Tag Archives for " Breast Cancer "

Breast Density and Breast Cancer

Although mammograms often include breast density measures, women are rarely told about them. But it's knowledge that could lead to informed choices about testing and treatment. Density. It's

Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy- Breast Cancer:

The researchers conclude "the long-term breast cancer-related event-free survival in the (sentinel node-based dissection) arm was similar to that in the (routine dissection) arm, enabling us to affirm

Tamoxifen – Prevent breast cancer in menopausal women?

Reconstruction After Mastectomy: Now or Later?

Two new studies may help breast cancer patients and their doctors make treatment decisions involving immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy. One study finds that about half of women who need

Mammography Under 40 Does More Harm Than Good?

This article concludes that "young women have received screening mammography, but few cancers have been detected, regardless of their specific age, race, or other individual characteristics. With

Green Tea Extract Inhibits Breast Cancer Relapse

we discuss the mechanisms by which green tea components suppress the development and recurrence of breast cancer (BC)… Green Tea (EGCG) inhibits a relapse of breast cancer. Chemotherapy and radiation

Garlic Kills Breast Cancer

I found the following article while researching garlic as a possible supplement for reducing blood clots.  It is an Egyptian study that shows a garlic constituent (DATS) "might offer a novel

Axillary Node Dissection in DCIS Offers Little Prognostic Information

I was stunned when I first found out that lymph nodes were being sampled for those with many forms of DCIS.  The axillary node dissection which was used in the earlier years of this study has a high

Axillary node dissection – positive sentinel node: necessary?

“In this article, they are not considering women with such obviously advanced cancer, but there is some indication that at least some forms of chemotherapy might “sterilize” the nodes and allow

Bisphosphonates Reduce the Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer

This is one of two recent studies investigating whether or not the use of bisphosphonate drugs such as might lead to a lower incidence of breast cancer.  Both studies are interesting, but they reach

Pain following Breast Cancer Surgery?

An article titled "Breast Cancer May Be Gone, but Pain Lingers" details a research study that shows a high prevalence of pain after treatment for breast cancer. http://health.usnews.com/heal...

Omega 3, Breast Cancer Risk in the VITAL Cohort.

Fish Oil was shown to be related in some way to a percentage decrease in invasive ductal breast carcinoma in a group of 35,000 post-menopausal women who completed a 24 page questionnaire between 2000 and