Monthly Archives: April 2014

Study: New Blood Test May Detect Recurrent Breast Cancer Spread

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Johns Hopkins cancer researchers have developed a blood test they believe reveals when breast cancer has spread, as discussed in the above report from Fox News. The test detects cancer DNA in the blood of patients with metastatic breast cancer. … Continue reading →

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Breast Cancer In First Person: Love And The Stick-On Nipple

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Joyce Wadler, a humorist, author and screenwriter, offers this humorous and poignant first person account of post breast cancer treatment reality in the New York Times: “I am not big on accessories: I wear the same ring, watch, bracelet and … Continue reading →

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High-Fat Diet Sharply Increases Breast Cancer Risk, Study Finds

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

A high fat diet increases the risk of the most common form of breast cancer by 20%, as found in a published in the Journal Of The National Cancer Institute. Heavy consumption of saturated fat has an even bigger impact, … Continue reading →

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Chrissy Amphlett’s Iconic Anthem ‘I Touch Myself’ Reproduced For Memorable Breast Cancer Campaign PSA

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

When The Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett realized her breast cancer was terminal, she had one last order of business: to repurpose her 1990 anthem “I Touch Myself” to encourage women to check their bodies for cancer. Amphlett discovered her own … Continue reading →

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Optimism As New Breast Cancer Drug Offers Groundbreaking Results

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

An experimental medicine slowed the pace of advanced breast cancer, doubling the amount of time that patients could live without their tumors advancing, in this report from the New York Times: Women receiving the pill, called palbociclib, with other treatments … Continue reading →

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Australian Researchers Discover Cancer Fighting Protein In Unlikely Source

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Australian researchers published findings this week of a newly-discovered plant compound that destroys cancer cells, but leaves healthy cells unharmed. They found it in possibly the last place you’d look for a cancer cure: the family of plants that brings … Continue reading →

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For Women Over Age 75, Mammography Limits Are Seldom Understood

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

None of the eight major clinical trials looking at whether regular mammograms reduce a woman’s risk of dying from breast cancer has included women over age 75, as discussed in the New York Times: Older adults are frequently excluded from … Continue reading →

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Fertility Drugs Do Not Raise Breast Cancer Risk, Says New Study

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Dr. Jay Harness Staff

Widely used fertility drugs don’t seem to increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer, according to a new study, as reported by NBC News. Women who took Clomid (clomiphene citrate) or gonadotropins as part of fertility treatments were not more … Continue reading →

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