FDA OKs test to predict breast cancer return
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U.S. health officials approved a genetic test on Tuesday that can provide women with early breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to return in five to 10 years.
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SAN ANTONIO -- A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.
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Women with breast cancer detected during a mammogram have a lower risk that the tumors will recur than women diagnosed without the screening test, according to a study in the Sept.
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first genetics-based lab test to help physicians personalize their patients' drug doses.
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San Antonio - A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.
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The Food and Drug Administration is advising women who recently received mammograms at Ecumed Health Group in Hialeah, Fla., to seek another screening or an independent review of past film to ensure breast cancer warnings weren't missed.
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A new type of ultrasound was highly effective at determining whether lumps in the female breast were cancerous or harmless, U.S. researchers who conducted a small study said on Monday.
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Scientists identify four more genes that increase breast cancer risk using a method that could help improve tests.
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Breast cancer studies funded by drug companies are more likely to yield positive findings than those without pharmaceutical industry backing, according to research published on Monday.
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A computer program can predict a woman's risk of breast or ovarian cancer with unprecedented accuracy.
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A new technology that counts cancer cells in the blood helps predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more reliably than established methods, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.
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Scientists have identified a protein in urine that has shown some effectiveness as a diagnostic test for breast cancer. But breast cancer experts who have seen the study, to be published soon
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SAN ANTONIO -- Doctors say a newer class of drugs is showing better results in preventing the return of breast cancer than the more traditional drug, tamoxifen.
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Doctors researching breast cancer say a new drug has had "exciting" results.
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A new breast cancer drug is significantly better at preventing the spread and return of the disease than the current treatment, according to a new study in the Lancet medical journal.
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A blood test has been developed which counts cancer cells in the advanced breast cancer patientâs blood stream and tells whether the treatment is successful.