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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Last month, the Journal of Clinical Oncology reported that six chemotherapy regimens commonly given to patients with early-stage breast cancer vary widely in their side effects. Researchers found that some drug combinations are more likely to lead to hospitalization than … Continue reading
Posted in Chemotherapy, Dr. Jay Harness Expertise, Emotional Reconstruction®, Information Strength, Newly diagnosed breast cancer, Research News, We Live You®: The Latest
Tagged breast cancer drug
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Dr. Peter Bach describes himself in this way: I’m a doctor at a cancer hospital, so I’ve taken care of many patients who have breast cancer. I run a group that does health-care-policy work, so I know how patients with … Continue reading
Doctors are beginning to learn that body weight could have a role in determining a woman’s risk for breast cancer as well as her ability to survive it — and according to new research, a surprisingly simple over-the-counter drug could … Continue reading
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In a groundbreaking study, researchers say injecting bacteria into a cancerous tumor helped shrink it. Reporting in the journal Science Translational Medicine, scientists led by Dr. Saurabh Saha, a cancer researcher at biotech company BioMed Valley Discoveries, found that directly … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Trials, Information Strength, Research News, Video, We Live You®: The Latest
Tagged breast cancer treatment, c. novyi, clostridium novyi
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A new study published August 7th in the New England Journal of Medicine found mutations in a gene labeled PALB2, can dramatically increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer. The risk is nearly as high as among women carrying the … Continue reading
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Mutations in the PALB2 gene raise the risk of breast cancer in women by nearly as much as mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, the infamous genes implicated in most inherited cases of the disease, according to a study published in … Continue reading
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We recently discussed how 3-D mammography – also referred to as tomosynthesis – improves breast cancer detection rates while decreasing false positive readings. In this report from NBC News, listen to how 3-D mammography offers better imaging than a traditional … Continue reading
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We recently published a column quoting Peggy Orenstein’s discussion of increased breast cancer patient interest in removing the unaffected breast through a procedure called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. Orenstein’s column drew a range of reader reaction as published in The New … Continue reading
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