Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Breast Cancer News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/breast_cancer/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170159.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170159.php The SAVI™ 6-1Mini breast brachytherapy applicator is the only brachytherapy solution for patients with small breasts, hard-to-reach lumpectomy cavities, or cavities close to the skin surface, according to a new study. Physicist and lead researcher Serban Morcovescu, MS, DABR, presented these findings on the 6-1Mini device at the recent annual conference of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Breast Cancer Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170155.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170155.php Most biopsies following mammograms reveal benign abnormalities, not cancer. But women may not have to endure the medical costs, stress and potential complications that accompany such invasive biopsies forever. A University of Florida biomedical engineering researcher is making progress on an "optical biopsy" that has the potential to determine whether growths are cancerous without ever puncturing the skin. Breast Cancer Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170049.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170049.php Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s. She wondered whether it would be her fate too. In her mid-50s, Jennifer's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and tested positive for the recently identified BRCA1 gene, indicating a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. "I spent about six months in denial after my mom tested positive. Breast Cancer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169970.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169970.php The ultimate goal in cancer research, a treatment that kills cancer cells whilst leaving healthy cells untouched, is brought nearer by the success of a new therapeutic approach. The potential therapy, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research, targets proliferation of cancer, but not normal, cells. Breast Cancer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169942.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169942.php Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center found that radiation treatment for women who had a lumpectomy for early-stage breast cancer can be safely reduced to four weeks, instead of the usual six to seven weeks, by delivering a higher daily dose - greatly reducing the length of treatment time. The five-year results of the phase II study were presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology. Breast Cancer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169931.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169931.php Premier international conference highlights breakthroughs in breast cancer research What: Now in its 32nd year, the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium remains the top venue for research and discovery in breast cancer. This year's conference will bring together delegates from all over the world. Among the expected highlights: Five-year results of the groundbreaking Herceptin trial. Breast Cancer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169901.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169901.php An international task force of cancer specialists and charities is meeting this week to develop strategies for curbing rising breast cancer rates in developing countries, the AP/Washington Post reports. The task force is led by Felicia Knaul -- a public health specialist and director of Harvard University's Breast Cancer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169887.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169887.php According to a study presented November 4, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), a shortened, more intensive course of radiation given to the whole breast, along with an extra dose of radiation given to the surgical bed of the tumor (concomitant boost), has been shown to result in excellent local control at a median follow up of two years after treatment with no significant sides effects. Breast Cancer Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169867.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169867.php Breakthrough Breast Cancer scientists have discovered that over a third of breast cancer tumours change form when they spread, in results published today (Wednesday 4 November) in Annals of Oncology online. Scientists from the Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit at the University of Edinburgh analysed 211 tumours which had spread from the breast to the lymph nodes, in the armpit. This is where breast cancer cells usually spread to first. Breast Cancer Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169815.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169815.php Researchers Highlight 'Troubling Increase' In Breast Cancer In Developing Countries "International cancer specialists meet this week to plan an assault on a troubling increase of breast cancer in developing countries, where nearly two-thirds of women aren't diagnosed until it has spread through their bodies," the Associated Press reports. Breast Cancer Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169816.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169816.php Standard adjuvant treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer patients, following primary surgery for their cancer, is Trastuzumab (Herceptin) - typically used in combination with chemotherapy. However, a new study by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center reports that it may be safe to treat these patients with both Trastuzumab and adjuvant radiation therapy. The study was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Breast Cancer Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169752.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169752.php In addition to building muscle, weightlifting is also a prescription for self-esteem among breast cancer survivors, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research. Breast cancer survivors who lift weights regularly feel better about bodies and their appearance and are more satisfied with their intimate relationships compared with survivors who do not lift weights, according to a new study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. Breast Cancer Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169753.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169753.php Researchers have reduced breast cancer metastasis to bone using an experimental agent to inhibit ROCK, a protein that was found to be over-expressed in metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169704.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169704.php Research at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute into the genes involved in breast cancer development, new drugs for chronic pain, and the proteins involved in inflammatory diseases has received funding in this year's round of Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grants. Seven projects proposed by institute researchers have received ARC support. Breast Cancer Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169666.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169666.php Researchers at Rush University Medical Center and Argonne National Laboratory are collaborating on a study to determine if an imaging technique used by NASA to inspect the space shuttle can be used to predict tissue damage often experienced by breast cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy. The study is examining the utility of three-dimensional thermal tomography in radiation oncology. Breast Cancer Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169532.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169532.php After mastectomy, breast cancer patients who receive radiation treatment to the lymph nodes located behind the breast bone do not live longer than those who do not receive radiation to this hard-to-treat area, according to a randomized 10-year study presented at the plenary session, November 2, 2009, at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Breast Cancer Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169508.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169508.php Mentor Capital, Inc. (Pink Sheets: MNTR) is well poised to be a significant participant in the expanding medical sector of Cancer Immunotherapy with a $5 price objective according to Senior Securities Analyst Howard N. Stillman. That implied 165% gain over the current $1. Breast Cancer Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169384.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169384.php Eisai Inc. announced preliminary results from a recently completed Phase III study with eribulin mesylate (E7389), discovered and developed by the company, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169312.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169312.php 4 news briefings with live webcast previewing studies The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) will host four news briefings with accompanying live webcasts on the top cancer research papers from its 51st Annual Meeting. News briefing 1 When: Monday, November 2, at 8:00 a.m. (Central); 9:00 a.m. (Eastern) What: News briefing with live webcast from ASTRO's 51st Annual Meeting. Lung Cancer Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169219.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169219.php A new $2.95 million Brumby Labor Government grant is helping Victorian researchers collaborate to find an alternative to silicon in breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Innovation Minister Gavin Jennings said the project was important in the treatment and recovery of women with breast cancer. "The Brumby Labor Government is taking action to help researchers find a procedure to reconstruct breasts after mastectomy that avoids using silicon," Mr Jennings said. Breast Cancer Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169234.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169234.php Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, supported in part by NuView Life Sciences, have published an article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine reporting preclinical results of a novel PET biomarker designed to selectively detect malignant breast tumors[1]. "All tumors detected with the new biomarker were malignant and expressed the targeted VPAC1 receptors located on the plasma membrane of the tumor cells. Breast Cancer Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169201.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169201.php The Avon Foundation for Women has awarded the Clemson University Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering a $195,000 grant to support research to develop new ways to improve reconstructive breast surgery using engineered tissue that contains anti-cancer properties. "We're working on an injectable cell-based biomaterial that will be designed to reduce tumor recurrence," said Karen Burg, institute director and Hunter Endowed Chair of Bioengineering. Breast Cancer Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169151.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169151.php Metastases are responsible for over 90% of cancer deaths. In the upcoming issue of G&D, Dr. Robert Weinberg (MIT) and colleagues lend molecular insight into how microRNAs suppress tumor metastasis. Breast Cancer Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169085.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169085.php Despite a recent study finding that an increasing number of women who had cancer in one breast are opting to have the other breast removed, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology(TM) for Breast Cancer discourages prophylactic mastectomy in women except for those considered high risk. Breast Cancer Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:00:00 PST http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169055.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169055.php The human body contains billions of microorganisms, and microbial cells found in the human gut are estimated to outnumber human cells by ten-to-one in healthy adults. However, little is known about the ways in which these minute life forms influence health and disease. That is why gastroenterologists at Rush University Medical Center are working on a new research study funded by the U.S. GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology