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» Kylie Minogue had been a great ambassador for breast cancer awareness
Kylie Minogue ambassador breast cancer awareness

Kylie's breast cancer triggered a surge of over 30 per cent in breast imaging of low risk women, says new University of Melbourne study.
» Increased pathologic complete response rates in diabetic breast cancer patients taking Metformin
Published 06/8/2008 in Breast Cancer | Unrated
diabetic breast cancer Metformin

Metformin, the common first-line drug for type 2 diabetes, may be effective in increasing pathologic complete response rates in diabetic women with early stage breast cancer who took the drug during chemotherapy prior to having surgery, paving the way for further research of the drug as a potential cancer therapy, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
» Black, Hispanic breast cancer patients may be undertreated following lumpectomy
Published 06/7/2008 in Breast Cancer | Unrated
Black Hispanic breast cancer lumpectomy

Black and Hispanic women are less likely than white women to receive the radiation therapy routinely prescribed following surgery for early breast cancer, according to a study that Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers will present at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago.
» Early Breast Cancer Improved By Addition of Paclitaxel to Standard Chemotherapy
Published 06/5/2008 in Breast Cancer , Chemotherapy | Unrated
Early Breast Cancer Paclitaxel

Early breast cancer patients treated with standard chemotherapy followed by paclitaxel had better disease-free survival compared with patients treated with standard therapy alone, according to the final results from a randomized phase III trial.
» Nurses-patients care teams to Decrease Incidence Of Lymphedema In Breast Cancer
Published 05/24/2008 in Breast Cancer | Unrated
Nurses-patients care teams Lymphedema Breast Cancer

A poster session presented May 18 by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at the Oncology Nurses Society 33rd Annual Congress, found that early nursing intervention and implementation of effective strategies can lead to a decrease in the incidence of lymphedema, better management of chronic lymphedema and improved quality of life in breast cancer patients.


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