Some Women Wary of Breast Cancer Drug -Study
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Women with a high risk of breast  cancer are declining to take tamoxifen because they are afraid  of side effects, even though the drug can protect them from the  cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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New studies are raising questions about whether drugs that have been used by millions of cancer patients might actually be harming them.
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Many young women diagnosed with breast cancer overestimate their risk of becoming infertile while undergoing treatment, a new study shows.
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Concerns about infertility resulting from breast cancer therapy influenced treatment decisions in nearly one-third of young patients, according to a study published in the Oct.
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Two new studies are offering mixed  signals about the long-term safety of repeatedly giving  pregnant women steroid drugs intended to prevent complications  once a premature delivery seems likely.
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NEW YORK  - Some types of chemotherapy are  known to be potentially damaging to the heart, but for most  women with breast cancer the benefits appear to outweigh the  risks, French researchers report.
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Dr. Daniel F. Hayes doesn&#39;t want women to be afraid of breast cancer. That fear, he said, can keep women from seeking safe and effective treatment.
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THE QUESTION: Tamoxifen is commonly taken by women with breast cancer to prevent its recurrence and by women at high risk for the disease.
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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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Radiation treatments routinely given  after surgery to remove small breast tumors may not be  necessary for women over 70 if they are taking the cancer drug  tamoxifen, according to researchers.
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Older women with early breast cancer should be put on a different drug to the current gold standard, say experts.
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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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Mammograms are not as effective at detecting potentially life-threatening breast cancers in thin women, those taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and those who have had previous breast surgery as they are in other women, scientists reveal today.
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Women over the age of 70 who have small breast cancer tumours removed in surgery need not bother with follow-up radiation treatment if they take the cancer drug tamoxifen, according to two new studies.
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A study that spurred concern about high concentrations of platinum in women with silicone breast implants seems to contain flaws and should be viewed "with caution," the scientific journal that published the work warned Monday.
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Women with a high genetic risk of breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography or other methods.
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Thousands of women diagnosed with breast cancer should be given a new drug instead of the standard treatment because it is safer, more effective and may increase overall survival rates, doctors said yesterday.