Racial Gap in Breast Cancer Mortality Slowly Closing, Especially in Younger Women
The CDC has reported that the disparity in breast cancer mortality between black and white women is narrowing.
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Mammogram Screening Associated With Higher Rates of Overdiagnosis of Breast Cancer
Researchers say the reduction in breast cancer mortality is based on better treatments as opposed to earlier detection.
Skilled Radiologists Proven To Detect Breast Cancer In Less Than One Second
According to a recent study, skilled radiologists have been found to detect abnormalities in mammograms in less than one second.
Hold Your Breath to Protect Your Heart
A simple technique may be most effective in preventing heart disease after radiation therapy for breast cancer. Women who have breast cancer on their left side present a particular challenge to radiation oncologists.
Breast Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Clinical Trial
A breast cancer vaccine developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is safe in patients with metastatic breast cancer, results of an early clinical trial indicate.
Widely Used Osteoporosis Drugs May Prevent Breast, Lung, and Colon Cancers
The most commonly used medications for osteoporosis worldwide, bisphosphonates, may also prevent certain kinds of lung, breast, and colon cancers, according to 2 studies.
New Scholarly Article Declares Wireless Devices a Safety Risk for Children
A scholarly article on wireless safety, published online in the Journal of Microscopy and Ultrastructure, reports that children and fetuses are the most at risk from neurological and biological damage that results from microwave radiation emitted by wireless devices, due to the higher rate of absorption of microwave radiation by children than by adults.
Yoga Can Lower Fatigue, Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors
Practicing yoga for as little as three months can reduce fatigue and lower inflammation in breast cancer survivors, according to new research.
The more the women in the study practiced yoga, the better their results.
Moderate Doses of Radiation Therapy to Unaffected Breast May Prevent Second Breast Cancers
Moderate radiation doses can kill premalignant cells in the unaffected breast
Survivors of breast cancer have a one in six chance of developing breast cancer in the other breast. But a study conducted in mice suggests that survivors can dramatically reduce that risk through treatment with moderate doses of radiation to the unaffected breast at the same time that they receive radiation therapy to their affected breast. The treatment, if it works as well in humans as in mice, could prevent tens of thousands of second breast cancers. The study, conducted by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), was published on December 20 in the online journal PLoS One.
Study Finds That Carbon Monoxide Can Help Shrink Tumors and Amplify Effectiveness of Chemotherapy
Therapeutic benefits of this poisonous gas appear linked to cell’s energy status; CO, used in combination with chemo helps spare healthy tissue
In recent years, research has suggested that carbon monoxide, the highly toxic gas emitted from auto exhausts and faulty heating systems, can be used to treat certain inflammatory medical conditions. Now a study led by a research team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) shows for the first time that carbon monoxide may also have a role to play in treating cancer.
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