A Penn State College of Medicine study shows for the first time in an animal model that ceramide, a naturally occurring substance that prevents the growth of ce...
Vera S Donnenberg, Ph D, a scientist with the University of Pittsburgh, has been awarded $3.6 million by the U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) for a project on a new and potentially important target for successful brea...
Leading cancer care charity Macmillan Cancer Relief commented on the news that over 11,000 cancers have been detected in the past year thanks to the NHS Breast Screening Programme. Peter Cardy, Chief Executive, Macmillan Cancer Relief, said: "We wel...
Sanofi-aventis announced today that the European Commission has approved 2 new indications for Taxotere?(docetaxel) Injection Concentrate for treatment of breast cancer. The first granted Taxotere? in combination with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamid...
A woman's chances of survival after breast cancer surgery are significantly improved if she undergoes a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy, say researchers from the University of British Columbia. Apparently, radiation therapy alone d...
Adding clinical breast examination to a mammography screening program provides only a modest benefit in detecting cancer, a new study shows. The study of 61,688 women 40 years and older (574 with invasive breast cancer) who participated in a breast...
They started with a bare room and an idea. Now, after five years of painstaking, sophisticated tests, scientists at the University of Virginia Health System have discovered that a compound, derived from a rare South American plant, stops the growth...
Fundamental changes to breast cancer treatment guidelines are pivotal in ensuring that women have access to the most effective and well-tolerated treatments - London, UK - An international group of breast cancer experts called for the aromatase inhi...
The timing of systemic therapy-chemotherapy or endocrine therapy-for breast cancer does not appear to affect survival or disease progression. However, women who receive systemic therapy and radiation therapy without surgery may be more likely to exp...
Abraxane? first solvent-free, albumin-bound paclitaxel nanoparticles, requires no premedication and almost doubles response rate - SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, USA - American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc (NASDAQ:APPX) and American Bioscience, Inc. (ABI) an...
London - With breast cancer being identified as one of the leading causes of death among European women, several governments have begun to launch extensive screening and awareness programmes across the region. However, some countries have still not...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, thermography shows grea...
A researcher in the Oregon Health and Science University Cancer Institute and Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center has found a way to identify which men need a second prostate ...
Boys aged 13 and 14 living in rural areas, are the most likely of their age group to access pornography, and parents need to be more aware of how to monitor their children's viewin...
Continuing with more than a decade of research, doctors at the University of Minnesota have discovered a treatment to help patients with advanced cases of adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y ...
More US residents "will need government help" with health insurance, as employers shift more of the cost to employees and health care costs continue to increase ...
Four recently published opinion pieces examined health insurance and the various reform proposals being considered in Massachusetts. Summaries appear below. Cha ...
The Maryland General Assembly on Thursday overrode Gov. Robert Ehrlich's (R) veto of a bill that will require employers with more than 10,000 workers in the sta ...
Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining whet...
Large majorities of those who were treated with therapy and with medication satisfied with their care - A national survey of the generaladult population and of ...
According to a new study published in the latest issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine and conducted in the Department of Psychology of McGill University, the...
Lawmakers in 30 states are preparing to introduce bills that would require large corporations to increase their spending on employee health insurance, the New Y...
