Adding chemotherapy to cancer-suppressing Tamoxifen Helps Some Breast Cancer Patients

12.11.09 | Author: admin | Posted in Breast Cancer | No Comments »

Adding chemotherapy to cancer-suppressing Tamoxifen Helps Some Breast Cancer Patients

Adding chemotherapy to standard cancer-suppressing tamoxifen can boost survival in postmenopausal women with the most common type of breast cancer, known as estrogen receptor-positive, and it’s best given before the tamoxifen regimen starts, according to a new study.
“Chemotherapy with Adriamycin adds to your survival benefit over [...]

Vigorous Exercise Reduces Breast Cancer Risk

05.11.09 | Author: admin | Posted in Breast Cancer | No Comments »

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 [...]