WASHINGTON (Reuters), 22nd Sept. 2008 - Shorter, more intense courses of radiation treatment work just as well as more drawn-out therapy for early-stage breast cancer patients, researchers reported on Monday. The treatments took only one to three weeks, as opposed to five to seven weeks for stand

ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2008) — A new study suggests standard radiation therapy for some breast cancer patients may not be medically required and may, therefore, be causing unnecessary serious side effects such as lymphedema and pulmonary problems. The research conducted at Fox Chase Cancer Center in

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who get an MRI scan wait about three weeks longer before their surgery and are far more likely to get a mastectomy than women who have only a mammogram, U.S. researchers said on Saturday. "MRI may not be as good

By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have advanced breast cancer treated in a local community hospital appear to have a lower long-term survival rate than their counterparts treated at academic medical centers, a new study indicates. The researchers say the reason, at least in p

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new screening tool works three times better than mammography at finding tumors in women who have dense breast tissue, which can confound mammograms, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. Mammography, an X-ray of the breasts, detected fewer than a third of

By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who stay active after being diagnosed with breast cancer -- and even those who take up exercise for the first time after diagnosis -- have a better chance of surviving the disease, a new study shows. "Anything is better than nothing," Dr. Melin

JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) - - A review by the Cochrane Library does not support regular self-breast exams for women. Doctors say that women who actually do self breast exams are more likely to detect it and possibly save their life. The study suggested that women who regularly examined their breasts h

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Samantha Who?" star Christina Applegate, 36, is free of cancer after having both breasts removed to combat the disease, the actress told a U.S. television news show on Tuesday. Applegate, who revealed her diagnosis for breast cancer earlier this mon

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who survive breast cancer for five years after treatment have a relatively low risk of the disease recurring, according to a U.S. study published on Tuesday. Even women with serious stage III breast cancer have only a 13 percent risk of the cancer re

By ALTHEA PETERSON World Staff Writer 8/11/2008  10:21 AM American Airlines unveiled its first pink ribbon plane - a Boeing 757 - to take flight Monday morning at Tulsa International Airport. The ribbon is a symbol of American's longtime partnership with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure o