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| Women Born To Older Mothers Have A Higher Risk Of Developing Breast Cancer A new study analyses the influence that certain birth and infancy characteristics have on mammographic density - an important indicator of breast cancer risk. The results reveal that women born to mothers aged over 39 years and women who were taller and thinner than the average girl prior to puberty have a higher breast density. This brings with it an increased risk of developing breast cancer... |
| Zinc Control Mechanisms Could Be Key To Aggressive Breast Cancer Treatments The body's control mechanisms for delivering zinc to cells could be key to improving treatment for some types of aggressive breast cancer. New research by Cardiff University and King's College London has identified the switch which releases zinc into cells, with important implications for a number of diseases. Zinc has long been known to play a vital part in human health... |
| More Accurate Diagnosis, Prognosis In Challenging Breast Cancer Cases Provided By PET Techniques In two new studies featured in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers are revealing how molecular imaging can be used to solve mysteries about difficult cases of breast cancer... |
| A Particular Breast Cancer Subtype May Respond To Drugs Targeting Chromosomal Instability Another layer in breast cancer genetics has been peeled back. A team of researchers at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center (KCC) led by Richard G. Pestell, M.D., PhD... |
| Silver Compounds Found To Be Toxic To Cancer The internet is awash with stories of how silver can be used to treat cancer. Now, lab tests have shown that it is as effective as the leading chemotherapy drug - and may have fewer side-effects... |
| 'Biopsy In A Blood Test' - Effective New Diagnostic For Cancer Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Health, and collaborating cancer physicians have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of an advanced blood test for detecting and analyzing circulating tumor cells (CTCs) - breakaway cells from patients' solid tumors - from cancer patients... |
| No Breast Cancer Protections From Soy Isoflavone Supplements Soy isoflavone supplements did not decrease breast cancer cell proliferation in a randomized clinical trial, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Lead researcher Seema A. Khan, M.D., professor of surgery at the Robert H... |
| Breast Cancer Drug Exemestane Causes Substantial Bone Loss A recent study published in The Lancet Oncology shows how exemestane (Aromasin), a drug that prevents the development of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, may significantly worsen age-related bone loss. As an aromatase inhibitor, exemestane works by blocking the synthesis of estrogen, slowing down the growth of cancers that have estrogen receptors... |
| Has Komen Shot Itself In The Foot? Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer charity which until recently had an enviable reputation as being totally impartial and focused purely on saving women's lives, may have caused itself irreparable damage. By announcing a few days ago that it would stop awarding funds to Planned Parenthood, a sexual health organization; it found itself in the middle of an enormous public outcry... |
| Battling Lung Cancer With Combination Drug Therapy Combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI). The study, "STAT3 is Activated by JAK2 Independent of Key Oncogenic Driver Mutation in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma," was published online by the Public Library of Science (PLoS) ONE... |
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ت الطبيه للثقافه الطبيه و لا تغنى عن استشاره الطبيب تمت مراجعه هذا الجزء بواسطه دكتور اسامه الحصيوى شروط استخدام الموقع و سياسه الخصوصيه اخر تحديث بتاريخ 25 يونيو 2008 |