Breast cancer study supports radiation
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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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Tiny, tumor-seeking probes can slow the  growth of aggressive breast cancers in mice, leaving  surrounding tissue unharmed, U.S. researchers reported on  Tuesday.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is more accurate than mammography, ultrasound or clinical examination in detecting breast cancer in women with a hereditary risk for the disease, a study has found.
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Authors of a report released  this week encourage women who survive breast cancer to address  all of the modifiable risk factors they have for heart disease,  because breast cancer therapy can damage the heart.
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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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A new test that counts cancer cells in the bloodstreams of patients with advanced breast cancer best tells whether treatment is working, according to a study led by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
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A short-term dose of hormone therapy coupled with radiation significantly increases survival for many prostate cancer patients - compared to radiation alone - says a new study by Boston researchers.
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Women with a high genetic risk for  breast cancer run a better chance of having it detected with  magnetic resonance imaging than with mammography and other  methods, researchers said on Tuesday.
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A new national clinical trial will probe genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by studying 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease that is the second-leading cancer killer of women.
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"Seven weeks is a long time to be running back and forth. Mentally and physically, it's very draining."  Women with early-stage breast tumors can undergo a shorter course of radiation without a greater risk that their cancer will come back years later, the largest study to test this suggests.The results are good news for women who must quit work or travel far to receive the five-week, daily treatments usually given.'This is very disruptive to your life. If we could achieve the same outcome with less frequent visits to the radiation center ... this would be a tremendous benefit,' said Dr. Julie Gralow of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle. Read more
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Washington -- A new national study will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.
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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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Women treated with radiation for breast cancer during the 1980s may have a higher risk of heart disease, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Wednesday.
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Older women with breast cancer may forgo the rigors of radiation after breast-conserving surgery, but radiation therapy may help younger women with early stages of the disease, new research says.
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NEW YORK  - New research provides more evidence that childbearing factors, especially those related to a first pregnancy, influence a woman&#39;s risk of breast cancer.
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College researchers are studying whether electric light changes hormone levels in women and makes breast cancer more prevalent in developed countries.
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The effectiveness of therapy for advanced breast cancer can be rapidly predicted by an analysis of the level of cancer cells in the patient's blood, according to a study.