Breast Cancer

1. Breastfeeding, other factors may affect risk of breast cancer type (EurekAlert!) ( American Cancer Society ) Factors such as age at menopause as well as a woman's breastfeeding practices can influence her risk of developing certain types of breast cancer. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:37:44 GMT 2. 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium Awards $14,000 To Oncology Fellows (Medical News Today) Organizers of the 2008 Breast Cancer Symposium announced the winners of the Symposium Merit Awards. Fourteen physicians-in-training will receive funding to assist with their travel to attend the Symposium, to be held September 5-7 in Washington, DC. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:02:16 GMT 3. Breakthrough's Comment On Research Suggesting Positive Or Negative Experiences Can Affect Breast Cancer Risk (Medical News Today) Research published in BMC Cancer suggests that positive thinking can reduce the risk of breast cancer, while negative experiences may increase risk. Dr Sarah Cant, Policy Manager at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, says: "There is no clear evidence that positive or negative experiences can affect breast ... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:05:24 GMT 4. Longaberger, American Cancer Society team to fight breast cancer (The Woodlands Villager) Special to the Villager The Longaberger Company, America’s premier maker of handcrafted baskets and other home and lifestyle products, is teaming with local Longaberger Independent Home Consultants, Becky Feaster and Nancy Williams, and the American Cancer Society for the 2008 Horizon of Hope camp... Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:52:59 GMT 5. Health Watch: Breast Cancer Survivor Issues (WCBS-TV New York) There is good news on the breast cancer front. Thanks to early detection and improved treatment, many more women are surviving their disease. That also means that many more women are facing all sorts of survivor issues they never had to before. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:30:57 GMT 6. Massage Envy employee raises breast cancer awareness (Cypress Sun) With two survivors of breast cancer in her family, Copperfield Massage Envy’s Clinic Administrator Stacy Jones is all too familiar with the disease. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:40:25 GMT 7. Some Breast Cancer Risks Determined During a Woman's Youth (KSPR Springfield) Most women know the established risk factors for breast cancer such as older age and a family history of the disease, but new research suggests that some less obvious risks are determined early, during a woman's youth and child-bearing years. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:53:21 GMT 8. FDA Grants IND for Pro-Pharmaceuticals' DAVANAT(R) to Treat Breast Cancer Patient (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) NEWTON, Mass.----Pro-Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted an Investigational New Drug application for use of DAVANAT® in combination with 5-FU to treat a breast cancer patient at the Brown Cancer Center in Louisville, Kentucky. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT 9. Immigrants from India, Pakistan Face U.S. Prostate, Breast Cancer Risks (Newswise) A team of researchers at West Virginia University has shown that U.S. immigrants from India and Pakistan take on the habits of their adopted country, increasing their risks of prostate cancer among male immigrants and breast cancer among females. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:21:29 GMT 10. Breastfeeding Could Reduce Risk Of Aggressive Form Of Breast Cancer That Disproportionately Affects Black, Younger Women (Medical News Today) Breastfeeding for at least six months might lower the risk of developing so-called "triple negative" breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease that is more common in black and younger women, according to a study published on Monday in the journal Cancer, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:02:17 GMT