Press Releases

 

·         "Studies Report Progress Against Breast Cancer" - American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) - www.asco.org  

 

·         "Breast cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations are four times more likely to get cancer in opposite breast" - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA  - www.fhcrc.org  

 

·         "Adding Common Genetic Variants to Breast Cancer Risk Models Offers Only Small Benefit" - National Institutes of Health (NIH), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services - www.nih.gov  

 

·         "Adding Common Genetic Variants to Breast Cancer Risk Models Offers Only Small Benefit" - National Institutes of Health (NIH), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services - www.nih.gov  

 

·         "Mammography May Increase Breast Cancer Risk in Some High-Risk Women" - Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) - RSNA 2009 . www.rsna.org  

 

·         "Targeted Breast Ultrasound Can Reduce Biopsies for Women under Forty" - Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) - RSNA 2009 - www.rsna.org  

 

·         "Mammography Saves Lives - Breast Cancer Specialists Endorse Annual Mammograms for Women Over 40" - American Society of Breast Disease - www.asbd.org  

 

·          "Annual Screening Mammography Continues to be Recommended in Updated NCCN Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis" - The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, USA - www.nccn.org  

 

·         "ASTRO's Response to the New Screening Recommendations" - The American Society for Radiology Oncology - www.astro.org  

 

·         "Dana-Farber experts underscore importance of mammography screenings" - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA - www.dana-farber.org  

 

·         "On Mammography -- More Agreement Than Disagreement" - AH Partridge, EP Winer,  N Engl J Med. 2009 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print] - www.nejm.org  

 

·         "Cosmetic Breast Implants Do Not Interfere With Detecting Breast Cancer" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org  

 

·         "Study Examines Mastectomy and Breast-Conserving Surgery Rates - Breast-Conserving Surgery Offered to the Majority of Patients" - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA - www.mskcc.org  

 

·         "Study Finds No Relationship Between PCR Rate and Race in Women with Breast Cancer" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org  

 

·         "Overexpressed Protein Converts Noninvasive Breast Cancer into Invasive Disease" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org  

 

·         "Long-term tamoxifen use increases the risk of an aggressive, difficult to treat type of second breast cancer" - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA  - www.fhcrc.org  

 

·         "Study finds obesity, alcohol consumption and smoking increase the risk of developing a second breast cancer" - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA  - www.fhcrc.org  

 

·         "Genetic Variant Associated with Resistance to Chemotherapy Drug in Women with Breast Cancer" - National Institutes of Health (NIH), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services - www.nih.gov  

 

·         "Genes Found to Play a Role in Breast Cancer's Spread to the Brain" - Memoria Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA - www.mskcc.org  

 

·         "Novel Gene Predicts Local Recurrence in Early-Onset Breast Cancer" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org  

 

·         "M. D. Anderson Study Points Toward Relationship Between Cancer Stem Cells and Prognosis in Primary Breast Cancer" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org  

 

·         "Super Micro-Surgery Offers New Hope for Breast Cancer Patients with Lymphedema. M. D. Anderson Study Finds Women Who Undergo Lymphaticovenular Bypass Experience Reduction of Lymphatic Fluid by Nearly 40 percent" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org  

 

·         "Younger breast cancer patients have greater chance of recurrence" - American Society for Radiation Oncology, USA - www.astro.org  

 

·         "Chianti or Chardonnay? It Makes No Difference When It Comes To Red Versus White Wine And Breast-Cancer Risk, Large Study Finds" - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA  - www.fhcrc.org  

 

·         "M. D. Anderson Study Finds Pregnancy Has No Impact on Breast Cancer Survival, Does Delay Treatment, Diagnosis  - Researchers encourage close evaluation of breast changes during pregnancy without delay" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org  

 

·         "Researchers Identify Risk Factors for Contralateral Breast Cancer - New information helps predict which breast cancer patients may benefit from preventive mastectomy of opposite breast " - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org