High hopes over test for breast cancer Redwood City lab gauges ...
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A new test invented by a Redwood City medical laboratory can accurately predict which women are likely to have a recurrence of breast cancer and whether they need to undergo debilitating chemotherapy to avoid it.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. A hospital in Redwood City is warning more than two thousand people that they may have been exposed to hepatitis while they were in the hospital for tests.
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The results of studies released today show a new blood test holds promise for improving the treatment of advanced breast cancer.
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BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Patients of breast cancer and the like may feel happy, for a new technology -- CellSearch System -- that counts cancer cells in the blood can help predict the success of breast cancer treatments more quickly and more ...
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NEW YORK  - A procedure called ductal lavage is not an effective diagnostic test for breast cancer, investigators report.
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ONE Welsh woman in four is worryingly unaware about how to monitor her body for the early signs of breast cancer. A survey to mark the start of breast cancer awareness month found 25% of women are confused about what it means to be breast aware.
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A woman twice told she was in the clear after cancer tests is among hundreds of cases under review.
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Dec.10, 2004 (San Antonio) -- A test that characterizes each breast tumor by its unique genetic fingerprint could spare tens of thousands of American women from the discomfort and misery of chemotherapy, researchers report.
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A new genetic test could one day spare many women diagnosed with breast cancer from the rigors of chemotherapy, a new study says. But at least one cancer expert says more
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Blood tests developed by a Singapore researcher have offered hope of detecting ovarian cancer before it reaches an advanced and much more deadly stage, press reports said.
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A new genetic test can tell doctors which breast cancer patients need to undergo the discomfort of chemotherapy and suggests that many women do not need to, researchers say.
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Scientists in the United States are  developing a screening test for breast cancer that checks a  woman's saliva for evidence of the disease to help find tumors  early, when they are most treatable.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new genetic test of the likelihood of recurring breast cancer, five to ten years after its onset.
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Researchers at two Philadelphia universities are working on a joint project they say could lead to an inexpensive, simple device that women could use at home for detecting breast cancer in its earliest stages.
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A new blood test holds promise for improving the treatment of advanced breast cancer, researchers report. The test, which looks for malignant cells in the blood, gives
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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 Wednesday.
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A simple blood test could tell doctors which women with breast cancer need more aggressive treatment.