Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/breast_cancer/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241087.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241087.phpUsing some of the most powerful nuclear magnetic resonance equipment available, researchers at the University of California, Davis, are making discoveries about the shape and structure of biological molecules - potentially leading to new ways to treat or prevent diseases such as breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease...Breast Cancer Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241089.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241089.phpGenome Research publishes online and in print a special issue entitled, "Cancer Genomics," highlighting insights gained form cutting-edge genomic and epigenomic analyses of cancer...Breast Cancer Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241064.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241064.phpContrary to earlier findings, surgical breast biopsies may not be as overused as previously thought, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Surgical breast biopsies are more invasive than needle biopsies, requiring an incision and the use of general anesthesia...Breast Cancer Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241111.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241111.phpBreast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, says that dropping Planned Parenthood from its granting process is not political, and says it is "dismayed and extremely disappointed" that its action has been mischaracterized. The charity says it has taken actions to make its granting process stronger and more effective, resulting in Planned Parenthood being dropped from its list of grantees...Breast Cancer Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241029.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241029.phpA study of 64,659 women, recently published in the journal Academic Radiology, found that while 1,246 of these women were at high enough breast cancer risk to recommend additional screening with MRI, only 173 of these women returned to the clinic within a year for the additional screening...Breast Cancer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241047.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241047.php22.9% of breast cancer patients who undergo partial mastectomies need further operations to remove more tissue, researchers reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)...Breast Cancer Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240886.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240886.phpIn 2011 - to the consternation of women everywhere - a systematic review of randomized clinical trials showed that routine mammography was of little value to younger women at average or low risk of breast cancer...Breast Cancer Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240853.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240853.phpIn a study that holds major implications for breast cancer research as well as basic cell biology, scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have discovered a rotational motion that plays a critical role in the ability of breast cells to form the spherical structures in the mammary gland known as acini...Breast Cancer Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240882.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240882.phpNot only are relatively few Americans screened for cancer, but there are considerable disparities between ethnic and racial groups in the country, says a new report issued by NCI (National Cancer Institute) and the CDCF (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The authors added that screening rates are especially low among Hispanic and Asian Americans...Cancer / Oncology Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240812.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240812.phpThe first national breast cancer tissue bank in the UK has opened its vaults of precious breast cancer tissue to all researchers in the UK and Ireland, providing a massive boost to breast cancer research. The bank is a unique collaboration of four leading research institutions and the NHS...Breast Cancer Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240791.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240791.phpAvastin and Sutent, two cancer drugs, do not lead to longer survival in breast cancer patients, probably because they encourage an increase in the number cancer stem cells in breast tumors, according to a study carried out on mice by researchers from the Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (early edition)...Breast Cancer Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240701.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240701.phpAround 75% of the 48,000 women annually diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK suffer from an estrogen receptor positive tumor, which implies the involvement of the hormone estrogen in cancer growth...Breast Cancer Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240669.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240669.phpTargeting a single protein can help fight both breast cancers and leukemias, according to two reports published online in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The single protein is HSP90, which acts as a chaperone to protect other proteins in the cell...Breast Cancer Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240660.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240660.phpAn international team of researchers has discovered 13 new regions of the genome associated with the timing of menopause. These genes shed light on the biological pathways involved in reproductive lifespan and will provide insights into conditions connected to menopause, such as breast cancer and heart disease...Menopause Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240662.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240662.phpQuality of life in younger patients treated for breast cancer is seriously compromised and these women suffer from severe psychological distress, infertility, premature menopause, a decrease in physical activity and weight gain, according to a study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center...Breast Cancer Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240604.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240604.phpYounger women with breast cancer experience a decrease in their health-related quality of life (QOL), associated with increased psychological distress, weight gain, a decline in their physical activity, infertility and early onset menopause, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute...Breast Cancer Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240642.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240642.phpA study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reveals that health-related quality of life (QOL) is lower in younger women with breast cancer. This decrease is linked to weight gain, increased psychological distress, less physical activity and early onset menopause, as well as infertility. In the U.S...Breast Cancer Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240636.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240636.phpStatins are commonly prescribed to lower cholesterol, but a recent study suggest certain types of breast cancer may respond to treatment with statins...Breast Cancer Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240553.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240553.phpAromatase inhibitors (AIs) prevent the conversion of androgens to estrogens, and could play a role in the development of breast cancer. This study of 36 pre-menopausal women consisted of a cross-over intervention trial to determine if there were differences between red wine and white wine in their effects on AIs...Breast Cancer Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240546.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240546.phpCholesterol-lowering statins seem to keep breast cancer at bay in some patients. Now researchers reporting in the January 20th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, provide clues about how statins might yield those unexpected benefits. The findings also suggest that mutations in a single gene could be used to identify tumors likely to respond to statin therapy...Breast Cancer Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240518.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240518.php Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer have been treated with Tykerb (lapatinib) both in combination with herceptin (trastuzumab), and as an alternative single-agent therapy for pre-surgery (neo-adjuvant) chemotherapy...Breast Cancer Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240479.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240479.phpA study by researchers from the Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, reveals that despite the effectiveness of endocrine therapy for breast cancer, responsiveness to the treatment depends on expression of estrogen receptors in breast cancer cells. However, Dr...Breast Cancer Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240386.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240386.phpCancers rarely are deadly unless they evolve the ability to grow beyond the tissues in which they first arise. Normally, cells - even early-stage tumor cells - are tethered to scaffolding that helps to restrain any destructive tendencies...Breast Cancer Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240392.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240392.phpResearchers at the Centro de Gen0mica e Investigaci0n Oncologica (GENYO) - of which the University of Granada, Pfizer and the Andalusian Regional Government are members - have identified the genetic and phenotypic changes that cause tumor progression and metastasis...Breast Cancer Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240376.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240376.phpUsing two drugs that inhibit the growth factor HER2 for preoperative treatment of early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer appears to have better results than treatment with a single agent...Breast Cancer