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23andMe identifies seven SNPs associated with breast size

Using data from its unique online research platform, 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, has identified seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) significantly associated with breast size, including three SNPs also correlated with breast cancer in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) now published online in BMC Medical Genetics.

4 Jul 2012

NOTCH1 signaling promotes T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia-initiating cell regeneration

Research suggests that patients with leukemia sometimes relapse because standard chemotherapy fails to kill the self-renewing leukemia initiating cells, often referred to as cancer stem cells. In such cancers, the cells lie dormant for a time, only to later begin cloning, resulting in a return and metastasis of the disease.

3 Jul 2012

PGD for breast cancer genes BRCA1/2 is now feasible

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for the breast cancer genes BRCA1/2 is now feasible and established, with good success rates for those treated, according to investigators from the reproduction, oncology and genetics centres of the university hospitals of Maastricht and Brussels.

3 Jul 2012

GRP78 plays an important role in breast cancers that respond to anti-estrogen therapy

Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered a single molecule they say is a major determinant of resistance to anti-estrogen therapy used to treat or prevent breast cancer in high-risk women.

3 Jul 2012

Imaging PR status may help identify tumor response to endocrine therapy

Research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows imaging progesterone receptor (PR) status also may be able to identify responders and nonresponders to endocrine therapy at an early stage.

3 Jul 2012

Study demonstrates effectiveness of combination therapy for breast cancer cells in vitro

A study conducted at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) demonstrates an effective combination therapy for breast cancer cells in vitro.

3 Jul 2012

Shots to the heart ‘not risky’

Taser deployments to the chest are no more dangerous than those to other body parts, say researchers.

2 Jul 2012

Clinical results for Teva's biologic oncology candidates presented at MASCC/ISOO 2012

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today the presentation of clinical results for its biologic oncology candidates, lipegfilgrastim and balugrastim, at the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)/International Society of Oral Oncology (ISOO) 2012 International Symposium on Supportive Care in Cancer being held in New York June 28-30.

2 Jul 2012

Shorter regimen of radiotherapy safe for noninvasive breast cancer patients

Accelerated whole breast irradiation after lumpectomy is an effective treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a very common early stage and noninvasive form of breast cancer, meaning many more breast cancer patients could see their treatment times reduced by half, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology-Biology-Physics, the official scientific journal of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO).

30 Jun 2012

Flexible wearable antenna system for breast tumor detection

A simple and cost effective imaging device for breast tumor detection based on a flexible and wearable antenna system has been developed by researchers at the Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.

30 Jun 2012

ACR updates 39 appropriateness criteria topics and adds five new criteria

New and updated evidence-based guidelines to help health care providers choose the most appropriate medical imaging exam or radiation therapy for a patient's clinical condition are now available via the latest version of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Appropriateness Criteria.

29 Jun 2012

Study examines role and biological effects of psychotherapy in breast cancer survivors

In a study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics the role and biological effects of psychotherapy in breast cancer survivors is examined.

28 Jun 2012

Vaccine for nicotine addiction developed

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have developed and successfully tested in mice an innovative vaccine to treat nicotine addiction.

28 Jun 2012

‘Risky’ view of thrombolysis in subtherapeutic warfarin patients disputed

A study in JAMA challenges the view that intravenous thrombolysis is a particularly risky procedure in stroke patients with subtherapeutic international normalized ratios.

27 Jun 2012

‘Risky’ view of thrombolysis in subtherapeutic warfarin patients disputed

A study in JAMA challenges the view that intravenous thrombolysis is a particularly risky procedure in stroke patients with subtherapeutic international normalized ratios.

27 Jun 2012

Decline in preventive mammography rates after USPSTF recommendation

Preventive mammography rates in women in their 40s have dropped nearly 6 percent nationwide since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine mammograms for women in this age group, a Mayo Clinic analysis shows.

27 Jun 2012

GUMC receives NIH grant to establish Center of Excellence for Health Disparities

The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a $6.1 million grant over the next five years to Georgetown University Medical Center to establish the Center of Excellence for Health Disparities in Our Nation's Capital.

27 Jun 2012

Top-line final data from Provectus’ PV-10 phase 2 trial on metastatic melanoma

Provectus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company, announced that top-line final data from its phase 2 clinical trial of PV-10 for metastatic melanoma were presented at the 2nd European Post-Chicago Melanoma Meeting 2012, Interdisciplinary Global Conference on Developing New Treatments for Melanoma, on June 22, 2012, in Munich, Germany.

27 Jun 2012

Prenatal exposure to BPA appears to program uterine estrogen responsiveness in adulthood

Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical found in many common plastic household items, can cause numerous genes in the uterus to respond differently to estrogen in adulthood, according to a study using a mouse model. The results will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston.

27 Jun 2012

Sunshine Biopharma completes Adva-27a cytotoxicity study on multidrug-resistant lung cancer

Sunshine Biopharma Inc., a pharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of various forms of cancer, today announced that it has completed a cytotoxicity study of its lead compound, Adva-27a, in H69AR, a Multidrug Resistant Small Cell Lung Cancer cell line. Cytotoxicity studies measure the ability of a drug to destroy cancer cells in vitro.

27 Jun 2012

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

23andMe identifies seven SNPs associated with breast size

NOTCH1 signaling promotes T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia-initiating cell regeneration

PGD for breast cancer genes BRCA1/2 is now feasible

GRP78 plays an important role in breast cancers that respond to anti-estrogen therapy

Imaging PR status may help identify tumor response to endocrine therapy

Study demonstrates effectiveness of combination therapy for breast cancer cells in vitro

Shots to the heart ‘not risky’

Clinical results for Teva's biologic oncology candidates presented at MASCC/ISOO 2012

Shorter regimen of radiotherapy safe for noninvasive breast cancer patients

Flexible wearable antenna system for breast tumor detection

ACR updates 39 appropriateness criteria topics and adds five new criteria

Study examines role and biological effects of psychotherapy in breast cancer survivors

Vaccine for nicotine addiction developed

‘Risky’ view of thrombolysis in subtherapeutic warfarin patients disputed

‘Risky’ view of thrombolysis in subtherapeutic warfarin patients disputed

Decline in preventive mammography rates after USPSTF recommendation

GUMC receives NIH grant to establish Center of Excellence for Health Disparities

Top-line final data from Provectus’ PV-10 phase 2 trial on metastatic melanoma

Prenatal exposure to BPA appears to program uterine estrogen responsiveness in adulthood

Sunshine Biopharma completes Adva-27a cytotoxicity study on multidrug-resistant lung cancer

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