By: Steven Reinberg From: .healthday.com In a study of more than 240,000 women who had breast conservation surgery for breast cancer, nearly 25 percent needed a second operation, a new study finds. “There are very few operations where you would expect to have a second surgery,” said lead researcher Dr. Lee Wilke, director of the section of surgical oncology at …
Hormone-unrelated breast cancer death rate lowered by reducing dietary fat
By: James McIntosh From: medicalnewstoday.com Reducing dietary fat intake for at least 5 years after diagnosis could help improve survival rates for early-stage breast cancer patients with hormone-unrelated breast cancer, according to a new study. The findings of the study were presented at the 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium – a 5-day conference aiming to provide state-of-the-art information on …
Hedgehog signaling pathway for breast cancer identified
From: http://medicalxpress.com Molecules called long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been implicated in breast cancer but exactly why they cause metastasis and tumor growth has been little understood…until now. Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report that hedgehog, a unique cell signaling pathway known to contribute to many types of cancer, may be behind breast cancer metastasis. …
Wider breast cancer screening won’t be a boon to women
From: newscientist.com CANCER screening sounds like the ultimate in preventive medicine. Spot a tumour early and it is easier to treat and cure. That’s the theory, anyway. But it ignores the potential problem of overdiagnosis – finding tiny tumours that would never have caused any harm, yet get treated aggressively. The big question for any programme is whether the harms …
Study: Lower breast cancer risk in some Hispanic women
By: Kayleigh Sommer From: valleymorningstar.com A genetic deviation that is common in some Hispanic women with Native American lineage appears to lower the risk of breast cancer, according to a new study. Published in the Oct. 20 issue of Nature Communications, the new study showed that women who carry the variant have breast tissue that appears less dense on mammograms. …
To Address Breast Cancer Globally, Three Things Are Essential
By: Elaine Schattner From: forbes.com At one of the opening sessions of the 37th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dr. Benjamin Anderson of the University of Washington spoke on breast cancer as a worldwide health problem. He, a surgeon and breast cancer specialist, leads the Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI). He considered the disease’s toll. “It is the most …
Doctors: Managing cancer treatment can be confusing
From: clarionledger.com Question: My mother was just diagnosed with breast cancer, and we’re confused by the med-speak that the doctors are using. They keep asking Mom what she wants to do, but how can she (or her family) know what’s best for her? — Kathy G., Orlando, Florida Answer: You’ve pinpointed a big problem: Cancer diagnoses and treatments have gotten …
Ultrasound effective for breast cancer screening, study says; separate analysis questions benefit vs harm
By: Angela Townsend From: cleveland.com A study presented this week at a national breast cancer research conference is adding to the body of evidence showing the benefit of using ultrasound along with mammography as a breast cancer screening tool for women with dense breast tissue. “The fact that we’ve been accumulating the data now for four years is significant,” said …
For Lung Cancer Screening, a Small Dose of Hope
By: Jane E. Brody From: nytimes.com In 2011, a year after my husband Richard died of lung cancer, a major national study documented the potential ability to detect this disease when it might still be amenable to cure. Having smoked up to a pack a day for 50 years, Richard knew his days were numbered even though he had quit …
Scientists pinpoint a new line of defence used by cancer cells
From: medicalxpress.com Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered a new line of defence used by cancer cells to evade cell death, according to research published in Nature Communications today. The team identified a critical pathway of molecular signals which throw a lifeline to cancer cells, enabling them to survive even though they contain vast DNA errors which would usually trigger …