Short delay of chemo safe after breast surgery
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NEW YORK  - Research has shown that women who undergo chemotherapy after surgery for early-stage breast cancer have an improved chance of survival. Now, investigators have evidence that therapy can be safely delayed for up to 12 weeks - but waiting longer may adversely affect the outcome.
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NEW YORK  - The number of breast cancer surgeries that a hospital performs seems to be associated with the likelihood of subsequently dying from breast cancer, Milwaukee-based researchers have found.
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Breast cancer tends to be more  aggressive when it occurs in younger women, and doctors often  advise radical surgery. Now, however, a study shows that  breast-conserving treatment, commonly known as lumpectomy, is  safe for women younger than 40.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 21 HealthDay News) -- Only a third of breast cancer patients get to discuss their breast reconstruction options with their general cancer surgeon before the tumor is removed, new research finds.
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A new type of cancer drug being developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., when combined with a standard chemotherapy, was significantly better than chemotherapy alone in delaying progression of advanced breast cancer, a researcher said on Sunday.
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Tumor cells found in the blood of breast cancer patients up to 20 years after surgery suggest that the body may have ways of keeping a dormant cancer in check, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Many older women with early breast cancer can safely skip radiation after having a lump removed, two studies suggest. Most women should still undergo radiation, because it helps prevent relapses within the same breast, the researchers say.
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Tamoxifen reduces the risk of breast cancer returning long after women stop taking the drug, research suggests.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News)-- Chemotherapy drugs known as anthracyclines help boost survival for women with HER2-positive breast cancer who have undergone surgery, but they may not offer any survival benefit for those with HER2-negative tumors.
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Radiation therapy after surgery greatly reduces the chances a woman&#39;s breast cancer will recur, a new study confirms. But follow-up radiation treatment was of the least benefit to women aged 60 or older with
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Herceptin could cut the need for mastectomies in breast cancer patients, research suggests.
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There is some good news for Elizabeth Edwards as she fights breast cancer -- the disease has not spread. Edwards will receive chemotherapy for 16 weeks, then take a four-to-six week break before doctors surgically remove the lump.
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Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found a potential predictor of response to the chemotherapy drug Taxol, which is commonly used before or after surgery for stage I-III breast cancers, even though only a subset of women
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The five-year survival rate for localized breast cancer is 97 percent if it&#39;s caught quickly. But as with almost all cancers, early detection is the key to surviving the disease.
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Many breast cancer patients 70 and older could safely forgo radiation therapy, which has been the standard treatment after lumpectomy, a study out today says.
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New research finds that almost half of U.S. women diagnosed with a specific form of breast cancer need not undergo the discomfort of chemotherapy.
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SUNDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- It's clear that chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery increases survival rates. But many older women aren't being offered this potentially lifesaving treatment.