| DATE |
ARTICLE |
| Jun 28/08 |
Breast
Cancer and Aboriginal Women There
is a lack of Aboriginal-specific information, especially
Métis-specific information, related to breast
cancer and Aboriginal women in Canada... |
Jun 13/08 |
Breast
cancer 'wonder drug' wins licence for use in Britain Telegraph.co.uk
- United Kingdom By Kate Devlin Medical Correspondent
A breast cancer "wonder drug" that could benefit
thousands of women has been licensed for use in Britain
... |
| Jun 13/08 |
European
regulators approve breast cancer drug: GSK AFP -
The drug, which is sold under the name Tykerb in the
United States, is recommended for patients with advanced
or metastatic breast cancer. ... |
| Jun 13/08 |
Fight
cancer risk with exercise Atlanta Journal Constitution
- GA, USA New research shows that regular physical activity
helps reduce the risk of recurrence of breast cancer
and slows the advance of prostate cancer. ... |
| Jun 13/08 |
Breast
Cancer Care comment on the UK launch of Tyverb Politics.co.uk
- London,UK “Any development that could improve
our ability to control secondary (metastatic) breast
cancer is welcome. “We speak to people with secondary
breast cancer ... |
| Jun 13/08 |
Breast
Cancer Foundation Doles Out Grants WLNS - Lansing,MI,USA
One of the nation's largest networks dedicated to finding
a cure for breast cancer provided hundreds of thousands
of dollars to community organizations ... |
| Jun 13/08 |
Opinion:
A personal race Against the Tide of breast cancer Brookline
TAB - Needham,MA,USA Massachusetts currently has the
highest incidence of breast cancer in the nation. According
to the latest statistics on the Web site of the National
Cancer ... |
| Jun12/08 |
Breast
Cancer Wait Times in Canada - 2008 Report Card -- On Thursday, June 4, 2008 the CBCN
launched the 2008 Breast Cancer Wait Times in Canada
Report Card at the World Breast Cancer conference in
Winnipeg.> |
| Jun 12/08 |
Adviser
to NL premier can't recall when told of cancer test mistakes CBC.ca
- Toronto,Ontario,Canada The premier's chief of staff,
Brian Crawley, was sent an e-mail in July of 2005 that
warned of a major story about to break involving breast
cancer testing ... |
| Jun 12/08 |
Aide
can't recall telling Premier of problems Globe and
Mail - Canada Patients say they had no inkling of any
problems with their breast cancer tests until that time.
The inquiry is trying to determine why about 400 patients
... |
| Jun 12/08 |
Raloxifene
Cuts Risk of Certain Type of Breast Cancer U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA By Amanda Gardner WEDNESDAY,
June 11 (HealthDay News) -- A drug already approved to
reduce the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women also
seems to cut ... |
| Jun 12/08 |
Lifespan
cheer for breast cancer BBC News - UK Women with
early stage breast cancer revealed by screening are likely
to live as long as someone who has never had the disease,
figures show. ... |
| Jun 12/08 |
Doctors
Say: Sharing News Breast Cancer Has Come Back Is Worse
... Medical News Today (press release) - UK "Hearing
the sad news that breast cancer has returned can be a
devastating experience for patients, especially as this
means that the disease is no longer ... |
| Jun 12/08 |
Medicare
Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar U.S. News & World
Report - Washington,DC,USA With prostate cancer, the
average price tag for treatment went up $5345, to an
average of $41134. The cost of treating breast cancer
went up $4189, ... |
| Mar 30/08 |
Diet
and Breast Cancer: Fine-tuning the Science Kansas
City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA Screening methods
and treatment options have improved significantly for
breast cancer. Now, the science of breast cancer prevention
is catching up as ... |
| Mar 30/08 |
Obese
women face more aggressive form of cancer Canada.com
- Hamilton,Ontario,Canada WASHINGTON - Breast cancer
patients who are overweight have more aggressive disease
and are likely to die sooner, US researchers reported
earlier this month ... |
| Mar 30/08 |
NAMES
AND FACES Potter professor battles breast cancer Detroit
Free Press - United States ... Dame Maggie Smith, best
known these days for her role as Professor Minerva McGonagall
in the Harry Potter films, has been diagnosed with breast
cancer. ... |
| Mar 30/08 |
Woman
reaches out to moms with breast cancer East Valley
Tribune - Mesa,AZ,USA “Our goal is to never turn
away a mom in need,” said Daniels, a breast cancer
survivor, who made it her mission to help fellow mothers
battling cancer. ... |
| Mar 29/08 |
HRT
increases breast cancer recurrence News-Medical.net
- Sydney,Australia Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
for peri- and postmenopausal symptoms increases disease
recurrence in breast cancer survivors, according to an
article ... |
| Mar 29/08 |
Breast
cancer treatment GMTV - UK The charity Breast Cancer
Campaign, which funds some of the experts, said the study
showed not enough is known about why treatments fail
to work for some ... |
| Mar 29/08 |
What
to Take for Hot Flashes After Breast Cancer U.S.
News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA By Deborah
Kotz The 2.5 million American women who've been diagnosed
with breast cancer often face this difficult conundrum:
The cancer treatments they take ... |
| Mar 1/08 |
Advantages
of Dragonboating - New Zealand article |
| Feb 27/08 |
The
other cost of battling breast cancer - For many women,
a diagnosis means facing serious financial hardship,
a new study finds |
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