Breast Cancer | Breast Cancer’s Spread Now Better Understood | breast cancer cells
Breast Cancer | Breast Cancer’s Spread Now Better Understood | breast cancer cells The spread of breast cancer cells from the main tumor to other parts of the body is controlled by a growth factor known as TGFb, which may prove a promising target for new drugs to prevent metastatic breast cancer, British researchers say. [...]
Symptoms of Breast Cancer | Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment | Breast cance Treatment and Prevention | Breast Cancer Symptoms and Diagnosis
Symptoms of Breast Cancer | Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment | Breast cance Treatment and Prevention | Breast Cancer Symptoms and Diagnosis Description of Breast Cancer There are several types of breast cancer, but the common types are ductal carcinoma occurring in 85 – 90 percent of the cases and lobular carcinoma occurring in about [...]
Vigorous Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
Normal-weight women who carry out lots of vigorous exercise are approximately 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who don’t exercise vigorously. A study of more than thirty thousand postmenopausal American women, reported in BioMed Central’s open access journal Breast Cancer Research, has revealed that a sedentary lifestyle can be a risk factor [...]
Virginia Hospital Center: Who Would You Trust With Your Breasts?
Virginia Hospital Center is now the first and only NAPBC-accredited breast center in the entire state of Virginia and in Washington, D.C. The Hospital is one of the first 23 breast centers nationwide to receive the distinction by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a new program administered by the American College of [...]
Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre Launches Free Database To Help Speed The Path To New Treatments
Breakthrough Breast Cancer has today launched the world’s most comprehensive breast cancer database – bringing scientific research and clinical data together in one place. The Rock database is a free resource which allows scientists easy access to an enormous amount of published data on breast cancer. It can be used to generate detailed computer models, [...]
Resveratrol Suppresses Abnormal Cell Formation in Breast Cancer
Early laboratory research has shown that resveratrol, a common dietary supplement, suppresses the abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of breast cancer, suggesting a potential role for the agent in breast cancer prevention. Resveratrol is a natural substance found in red wine and red grapes. It is sold in extract form as a [...]
New Hereditary Factors, Imaging Techniques Sought By Local Researchers Being Funded By Susan G. Komen For The Cure(R)
Researchers at UCLA and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will be looking at ways to identify breast cancer genes before cancer develops – or find the cancers earlier once they do – in a pair of research projects funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the global leader in the breast cancer movement. The two Komen [...]
