Vaccinating women against the human papillomavirus (HPV) may prevent some forms of breast cancer and save tens of thousands of lives each year, new Australian research suggests. Using genetic probes, researchers at the University of New South Wales tested cancerous breast cells and found several s

A recent study published in the Journal of Cancer Epidemiology has reinforced the correlation between being overweight, smoking and breast cancer. What makes this study unique is how test subjects were not diagnosed for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations, which predispose women to breast cancer. Inste

Breast cancer detection rates and sensitivity were higher, but so were false-positive rates, among mammography centers that offered clinical breast examination in addition to mammography, according to new study published online August 31 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. There is co

About three-quarters of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer have a friend or family member with them at their first visit with a surgeon. And that person plays a significant role in the patient's decision of what type of surgery to have, according to a new study from the University of Michigan

Springer, one of the leading publishers in the fields of science, technology and medicine, has signed an agreement with The Endocrine Society to co-publish a new journal, Hormones & Cancer, starting in January 2010. Hormonal cancers include two of the most deadly cancer subtypes, cancers of the

Scientists in London have identified a molecule that could be helping breast cancer to spread, according to research published recently. Dr Amanda Harvey, based at London's Brunel University, has previously established that a molecule called Brk, found in 60 per cent of breast tumours, plays an im

Wnk1 is Critical in Angiogenesis and Heart Development A group led by Dr. Chou-long Huang at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas have discovered that the protein Wnk1 (with-no-lysine (K)-1) is critical in angiogenesis and heart development. They present these findi

While long-term tamoxifen use among breast cancer survivors decreases their risk of developing the most common, less aggressive type of second breast cancer, such use is associated with a more than four-fold increased risk of a more aggressive, difficult-to-treat type of cancer in the breast opposit

Researchers at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) have launched a clinical trial that focuses on a shorter course of radiation treatment for those with early-stage breast cancer. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Studies have shown that giving radiat

Researchers at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) have launched a clinical trial that focuses on a shorter course of radiation treatment for those with early-stage breast cancer. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Studies have shown that giving radiat