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3 hrs ago | Medical News Today

Shedding Light On Racial Disparities In Cancer Survival - 2 Studies

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Prostate / Prostate Cancer ; Ovarian Cancer Article Date: 08 Jul 2009 - 3:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Black women diagnosed with breast cancer have a greater chance of dying from the disease than white women, according to a new study published online July 7 in the Journal ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Ovarian Cancer, Prostate Cancer, African-American, Charitable Organizations

7 hrs ago | Physics Blog

Scientists link elevated insulin to increased breast cancer risk

Elevated insulin levels in the blood appear to raise the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin, Medication, Health, Yeshiva University, Diabetes, Epidemiology, Women's Health

12 hrs ago | Drugs.com

Denosumab Demonstrates Superiority Over Zometa in Pivotal Phase 3...

Amgen today announced that a pivotal, Phase 3, head-to-head trial evaluating denosumab versus Zometa in the treatment of bone metastases in 2,049 patients with advanced breast cancer met its primary and secondary endpoints and demonstrated superior efficacy compared to Zometa.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Amgen, Healthcare Industry, Cancer, Health

Thu Jul 09, 2009

Daily Express

Britain 'winning cancer battle as death toll falls'

BETTER treatment and screening is providing a dramatic improvement in survival rates among cancer sufferers.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Lung Cancer

ABC News

Breast Cancer Patients May Be Overtreated and Underinformed

One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, a new study says.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Martinsburg Journal

Limited use of estrogen beneficial

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I haven't had a menstrual period for two years; I am 54. I do have hot flashes that are wiping me out.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health

CBC News

More breast-cancer tests to be redone

Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc announced Thursday more than 600 additional samples taken from Quebec breast-cancer sufferers will be tested to ensure the women are receiving proper treatment.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Science / Technology

WAVE-TV Louisville

New clues to race gap in breast cancer outcomes

The racial gap in breast cancer outcomes, with black women more likely to die from the disease, can't be explained completely by any one factor, new research shows.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, African-American

Science Blog

Link between migraines and reduced breast cancer risk confirmed in follow-up study

The relationship between migraine headaches in women and a significant reduction in breast cancer risk has been confirmed in a follow-on study to landmark research published last year and conducted by scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Migraine, Health, Headache, Epidemiology

Wed Jul 08, 2009

RedOrbit

Are Breast Cancer Patients Being Kept In The Dark?

Despite the increase of breast reconstruction procedures performed in 2008, nearly 70 percent of women who are eligible for the procedure are not informed of the reconstructive options available to them, according to a recently published report.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Tue Jul 07, 2009

Med Ad News

Racial Disparities In Breast Cancer Mortality Are Not Driven By Estrogen Receptor Status Alone

Black women who are diagnosed with breast cancer have a higher probability of dying from the disease than white women, regardless of their estrogen receptor status, according to research from the National Cancer Institute , part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Charitable Organizations

Newswise

Researchers Finding New Ways to Prevent, Diagnose and Treat Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most common cancer specific to women. An eight-page a oeSpecial Reporta on breast cancer in the June issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter covers recent advancements in prevention, detection and treatment.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health

Wiltshire

Horrible year ends with a bang for lottery winner Nicky

CANCER patient Nicky Cusack hopes to put the worst year of her life behind her after scooping a A 2.49m lottery win.

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Related Topix: Lottery, Medicine, Health

The TCE Blog

17 cases of male breast cancer among those exposed at Camp Lejeune

From today's St. Petersburg Times : Scientists studying drinking water contamination at Camp Lejeune were startled when 11 men with breast cancer and ties to the North Carolina base were identified over the last two years.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Mon Jul 06, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Elderly breast cancer patients receive chemotherapy if treated in private practices

In a study to determine the non-medical factors that may be associated with the decision to treat nonmetastatic breast cancer, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health evaluated the association between oncologist characteristics and the receipt of chemotherapy in elderly women with breast cancer and found that they were ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Columbia University, Oncology

HealthDay

Research Reveals Clues to Breast Cancer's Spread

A U.S. research team says it has spotted key signals that help breast cancer cells survive in the bone marrow of patients who've undergone treatment.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

Andover Advertiser

Cancer mum scoops 2.4m Lottery win

A cancer patient who said she has had the worst year of her life has seen her luck dramatically change with a 2.49 million lottery win.

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Related Topix: Lottery, Medicine, Health

MediLexicon

Preventing Breast Cancer The Focus Of 2009-2010 Susan G. Komen For The Cure Promise Grants

One of the most important challenges in the cancer community today is whether people can, in fact, prevent their own cancers.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health

Sun Jul 05, 2009

WBAL-AM Baltimore

Baltimore's Red Devils Help Breast Cancer Patients

Two breast cancer survivors are giving back the support they received after they were diagnosed with the disease.

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Related Topix: Blues, The Red Devils, Medicine, Health, Baltimore Metro, Taneytown, MD

Gazette Series

Friends who fought breast cancer to raise money for charity

TWO friends who both won their battles against breast cancer are putting their best feet forward to raise money for charity.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Gloucestershire County, England, United Kingdom

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