Breast Cancer News

SEATTLE & SAN ANTONIO -- -- NanoString Technologies, Inc., a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products, today announced nationwide availability of the Prosigna Breast Cancer Prognostic Gene Signature Assay beginning in the first quarter of 2014.

"It's terrifying to be diagnosed with breast cancer, but to be underinsured or uninsured and have to worry about the financial burden of treatment you have to have to survive, is even more terrifying," said Fred Benzie, Health Officer at the Marquette County Health Department.

Serenity Spa and Salon Provides Free Aveda Service to Breast Cancer Patients December 9, 2013 - Serenity Spa Salon & Boutique, located in Brookfield is providing a free rejuvenating Aveda facial treatment to women who have completed their breast cancer treatment.

December, 2013 -GlobalParts.aero, the Augusta, Kan.-based provider of aftermarket parts and services, has teamed with the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation in the fight against breast cancer.

Cancer, the dreaded "C" word. It has become such an epidemic in our society that people are loath to even mention its name.

The metabolic profile of cancer cells can be used to develop therapies and identify biomarkers associated with cancer outcome.

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After she had breast cancer surgery in 1995, no one told Elaine Dohms she shouldn't have an injection in her arm where lymph nodes had been removed to detect whether the cancer had spread.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the calibration and discriminatory power of three predictive models of breast cancer risk.

In a large screening study at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , researchers compared breast imaging results from 3-D mammography, known as digital breast tomosynthesis, to results from conventional digital mammography, which currently is the most widely used breast cancer screening method.

Clinical Care Options , the leading provider of clinical educational content and technological learning platforms, will deliver a poster presentation at the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium taking place December 10-14.

Receiving a breast cancer diagnosis is never easy and when treatment begins you sometimes just need that little something that can make the journey easier.

To build and maintain muscle strength, it is best for older breast cancer survivors to follow an ongoing exercise program of resistance and impact training.

Thousands of breast cancer physicians from around the world will gather in San Antonio from December 10-14 for the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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Call it the Angelina Jolie Effect: There has been a rapid rise in the number of women seeking to be screened for breast cancer gene mutations after the actress announced last May that she was a BRCA carrier and had a prophlactic mastectomy to prevent breast cancer.

Eric von Hofe is preparing the two-person company Antigen Express Inc. for a review of data from studies of a breast cancer vaccine.

Women with interruptions in health insurance coverage or with low income levels had a significantly increased likelihood of failing to receive breast cancer care that is in concordance with recommended treatment guidelines, according to results presented here at the Sixth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic ... (more)

Among African-American women with breast cancer, increased levels of the protein HSET were associated with worse breast cancer outcomes, according to results presented here at the Sixth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held Dec. 6-9.

Undergoing regular breast examination is important in detecting cancerous growths because in early stages, cancer of the breast may not manifest any symptom at all.