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BREAST CANCER PATIENTS WITH BRCA GENE MUTATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO GET CANCER IN OPPOSITE BREAST
Source: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (April 5, 2010)
BREAST CANCER PATIENTS WITH BRCA GENE MUTATIONS ARE FOUR TIMES MORE LIKELY TO GET CANCER IN OPPOSITE BREAST
SEATTLE – Women with breast cancer before age 55 who carry an inherited mutation in the breast cancer susceptibility genes BRCA1 or BRCA2 are four times more likely to develop cancer in the breast opposite, or contralateral, to their initial tumor as compared to breast cancer patients without these genetic defects. These findings, by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center breast......[more]
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COMMON OSTEOPOROSIS DRUGS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A DECREASE IN RISK OF BREAST CANCER
SEATTLE – Women who take some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis may be at lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study by U.S. researchers published today in the British Journal of Cancer.
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Diet May Protect Against Gene Changes in Smokers
Leafy green vegetables, folate, and some multivitamins could serve as protective factors against lung cancer in current and former smokers, according to a study that is a first step in understanding a complex association. The study was supported by t...[more]
BRCA1 and BRCA2: Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing
A woman's risk of developing breast and/or ovarian cancer is greatly increased if she inherits a deleterious (harmful) BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Men with these mutations also have an increased risk of breast cancer. Both men and women who have harmful...[more]
Cellular Phones and Cancer Risk
Several studies have investigated the risk of developing three types of brain tumors: Glioma, meningioma, and acoustic neuroma. Results from the majority of these studies have found no association between hand-held cellular telephone use and the risk...[more]
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
It is normal for men to have a low level of PSA in their blood; however, prostate cancer or benign (not cancerous) conditions can increase a man’s PSA level. As men age, both benign prostate conditions and prostate cancer become more common. The most...[more]
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: What Breast Cancer Patients Need to Know
Whether or not the cancer has spread to the sentinel lymph node indicates whether the cancer has started to spread beyond the breast. A new technique called sentinel lymph node biopsy identifies this lymph node, and allows only this lymph node to be...[more]
MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY COMBINATION PROVES EFFECTIVE IN FIGHTING A SUBSET OF GASTRIC CANCERS
The drugs Herceptin and Tykerb when given together proved to significantly inhibit tumor growth in gastric cancers that had amplified levels of HER2, a mutation that results in an aggressive form of the disease, causing the cancers to grow and sprea...[more]
Prostate Cancer Research: Hormone independent prostate cancer more likely to spread
Prostate cancers that are resistant to androgen deprivation therapy are more invasive and more likely to spread to other organs than androgen dependent prostate cancers, UCLA cancer researchers have found....[more]
Jobs with increased activity may decrease risk of prostate cancer
Men with jobs that require them to be physically active may be getting benefits beyond salary and health insurance - they may be at a decreased risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a study at UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center....[more]
Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers
Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare but very aggressive type of breast cancer in which the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast. This type of breast cancer is called “inflammatory” because the breast often looks swollen and...[more]
Study Finds Second Breast Cancer Risk Increased by obesity, alcohol consumption and smoking
SEATTLE — Sept. 8, 2009 — It is well known that survivors of breast cancer have a much higher risk of developing a second breast cancer than women in the general population have of developing a first breast cancer. However, little is known about what...[more]
Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk
Oral contraceptives (OCs) first became available to American women in the early 1960s. The convenience, effectiveness, and reversibility of action of birth control pills (popularly known as “the pill”) have made them the most popular form of birth co...[more]
Studies find few risks to newborn offspring of parents who are childhood cancer survivors
SEATTLE — Oct 5, 2009 - Whether they can have children is one of the major concerns for adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer because fertility can be compromised by cancer treatment. For cancer survivors who can have children, two new s...[more]
Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial
The PCPT was a study designed to see whether the drug finasteride (trade name Proscar®) could prevent prostate cancer in men ages 55 and older. The study began in October 1993 at 221 sites across the United States. The PCPT was expected to continue u...[more]
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