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New Breast Cancer Scan Cuts False Alarms ...
Title: New Breast Cancer Scan Cuts False Alarms Category: Health News Created: 12/3/2008 Last Editorial Review: 12/3/2008

Source: MedicineNet.com (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:17:25 GMT)
EIN News Introduces 'Breast Cancer News Today'; Website Offers Information on...
EIN News has announced the launch of a new health website providing in-depth news on breast cancer.

Source: PR Newswire via Yahoo! News (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:41:00 GMT)
Casa Ole restaurants use food to help fight breast cancer ...
Casa Olé is using Mexican food to help in the fight against breast cancer. The company raised $17,745 for the Julie Rogers "Gift of Life" program, according to a news release.

Source: Beaumont Enterprise (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:17:19 GMT)
Studies Evaluate Breast Cancer Outcomes In Older Patients, Women With Breast...
The following summarizes news coverage of two recent studies on breast cancer treatment.~ Older Patients: One in five women ages 65 and older delayed or did not complete their full radiation regimen after breast-conserving surgery, leading to an increased risk of death or recurrence, according to a study published online Monday in Cancer, the New York Times reports.

Source: Medical News Today (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:22:07 GMT)
More High-Risk Women Preempt Breast Cancer ...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- SheKayla Love, 26, of Dallas, had the first cyst in her breast removed when she was just 14, the second when she was 19.

Source: HealthDay via Yahoo! News (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:03:06 GMT)
Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women With Implants Fight Breast Cancer ...
Title: Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women With Implants Fight Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 12/2/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/2/2008

Source: MedicineNet.com (Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:19:16 GMT)
Latest Breast Imaging Techniques Offer New Views ...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Two newer breast imaging techniques will help doctors diagnose and stage breast cancer, but neither technique will replace standard mammography for the detection of breast cancer.

Source: HealthDay via Yahoo! News (Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:03:02 GMT)
Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women With Implants Fight Breast Cancer ...
MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have had their breasts augmented with implants and are later diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer may be treated successfully with a partial-breast radiation treatment known as brachytherapy, according to an Arizona physician and researcher.

Source: HealthDay via Yahoo! News (Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:02:20 GMT)
Breast-specific gamma imaging identifies hidden breast cancer ...
Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) is shown to be an effective method of identifying mammographically and clinically occult (hidden) breast cancer.

Source: News-Medical-Net (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:47:01 GMT)
AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-04 00:16 Study sheds light on breast cancer drug failure ...
LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The most commonly used breast cancer drug may cause tumours to spread in a small number of women with low levels of a protein which makes cells stick together, British researchers said on Thursday. The findings could lead to new tests to determine which women are not likely to benefit from tamoxifen and who should be given other drugs, said Stephen Hiscox, a cancer ...

Source: Interactive Investor (Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:31:24 GMT)
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