Early detection seen as best defense against breast cancer
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Elizabeth Edwardsâ breast cancer carries two messages to American women, doctors say: Breast cancer attacks the well-known and unknown alike, and early detection remains the best defense.
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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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Blocking a specific enzyme may be enough to check the spread of cancer in the body, researchers believe.
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BEIRUT: Experts agree that women worldwide must learn that early detection of breast cancer, through regular screening, is better than a thousand cures.
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An inexpensive microfluidics chip could lead to earlier cancer detection and treatment.
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Women whose breast cancer is detected  by mammography have a lower risk of the cancer recurring after  treatment compared to those who discover a tumor by other  means, a Finnish study said on Tuesday.
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BOSTON Researchers have developed a simple urine test that appears to detect breast cancer early and to track tumor growth accurately.
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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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A simple test to measure tumor cells circulating in the blood could make it easier to tell which breast cancer patients are at greatest risk of their cancer returning after treatment, a German researcher said on Monday.
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A fast-acting pathway used by the drug tamoxifen to kill damaged breast cells before they become cancerous has been identified by scientists at Duke University.
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A drug currently prescribed to combat advanced breast cancer can now be used to help prevent the disease from recurring in women who have been treated for early forms of the disease, the US Food and Drug Administration ruled Friday.
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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.
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Doctors have long known that certain variations of genes boost the risk of breast cancer, but a new study says there is also a gene variant that offers modest protection against the disease.
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NEW YORK AUG 26, 2004  - Screening mammography is less effective in detecting breast cancer in women who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
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A technique for determining whether cancer has spread could save many patients from surgery.
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Scientists have identified a way of tackling hard-to-treat breast cancers.
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Most women 40 and older have had their breasts checked for lumps by a doctor or nurse at least once. But little is known about whether these clinical breast exams save lives by detecting cancers early.