How physicians approach treating breast cancer is likely to change because of a new study examining the benefits, or lack thereof, of radical surgery to remove lymph nodes near the tumor, experts said. But they’re not sure how quickly it will change. A study in the Feb. 9 Journal of [...]

Many American women abandoned hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after a 2002 study found the treatment was tied to higher breast cancer risk. A sharp drop in breast cancer incidence among Caucasian women was observed soon after. However, a new study suggests that the 2002-2003 declines in breast cancer incidence among [...]

The combined effects of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy may increase the risk of bone fractures in breast cancer survivors. In a study scheduled for publication in the April issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, researchers from the Oregon Health and Science University Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, asked [...]

Breast cancer incidence rates are expected to grow by 13% over the next decade, with only rates in the US predicted to remain constant, finds independent healthcare analyst, Datamonitor, in their report titled Pipeline Insight: Breast and Gynecological Cancers.   More than 1 million new cases of breast cancer, the [...]

Scientists at the UK’s Institute of Cancer Research have prevented breast cancer spreading to other organs in mice by blocking a chemical. In their experiments, they showed that blocking the enzyme LOXL2 prevented metastasis. They said their findings, published in Cancer Research, provided a “fantastic drug target” and were “highly [...]

New gene technology that can cause breast cancer cells to self-destruct has been pioneered by scientists at Belfast’s Queen’s University. Researchers have shown that by using an innovative, miniscule gene transport system they can deliver a gene directly into breast cancer cells, causing them to die. The transport system called [...]

Women who are exposed to tobacco smoke, either by active or passive smoking, are at a greater risk of developing cancer after menopause than women who have never smoked, finds a new study published in the journal BMJ. A research team, led by Dr. Juhua Luo from West Virginia University [...]