Breast Cancer News and Research

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Delta Air Lines kicks off annual campaign to promote awareness on breast cancer

Delta Air Lines' (NYSE: DAL) annual "Breast Cancer One" employee survivor flight took place yesterday, kicking off the airline's month-long campaign to generate awareness and raise money for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

1 Oct 2014

Breast cancer survivor supports patients and survivors of breast cancer

Barbara Feigin, successful business owner and breast cancer survivor, wanted to find a unique and memorable way to honor other breast cancer survivors and those who have fallen to the disease so she decided to paint the 44,000 square-foot administrative building at her company MainStreet America pink.

1 Oct 2014

Pure Madness Chocolate to donate portion of sales to National Breast Cancer Foundation

Pure Madness Chocolate will donate a portion of sales from their Luscious Truffle Collection during the month of October to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.® (NBCF).

30 Sep 2014

American Cancer Society, Lane Bryant team up to support breast cancer awareness

Lane Bryant, the nation's leading women's specialty size apparel retailer, has announced that they will partner with the American Cancer Society to support Breast Cancer Awareness through a synergistic campaign during the month of October.

30 Sep 2014

U-M researchers describe new approach to discovering potential cancer treatments

Researchers at the University of Michigan have described a new approach to discovering potential cancer treatments that requires a fraction of the time needed for more traditional methods.

30 Sep 2014

Trastuzumab offers better outcome than lapatinib for HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Analysis of more than 8,000 women who participated in the world's largest study of two treatments for HER2-positive breast cancer reinforces other findings from the clinical trial showing that trastuzumab (Herceptin) should remain the standard of care for this cancer, says a Mayo Clinic researcher.

30 Sep 2014

Groups urge Medicare to cover LDCT screening for adults at high risk for lung cancer

More than 60 patient advocacy and medical organizations have joined a coalition headed by the Lung Cancer Alliance, the American College of Radiology and The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, in urging Medicare to cover low dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for beneficiaries at high risk for lung cancer.

30 Sep 2014

Research!America to recognize distinguished research advocates with Advocacy Awards

Research!America's 19th annual Advocacy Awards will honor distinguished research advocates who are trailblazers in advancing medical progress to improve the health and economic security of our nation. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC.

30 Sep 2014

Cancer community joins coalition seeking Medicare coverage for CT lung cancer screening

30 Sep 2014

Pertuzumab combined with trastuzumab and chemotherapy extends lives of HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread to other parts of their body live around 16 months longer if treated with a combination of pertuzumab, trastuzumab and chemotherapy compared to those treated with trastuzumab and chemotherapy alone, updated results from the CLEOPATRA study reveal.

30 Sep 2014

Abbvie announces multiple study results of veliparib investigational compound in NSCLC patients

AbbVie released interim results from an ongoing Phase 2 study of its investigational compound veliparib in combination with chemotherapy, which showed a 35 percent improvement (P-value=0.14) in progression-free survival (PFS) and a 30 percent improvement (P-value=0.21) in overall survival (OS) in patients with previously untreated metastatic or advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

30 Sep 2014

Viewpoints: Hospitals helped by Medicaid expansion; why GOP candidates back OTC contraceptives

Now the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report showing that ... thanks to the Affordable Care Act, hospitals across the country will save $5.7 billion in uncompensated care costs in 2014.

29 Sep 2014

Survey: Many patients not always well informed about treatment options

More than three quarters of oncology specialists in Europe, South America and Asia believe their patients are not always well enough informed about the treatment options available to them, survey results have revealed at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid, Spain.

29 Sep 2014

Scientists discover mechanism that resists cancer drugs in estrogen-positive breast cancer

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which estrogen prepares cells to divide, grow and, in the case of estrogen-positive breast cancers, resist cancer drugs. The researchers say the work reveals new targets for breast cancer therapy and will help doctors predict which patients need the most aggressive treatment.

29 Sep 2014

Decision analysis techniques can help women sort through breast reconstruction options

Decision analysis techniques can help surgeons and patients evaluate alternatives for breast reconstruction-leading to a "good decision" that reflects the woman's preferences and values, according to an article in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

29 Sep 2014

Chemotherapy, radiotherapy have no negative effect on unborn babies

Children who are exposed to chemotherapy or radiotherapy while in the womb suffer no negative impacts on mental or cardiac development, international studies presented at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid have shown.

29 Sep 2014

EMD Serono declares winners of first Grant for Oncology Innovation

EMD Serono, the biopharmaceutical division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, today announced the winners of the first Grant for Oncology Innovation (GOI), who will receive grants totaling $1.3 million.

27 Sep 2014

Access to potentially life-extending cancer drugs varies worldwide

Access to potentially life-extending cancer drugs varies significantly in different regions of the world, two new studies show at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid, Spain.

26 Sep 2014

Lya Segall Ovarian Cancer Institute at Mercy opens in Maryland

Mercy Medical Center has announced the opening of The Lya Segall Ovarian Cancer Institute at Mercy, the first center in Maryland specifically designed and dedicated solely for the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.

26 Sep 2014

Pitt researchers awarded new $5.8 million NIH grant to develop microfluidic 3D liver model system

With a new $5.8 million, three-year award from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will further develop a state-of-the-art, microfluidic 3D model system that mimics structure and function of the liver to better predict organ physiology, assess drug toxicity and build disease models.

25 Sep 2014

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Delta Air Lines kicks off annual campaign to promote awareness on breast cancer

Breast cancer survivor supports patients and survivors of breast cancer

Pure Madness Chocolate to donate portion of sales to National Breast Cancer Foundation

American Cancer Society, Lane Bryant team up to support breast cancer awareness

U-M researchers describe new approach to discovering potential cancer treatments

Trastuzumab offers better outcome than lapatinib for HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Groups urge Medicare to cover LDCT screening for adults at high risk for lung cancer

Research!America to recognize distinguished research advocates with Advocacy Awards

Cancer community joins coalition seeking Medicare coverage for CT lung cancer screening

Pertuzumab combined with trastuzumab and chemotherapy extends lives of HER2-positive breast cancer patients

Abbvie announces multiple study results of veliparib investigational compound in NSCLC patients

Viewpoints: Hospitals helped by Medicaid expansion; why GOP candidates back OTC contraceptives

Survey: Many patients not always well informed about treatment options

Scientists discover mechanism that resists cancer drugs in estrogen-positive breast cancer

Decision analysis techniques can help women sort through breast reconstruction options

Chemotherapy, radiotherapy have no negative effect on unborn babies

EMD Serono declares winners of first Grant for Oncology Innovation

Access to potentially life-extending cancer drugs varies worldwide

Lya Segall Ovarian Cancer Institute at Mercy opens in Maryland

Pitt researchers awarded new $5.8 million NIH grant to develop microfluidic 3D liver model system

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