Breast Cancer News

Stuart Cobb's gift will support construction and services at the center, which will be located on the third floor of the Cancer Institute when completed.

Watching others around you lose their battles to breast cancer seems like a bad nightmare.

The diagnoses of breast cancer is something no person can prepare themselves for.

Women with aggressive breast cancer who receive combination targeted therapy with chemotherapy prior to surgery have a slightly improved chance of staying cancer-free, researchers say.

A combination of two drugs is highly effective at keeping some women with breast cancer free of the disease, say researchers.

Tens of thousands of women each year might be able to skip at least some of the grueling treatments for breast cancer - which can include surgery, heavy chemo and radiation - without greatly harming their odds of survival, new research suggests.

The Red Bluff Derby Girls recently donated $200 to Mercy Foundation North and $200 to NorCal Think Pink.

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 at the Sixth AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic ... (more)

Research led by scientists at King's College London has discovered a new way to study the mechanisms that cause breast cancer cells to spread to the bone.

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.

Boot Out Breast Cancer Charity Partners with DigniCap to Help Cancer Patients at National Health Service Hospitals Avoid Chemo-related Hair Loss Multi-faceted National Campaign Launches with a 100,000 Crowd-funding Initiative ~ Christmas Donations Are a Way to Give Back and Honour Loved Ones Touched By Cancer ~ Media Contacts: Caren Browning Debbie ... (more)

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.