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| 29 Apr 2005 10:28:56 pm |
 Anyone still skeptic about the value of mammogram? |
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Mammography screening is associated with inconveniences and financial burden to women. Mammography screening is justified only if it would reduce mortality from breast cancer. Theoretically mammography may have some potential harmful effects and it is important to make sure that mammogram does not increase the incidence of breast cancer.
Both this questions were answered by a study that was published in British Medical Journal in January of 2005. If anyone is still skeptic about value of mammogram, I would suggest him or her to read this article. Breast cancer screening program with mammogram has decreased the mortality of breast cancer by as much as 25% in the Copenhagen mammography-screening program. It was also found that mammography does not increase the incidence of breast cancer.
You can read the whole article here:
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/330/7485/220 |
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Category : General
| Posted By : Sherin |  Comments[50] |  Trackbacks [2] |
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| 28 Apr 2005 12:58:38 pm |
| Diet and breast cancer |
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The link between diet and breast cancer has never been proven beyond doubt. Some studies have shown that obesity increases the risk of breast cancer. This may still be related to the estrogen, since obesity tend to produce more estrogen.
Various diets have been suggested to have protective role on breast cancer. None of these are well proven, yet it is interesting to go through this information. There is a recent report, which suggests that a steady diet of soy protects against breast cancer. You may find the article at the following page.
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/hsn/20050428/hl_hsn/steadydietofsoycutsbreastcancerrisk |
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Category : Breast cancer treatment
| Posted By : Sherin | Comments[128] | Trackbacks [8] |
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| 27 Apr 2005 04:26:52 am |
| Progress in breast cancer treatment |
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All the news media are covered with various versions of the herceptin success story that was reported yesterday. This new finding has been hailed as an important success in the cancer treatment. Hopefully we will hear more and more good news this year regarding breast cancer treatment. It was only last week that we heard about Avastin that would increase survival in metastatic breast cancer patients when used in combination with chemotherapy. For those who missed to read that article, it is available at the following site.
http://bcancer.com/bcancer-news/4-2005/avastin-with-chemotherapy-improves-survival-in-metastatic-breast-cancer.html
Overall there is much research going on in the field of breast cancer and there are exciting new drugs in pipeline. Looking forward to all the progress and good news. |
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Category : Breast cancer treatment
| Posted By : Sherin | Comments[44] | Trackbacks [134] |
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| 26 Apr 2005 12:04:23 pm |
| Herceptin chemotherapy combination decreases recurrence rate |
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Herceptin chemotherapy combination decreases recurrence rate
Trastuzumab (Herceptin) is a monoclonal antibody that blocks a growth promoting protein known as HER2/neu. This protein is normally present in small amounts in normal breast tissue and most breast cancer cells. In about 20% of the patients with breast cancer, the amount of this Her2/neu protein is increased to a much greater level. Patients who have higher levels of this protein are called Her2/neu positive and tend to have more aggressive breast cancers. Herceptin is capable of blocking the growth stimulating effect caused by the Her2/neu protein. Herceptin works much better in combination with chemotherapy. Herceptin is much well tolerated and accepted by patients compared to chemotherapy.
Intrim data analysis from two recent clinical trials have shown that trastuzumab (Herceptin) in combination with chemotherapy is very effective in reducing the risk of recurrence of breast cancer in early stage patients. Trastuzumab (Herceptin) is already approved and is use for the treatment of Her2 positive metastatic breast cancer. Herceptin is used alone or in combination with chemotherapy in this setting. The results of the new studies suggest the combination of chemotherapy with herceptin in very effective in preventing recurrence of breast cancer after surgery in early stage patients with breast cancer.
http://bcancer.com/bcancer-news/4-2005/herceptin-chemotherapy-combination-improves-survival-in-early-stage-breast-cancer.html |
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Category : Breast cancer treatment
| Posted By : Sherin | Comments[31] | Trackbacks [143] |
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| 26 Apr 2005 03:59:57 am |
| Structure of the breast |
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Structure of the breast
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Category : General
| Posted By : Sherin | Comments[56] | Trackbacks [438] |
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| 25 Apr 2005 10:57:03 pm |
| Is mammogram worth taking? |
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Is mammogram worth taking?
Mammogram, as you all know is a painful test. There may be many of us who might be wondering if it is worth doing a mammogram. Now we have evidence to say that mammogram helps. A new study has found that incidence of DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in situ) has gone up by seven fold since 1980. It means that more and more breast cancers are detected at very early stages, when it is mostly curable. Imagine if these women did not have mammograms, then all these DCIS would have been missed and would have resulted in invasive breast cancer or even metastatic breast cancer. DCIS is the earliest form of breast cancer, where the cancer is still confined and has not started local invasion. DCIS is also known as stage 0 breast cancer. Thanks for the advance of technology.
You can read the full article here
http://www.bcancer.com/bcancer-news/4-2005/mammogram-changes-breast-cancer-distribution-pattern.html |
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Category : General
| Posted By : Sherin | Comments[33] | Trackbacks [292] |
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| 24 Apr 2005 02:21:01 pm |
| Nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer |
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Nanoparticles in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer
Researchers from Washington University demonstrated that very small human melanoma tumors growing in mice, which is indistinguishable by usual techniques could be visualized after the mice were injected with the nanoparticles. Despite the ultramicroscopic size of nanoparticles they can carry about 100,000 molecules of the metal used to provide contrast in MRI images. Nanoparticles can be designed to bind to specific sites, and when they bind to these specific sites a high density of contrast agent is produced in this area and this can be easily detected by MRI scans.
Read the full article at this site
http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/4-2005/nanoparticles-in-the-diagnosis-and-treatment-of-cancer.html |
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Category : General
| Posted By : Sherin | Comments[69] | Trackbacks [161] |
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| 24 Apr 2005 03:14:57 am |
| Genes and breast cancer |
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Hi everyone
Genes that are involved in wound healing has some prognostic value in breast cancer, as per an article publshed at the bbc site. You may read the full article at the following site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4244547.stm |
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Category : Breast cancer treatment
| Posted By : Sherin | Comments[34] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 23 Apr 2005 02:37:54 am |
| Letrozole does not modify women's cholesterol |
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Letrozole does not modify women's cholesterol and triglyceride levels during their treatment. New research from University of British Columbia shows this result. The study appears in the online edition of the Annals of Oncology and will be published in the print edition of the journal next month.
Sherin |
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Category : Breast cancer treatment
| Posted By : Sherin | Comments[46] | Trackbacks [0] |
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| 21 Apr 2005 01:42:37 am |
| Welcome to Breast cancer blog |
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We are starting this breast cancer blog for breast cancer patients, survivors and relatives. Please join the blog and contribute to this community.
Sherin
Administrator
bcancer.com |
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Category : General
| Posted By : Sherin | Comments[50] | Trackbacks [6] |
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