Breast Cancer Chemo Timing Doesn't Affect Outcome
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2 (HealthDayNews) -- The timing of systemic chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer does not affect patient survival or disease progression, say researchers reporting in the Feb. 2 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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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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Dec. 22, 2004 -- Having breast reconstruction after a mastectomy isn&#39;t likely to hurt a woman&#39;s chances of surviving breast cancer, a new study suggests.
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Thousands of breast cancer patients each year could be spared chemotherapy or get gentler versions of it without harming their odds of beating the disease, new research suggests.
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SAN ANTONIO -- A genetic profiling test already on the market accurately predicts which breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy and which won&#39;t, giving women a powerful tool to help decide whether to undergo the ordeal, scientists report.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- New studies from the first annual Breast Cancer Symposium shed light on racial differences in breast cancer, how not sticking with treatment can affect survival, and how nagging side effects cause people to stop their therapies.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- 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. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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NEW YORK  - A woman's likelihood of surviving breast cancer is related to the survival rates among her first degree relatives with breast cancer, according to a new report.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Taking tamoxifen to treat breast cancer won't increase your risk of stroke.
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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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Postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who take tamoxifen for five years appear to have a 30 percent lower risk of dying from coronary heart disease than
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Women with breast cancer who take tamoxifen are less likely to have a heart attack than women with other types of cancer who are not taking the drug, according to a new report.
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Facing a diagnosis of cancer with a "fighting spirit" makes no difference to the final outcome, a study suggests.
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New research suggests that implants used for breast reconstruction after cancer surgery do not raise a woman's long-term risk of dying from breast cancer or other causes.
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Women who seek support in coping with early-stage breast cancer through group counseling sessions don&#39;t appear to improve their odds of surviving the disease, new research indicates.
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In women who&#39;ve been treated for breast cancer, use of the drug tamoxifen can help prevent recurrence of the disease. Now, new research indicates that the
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NEW YORK  - An analysis of the results of several studies confirm previous reports suggesting that chemotherapy offers little or no survival benefits for young women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers and, if given, it should not be the sole second-phase, or "adjuvant" therapy.