- how these cells reverse the process ...

( BioMed Central ) Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most lethal form of breast cancer . It spreads easily through the lymphatic and blood vessels, forming metastasis which can lead to multi-organ failure. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Cell Communication and Signaling demonstrates how IBC cells use IL-8, secreted as part of the anti-inflammatory response by ...

Ohio State University's Carlo Croce and colleagues found a signature consisting of nine microRNAs that differentiate in situ and invasive ductal carcinoma in breast cancer.

MENLO PARK, Calif., February 2, 2012 - Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN - News) today announced that the company has completed enrollment in the randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of imetelstat, in combination ...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research has found that a protein that protects and maintains the integrity of the breast has a more sinister role in breast cancer invasion and metastasis. The protein is trefoil factor 3 (TFF3), which is thought ...

( Radiological Society of North America ) Based on a study of nearly 2,000 breast cancer patients, researchers say that, in women between the ages of 40 and 49, breast cancers detected by mammography have a better prognosis.

Older women with breast cancer may be at greater risk of dying from the disease regardless of the type of tumor they have or treatment they undergo, according to a study released Tuesday.

Feb. 7, 2012 Being a senior citizen diagnosed with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer puts you at increased risk of death from the breast cancer as well as other causes and at higher risk of breast cancer relapse, according to a study in the February 8 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Women who undergo breast cancer surgery may be more likely to receive subsequent surgeries in the future, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

( University of Granada ) A research study conducted at the University of Granada has revealed that breast cancer survivors exhibit greater activation of neck and shoulder muscles, which may contribute to the development of chronic pain. The results of this study have been published in the prestigious American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and has been awarded the Mention ...

Breast cancer is often considered more deadly among younger women, but older women -- particularly those over 75 -- are actually more likely to die of the disease, according to an international study.

The number of deaths from breast cancer has gone down, but the rate of new cases remains about the same. One family has had three generations of women survive the disease. A two-time survivor in that family sometimes hears, "There's so much money that's given all the time, why can't they find a cure?"

Zoila Leiva from Whittier in California, was four-and-a-half months pregnant and looking forward to having twins when she received some terrible news - she had breast cancer.

These cancer stem cells are difficult to kill because they don't divide rapidly--a common behavior that most cancer treatments target. [Read more]

For pregnant women with cancer, chemo possible Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 08:34a.m., Friday, February 10, 2012 Only about 1 in 1,000 pregnant women face this dilemma, but doctors fear that more will because the risk of cancer rises with age, and more women are ...

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Breast cancer, specifically among the African American community, is on the rise in Middle Georgia. Twiggs County has the highest number of late-stage diagnosis for breast cancer in the area at 45%, according to the Central Georgia Chapter of Susan G. Komen. Bobbie Gaither has been getting regular mammograms for years. "When you receive the letter in the mail well ...

Andrea Torres was diagnosed with breast cancer and decided to start her fight with a new hairstyle.

Fasting was as effective as chemotherapy in delaying growth of specific tumors in mice and boosted the effectiveness of chemotherapy on melanoma, glioma, and breast cancer cells. And fasting plus chemotherapy, but neither treatment on its own, resulted in long-term cancer-free survival in mice with neuroblastoma, according to a study published online on Wednesday in Science Translational ...

Foundation Medicine is offering a test that helps oncologists choose drugs targeted to the genetic profile of a patient's tumor cells. Has personalized cancer treatment finally arrived?

FRISCO, TX-- - Charity Navigator, America's premier charity evaluator, recently awarded the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. its highest 4-star rating. The rating is based on NBCF's ability to responsibly ...

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As a breast cancer survivor, and an avid volunteer and supporter of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, I watched with interest the premiere of Pink Ribbons Inc. at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, which opened in theatres recently.[...]

Tracy Grant was just 39 when she got the diagnosis. "They asked me to stay a little bit longer because they saw something a little weird," she remembers. "In my mind I was saying, ... 'Here we go, this doesn't look good.' " It was breast cancer. As devastating as the news was, it wasn't a surprise. Her mother, Catherine Grant, was diagnosed at age 51.

A major US breast cancer foundation Friday reversed its decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood after outcry over the move sparked a political and fundraising backlash by women's health advocates.

Patricia Anderson takes calls every Thursday as a volunteer for The Donna Foundation. She hears from women who have received the life-altering news that they have breast cancer. Most are also facing difficult financial issues. Anderson is a two-year breast cancer survivor and a Donna Foundation recipient, and she wants these women to know there is hope.