Even moderate drinking may raise the risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women on hormone replacement therapy, new research suggests.

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Yoga may ease hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors, new research shows.

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Tamoxifen, a commonly used breast cancer drug, appears to help treat the manic phase experienced by people with bipolar disorder, a Turkish study has found. Researchers are hopeful that the discovery should help them come up with a more effective drug to treat bipolar patients. Read the rest of this entry »

An international group of investigators led by scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and the National Cancer Institute has identified a new genetic marker of risk for breast cancer. Women with this DNA variation are at a 1.4 times greater risk of developing breast cancer compared to those without the variation. Read the rest of this entry »

What is the problem and what is known about it so far?

Women who have breasts that appear dense on a mammogram are at increased risk for breast cancer. The reason for the increase in risk is unknown. Read the rest of this entry »

The identification of two cellular receptors that likely contribute to the genesis of hormone-dependent breast cancer points the way to new, highly targeted therapies against the disease, says a team led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. Read the rest of this entry »

Postmenopausal women taking combined hormone replacement therapy have only a slightly higher risk of developing breast cancer, but there are much greater chances they will experience the worry of abnormal mammograms or undergo an avoidable breast biopsy than postmenopausal women not taking the drugs, according to a study published Monday, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Read the rest of this entry »

Women using combined hormone therapy had an increased risk of abnormal mammograms and and breast biopsies, a U.S. study found. Read the rest of this entry »

Northeastern University is working with Massachusetts General Hospital on developing new technology to improve the accuracy of breast cancer screening. Read the rest of this entry »

A new study suggests that women who eat diets rich in meat and dairy may have a decreased risk of breast cancer, while those who bulk up on fiber, fruits and vegetables show a lower risk of ovarian cancer. Read the rest of this entry »

When Edison invented the light bulb, did he accidentally spawn a cancer epidemic? It’s certainly starting to look that way. Read the rest of this entry »

Women who live in neighborhoods with large amounts of nighttime illumination are more likely to get breast cancer than those who live in areas where nocturnal darkness prevails, according to an unusual study that overlaid satellite images of Earth onto cancer registries. Read the rest of this entry »

Gene expression technologies show “considerable potential for improving prognostic and therapeutic prediction” in early-stage breast cancer concludes a systematic review, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, of the three currently available commercial assays. Read the rest of this entry »

Viralytics Limited is pleased to announce the publication of pre-clinical research data on the anticancer activity of its lead oncolytic virus candidate, CAVATAK™ (Coxsackievirus A21) on human breast cancers both in vitro and in vivo. Read the rest of this entry »

Women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, an early form of breast cancer, tend to overestimate their risk of recurrence, even though the prognosis is good, researchers say.I Read the rest of this entry »

Elderly women diagnosed with early hormone-positive breast cancer and treated with hormone therapy are more likely to die from causes not related to breast cancer than from breast cancer itself. Read the rest of this entry »

Research has shown that the main metabolite of the insecticide DDT could be associated with aggressive breast cancer tumours, but there has been no explanation for this observation to date. Read the rest of this entry »

Among women at high risk for breast and gynecologic cancers, protection conferred by removing their ovaries and fallopian tubes differs according to their BRCA mutation, researchers reported. Read the rest of this entry »

he Medipattern Corporation is pleased to announce the publication of a study showing a significant increase in diagnostic accuracy when using B-CAD v2 on lesions less than 1 cm in size (B-CAD v2 is only available outside the United States). Read the rest of this entry »

Many women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) have inaccurate perceptions of their breast cancer risks, according to a study published online February 12 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Read the rest of this entry »

Calibrant Biosystems announced a research collaboration with the Yale University School of Medicine to identify novel ovarian and breast cancer drug targets from clinical tissue specimens using Calibrant’s Gemini proteomics platform. Read the rest of this entry »

Recent research indicates that having dense breasts is the biggest breast cancer risk, apart from normal aging or having two or more of one’s closest relatives — mother, sisters — diagnosed with the disease. About one in three postmenopausal women has dense breasts. Read the rest of this entry »

Researchers will present data at the International Neuropsychological Society’s annual meeting showing that training on the Posit Science(R) Brain Fitness Program(TM) improves mental function in cancer patients with “chemobrain”. Read the rest of this entry »

In epidemiological studies of women with breast cancer, pathology reports offer an acceptable alternative to repeated central laboratory testing for determining the estrogen-receptor status of participants, new research suggests. Read the rest of this entry »

Women who smoke and have a specific genetic makeup are at significant risk for the development of breast cancer, according to a recent study published by the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. Read the rest of this entry »

An innovative research approach has identified a previously unsuspected protein as a key player in the resistance to particular forms of breast cancer therapy. Read the rest of this entry »

Researchers affiliated with the ATLAS (Adjuvant Tamoxifen, Longer against Shorter) study have reported that continuation of tamoxifen beyond 5 years reduces recurrences over the next few years Read the rest of this entry »

A Phoenix company is now offering a blood test for early detection of breast cancer in Arizona patients. Read the rest of this entry »

High levels of a protein called Ki-67 are associated with poor prognosis in women with early-stage breast cancer, but this protein may not be useful in identifying patients who would benefit from additional chemotherapy, an Italian study suggests. Read the rest of this entry »

Women who live in Chicago’s gentrifying neighborhoods are more apt to receive a late diagnosis of breast cancer than women who live in poverty-stricken neighborhoods, University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have found. Read the rest of this entry »