Breast Cancer

Breast cancer in the UK is diagnosed in nearly  46,000 people  each year, with just over 12,000 dying from breast cancer each year in he UK. There are several risk factors for developing b...

Epithelial cell adhesion molecule EpCAM CD326

Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM; CD326) is a cell surface protein that is frequently expressed at high level on most solid tumor types, including prostate, breast, colon, gastric, ovarian,...

Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators SERMs

Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) act as estrogen receptor (ER) agonists or antagonist depending on the targeted tissue and the specific configuration of the used SERM. Effects on bone, e...

Breast Implants - Augmentation

Breast implants are medical devices that are used to augment breast size or to reconstruct the breast following mastectomy or to correct a congenital abnormality. Breast implants consist of a silico...

Breast Lumps

Advanced breast cancer increasing among younger women, study finds

An analysis of breast cancer trends in the U.S. finds a small but statistically significant increase in the incidence of advanced breast cancer for women 25 to 39 years of age, without a corresponding...

Breast Cancer Survivors Have Higher Diabetes Incidence

Women who survive breast cancer appear to have a higher incidence of diabetes than women who have not had breast cancer, but the relationship between breast cancer and diabetes risk varies over time....

Breast cancer in women under 50 tops 10,000 cases for first time

The number of women under 50 diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK has exceeded 10,000 for the first time according to latest statistics released by Cancer Research UK. This means that one...

Trends in patient worry and risk-reducing behaviors in women undergoing breast cancer treatment

Women who have had the lymph nodes under their arm surgically removed during breast cancer treatment are warned to avoid certain practices that can cause lymphedema-a condition that causes chronic, pa...

Density Of Breasts Does Not Impact Death Among Breast Cancer Patients

A study featured in the August 20 edition in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reveals that the risk of mortality from breast cancer is not associated with high mammographic breast density...

New Treatment For Breast Cancer Patients Cuts Radiotherapy Time In Half

Several breast cancer patients could be treated in half the time after research shows that accelerated whole breast irradiation after lumpectomy is an effective treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ...

Incidence of Breast Cancer With Distant Involvement Among Women in the United States, 1976 to 2009 Incidence Trends of Breast Cancer

ImportanceEvidence from the US National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database suggests that the incidence of advanced breast cancer in young women is increasing....

Delayed Mammography Screening Can Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer Mortality

The time between diagnosis of breast cancer among older women and their last mammogram is associated with a heightened risk of breast cancer mortality, according to new data presented at the American...

Trends in local therapy application for early breast cancer patients in the Japanese Breast Cancer Society Breast Cancer Registry during 2004-2009.

Time trends in breast cancer incidence and mortality in a mid-sized northeastern Brazilian city.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Breast cancer incidence within an area is usually proportional to the area's income level. High-income areas have shown the highest incidence rates and since 2003, negative trend...

Trends in improving survival in breast cancer: two steps forward but one step back?

Time-trends in survival in young women with breast cancer in a SEER population-based study.

Mortality improvements in young women with breast cancer (BC) may be attributable to treatment advances; screening likely plays a less significant role as mammography is not recommended

Disparities in breast cancer mortality trends in a middle income country.

In recent decades, breast cancer cases have increased steadily worldwide. However, the increases do not hold across all demographics and breast cancer cases in low and middle income countries have inc...