Recent Breast Cancer Articles page 2

Bloomberg - Roche's purchase will give it access to more diagnostic tests, including one to determine which patients are most likely to benefit from its breast-cancer drug Herceptin. This may boost prescribing of the medicine, Roche's second best-selling drug in ...

Detroit News - The booklet on breast cancer discusses this illness, which is a fear for all women (and men). Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 1101, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) with the ...

Miami Herald - Molina says it works better if losing weight happens to be a byproduct of another goal, such as Biberston's. When his wife, Pam, was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly a year ago, Biberston realized it was time to make a change. 'She just doesn't need ...

Seattle Times - Breast-cancer patients who had reconstructive surgery using implants immediately after mastectomies were twice as likely to become infected as women who immediately had breast reconstruction using their own tissue, according to a study published ...

Palm Beach Daily News - Doctor to discuss link between weight gain, risk of getting breast cancer at Feb. 11 symposium By DAVID ROGERS Daily News Staff Writer Tuesday, January 22, 2008 The adage "you are what you eat" has taken a deeper meaning in recent years as scientists ...

Detroit News - Breast cancer patients who had reconstructive surgery using implants immediately after mastectomies were twice as likely to acquire infections as women who immediately had breast reconstruction using their own tissue, according to a study published ...

The Australian - A GROWING number of Chinese women contract breast cancer as a result of a more Westernised diet and more stressful lifestyles, state media reported today. Out of China's 630 million women, 200,000 get the disease every year, and 40,000 eventually die ...

St. Petersburg Times - Bogul, who still has her soft Savannah, Ga., accent, battled breast cancer 19 years ago. She was 35 at the time. There wasn't anything like this available for cancer patients then. Bogul had to drive from Georgia to Florida to buy her wigs, which can ...

The Ledger - Breast cancer patients who had reconstructive surgery using implants immediately after mastectomies were twice as likely to acquire infections as women who immediately had breast reconstruction using their own tissue, according to a study published ...

Xinhua News Agency - Interventions to reduce the incidence of surgical site infections following breast cancer surgical procedures are essential to reduce not only morbidity in these patient populations but also costs to the individuals and to society," the authors ...