Posts Tagged ‘Breast Cancer’


Adequate Vitamins, Nutrients Reduces Risk of Health Problems

This is breast cancer awareness month as most people are aware of by now, and the focus is put on a healthier diet and lifestyle for increasing the battle to prevent the disease. A diet with adequate vitamins and nutrients from whole food fruits and vegetables, as well as avoiding the toxins that can increase [...]

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Gene Predicts Tamoxifen Success in Breast Cancer

A single gene variant predicts breast-cancer survival after tamoxifen treatment. In the 46% of women with the “good” gene, tamoxifen works as well as newer drugs.

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Nexavar May Treat Advanced Breast Cancer

Adding the cancer drug Nexavar to standard chemotherapy significantly extends the time until advanced breast cancer progresses, researchers report.

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Diabetes Drug Fights Breast Cancer

The diabetes drug metformin kills breast cancer stem cells and vastly improves chemotherapy in mice with human breast cancers. A clinical trial is planned.

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Second Breast Cancer: 3 Lifestyle Risks

Being obese, drinking seven or more alcoholic beverages per week, and smoking may make a second breast cancer more likely, a new study shows.

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Lifestyle Changes Cut Breast Cancer Risk

More than 70,000 breast cancer cases a year in the U.S., or 40% of all cases, could be prevented with lifestyle measures like maintaining a healthy weight, eating well, exercising, and limiting alcohol consumption, a new analysis shows.

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Breast Cancer: Women Often Choose Mastectomy

A survey of women making decisions about breast cancer treatment shows that family, friends, and surgeons affect those decisions.

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