The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DVA) is considering the suspension of Avastin, a drug used to combat breast cancer, after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revoked its approval of the treatment since it has not been shown to be safe or effective. The DAV said Monday that the FDA had co

RSNA Presentation Shows BSGI/MBI Can Provide Additional Information To Conventional Imaging  NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new study, Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI), also known as Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI), can provide critical information in the in

Pro-life advocates have argued for years that abortion increases the risk of breast cancer — due to hormonal changes during pregnancy which leave breasts more vulnerable to cancer. Despite their advocacy, the Department of Health and Human Services denies that there is any link.   On Monday t

The findings of a recent study add to the growing body of evidence of neurologic impairment associated with primary breast cancer. Although these problems can occur irrespective of the patient's treatment history, women who have undergone chemotherapy appear to fare the worst. The observational stu

New Canadian guidelines say that while mammograms reduce breast cancer deaths, the absolute benefit for women at average breast-cancer risk is small — and should be weighed against the potential harms of over-diagnosis and unnecessary biopsies.   The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health C

One of Britain’s best known flowering plants could soon be used to stop the spread of breast cancer. Scientists at John Hopkins University, Baltimore have discovered that a drug based on foxglove, which produces distinctive tall spires of pink tubular bells in the summer, can dramatically slow the

TORONTO — The release this week of revamped Canadian breast cancer screening guidelines has set off a war of words between those who support the recommendations and those who predict that following them will lead to more women dying of the disease. Caught among all the rhetoric are women themselve

The first histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor to be successfully tested in a randomized, placebo-controlled study of metastatic breast cancer has demonstrated that clinical outcome can be predicted shortly after administration of the drug, entinostat, according to researchers from the company that

Health P.E.I. says it will not change its breast cancer screening program, despite a new recommendation that women aged 40 to 49 should not be routinely screened for breast cancer.   The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care says in its new guidelines there is no significant benefit f

The medication Avastin found to have life-threatening side effects Avastin, a last-ditch drug prescribed to patients who suffer from breast cancer has been denounced by the Food and Drug Administration. The government agency says there is no solid proof that the drug extends lives and has life thre