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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...
The humanized anti-Her2 monoclonal antibody Herceptin (trastuzumab) has become the mainstay in the treatment of Her2-positive breast cancer. Combining trastuzumab with the potent cytotoxic DM1 via a s...
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[News] Prognosis of breast cancer during pregnancy
The prognosis of women with primary breast cancer diagnosed during pregnancy is similar to that of non-pregnant patients with primary breast cancer, according to a recent cohort study.
Breast Implants Linked to Poorer Survival From Breast Cancer
Women with breast implants who develop breast cancer have a higher risk of being diagnosed with nonlocalized breast tumors and lower breast-cancer-specific survival, but there are study limitations....
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and there were several news stories about the disease in the media this week. First up, could a simple blood test be used to detect early breast cancer, rathe...
Can a bad bet lead to good healthcare?
A recent study out of University of Michigan concludes: The study found that 90 percent of women who had surgery to remove both breasts reported being very worried about the cancer recurring. But, a d...
[News] Adverse effects might predict response in breast cancer
The development of specific adverse effects with tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors is associated with improved overall survival and few distant metastases in patients with breast cancer according to...
Implants May Delay Breast Cancer Detection, Raise Death Risk
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast implants could run the risk of having breast cancer diagnosed at later stages, when surviv...
Breast Cancer Stories: Me, My Mom and Flo
To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Yahoo News asked women who have had breast cancer or are going through treatment to write about the people in their lives who stood by them and cared for them. H...
New Analysis Says Evidence Lacking for HRT-Breast Cancer Link
THURSDAY, March 14 ( HealthDay News) -- Although several large studies in recent years have linked the use of hormone therapy after menopause with an increased risk of breast cancer, the authors of a...
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Sexual problems in breast cancer survivors: do not turn good news into no news.
Platinum chemotherapy for BRCA1-related breast cancer: do we need more evidence?
ABSTRACT: A recent prospective clinical trial provides further evidence that breast cancers arising in germline BRCA1 mutation carriers are highly sensitive to cisplatin chemotherapy. The potential si...
Breast cancer: Overview & updates.
ABSTRACT: Breast cancer is a complex disease and treatment recommendations are continually changing. It is the leading cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer mortality. This overview o...
Isolated tumor cells (ITC) are more common in the sentinel node (SN) after needle biopsy of a breast cancer, indicating iatrogenic displacement of tumor cells. We here investigate whether similar iatr...
Breast cancer continues to have a substantial impact on the health of women in the United States. It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer (excluding skin cancers) among women, with more than 210,000...
