Shorter Radiation for Cancer of the Breast

Sep. 24, 2008

Shorter courses of treatment are as effective as longer courses for early-stage breast cancer, a new study shows.

Drug fights one type of breast cancer

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A breast cancer chemotherapy drug shows benefits in fighting one type of breast cancer but not another type, U.S. researchers say.

Some don't finish breast cancer treatment

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- One out of 5 older women may delay or not finish treatment following breast cancer surgery, U.S. researchers said.

Bone loss due to more than cancer drugs

CHICAGO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss in breast cancer survivors, but cancer drugs aren't the only culprits, U.S. researchers said.

Protein may by key to breast cancer spread

CHAPAL HILL, N.C., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they reduced the ability of breast cancer cells to spread by knocking down the expression of a protein called palladin.

Latinas may regret cancer therapy option

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Some Latina women are more likely than white women to regret their breast cancer treatment decisions, U.S. researchers say.

Adjust lifestyle to prevent breast cancer

BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- To reduce breast cancer risk, women should focus on healthy eating, moderate alcohol use and maintaining a healthy body weight, U.S. researchers said.

No overall caffeine-breast cancer risk

BOSTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Caffeine does not appear to be associated with overall breast cancer risk, U.S. and Japanese researchers said.

Birth size linked to breast cancer later

LONDON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Researchers in England suggest birth size may predict susceptibility to breast cancer later in life.

Breast cancer urine test being developed

BOSTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston say they are developing a urine test urine that may signal breast cancer.

No radiation for some breast cancer

BOSTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Early-stage breast cancer patients with limited lymph node involvement may not require post-surgery radiation therapy, U.S. researchers said.

Early pregnancy, breast cancer link mulled

HOUSTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have made a discovery that might explain why women having an early pregnancy also have a lower incidence of breast cancer.

Breast cancer tool helps determine therapy

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A predictive measurement -- preoperative endocrine prognostic index, or PEPI score -- may help women choose breast cancer treatment, U.S. researchers said.

Seed implants for breast cancer effective

BOSTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A type of radiation seed implants offers more convenience for early-stage breast cancer patients by shortening radiation therapy, U.S. researchers said.

Acupuncture cuts breast cancer hot flashes

BOSTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Acupuncture reduces side effects of breast cancer treatment as much as conventional drug therapy and increases energy, U.S. researchers said.

Breast MRI signals cancer radiation need

BOSTON, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- A magnetic resonance imaging scan could replace exploratory surgery for women whose breast cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, U.S. researchers said.