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2004
Flaws Revealed in Study Assailing Mammograms - April 16, 2004.
It now appears a Danish study, which indicated mammograms did not save lives, may have been deeply flawed.
2003
Experts Go Global with Telemedicine - December 12, 2003.
Physicians include online consultations from all over the world to treat conditions like breast cancer.
Data
Mining Links Tumor Proteins - September 12, 2003.
In the cancer field, gene expression information about human tumors has been used to profile characteristics of tumors for better diagnosis and treatment.
Technique Tracks Tumor Escape into Lymph Nodes - July 11, 2003.
Researcher has developed a non-invasive technique for tracking lymph node tumor metastases. Breast cancer patients participated in the study.
The Breast Cancer Prevention Cookbook - June 6, 2003.
Authors book provides nutritional guidelines for women, explains the role of phytoestrogens, exercise, and screening in preventing breast cancer.
Rare Disease Offers Explanation of Ovarian Cancer's Drug Resistance - June 6, 2003.
Researchers have found that the drug cisplatin, which targets genes contributing to the development of breast cancer, kills cancer cells by causing DNA damage.
Calorie Restriction May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer - May 16, 2003.
Research has shown that eating less can reduce the risk of breast cancer--if you're a mouse.
Surprising Likeness Found
in Genetic Profiles of Invasive and Noninvasive Breast Tumors - May 16, 2003.
From a molecular point of view, researchers have found little to distinguish an invasive breast tumor from its more isolated predecessor.
Gene Expression Pattern Predicts Potential for Tumor Metastasis - January
10, 2003.
Researchers have found a gene expression pattern that distinguishes primary tumors
from those that have metastasized in several types of cancer.
2002
Conference Updates Hormone Replacement Therapy - November 8, 2002.
Women's Health Initiative finds that hormone replacement therapy increases
risk of invasive breast cancer and a host of other diseases affecting women.
Dual Signals May Drive Early Breast Cancer - October 11, 2002.
Using an in vitro 3-D cell culture model that allows breast cells to organize into structures that behave similarly to their in vivo counterparts, cell biologists may have uncovered one of the central
mechanisms of breast cancer.
Patent Process Built into Framework for Discovery - June 21, 2002.
Researchers file for an invention patent that began with their looking for
small molecules that would stop the growth of breast cancer cells without killing
normal cells.
Sex Differences Prescribe Changes in Medical Care - June 21, 2002.
Facuty symposium includes discussion of differential deaths rates of Black women from breast cancer.
Communicating Breast Cancer Risk and Means of Prevention - June 7, 2002.
These days patients have become much more involved in decisions regarding screening, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer.
2001
Receptor's Effect on Polarity May Switch on Breast Tumor Growth - August 31, 2001.
The epidermal growth factor receptors, ErbB1 and ErbB2, have been implicated in tumorigenesis of breast tissue epithelium.
HMS and Simon and Schuster Release New Books - August 10, 2001.
"Healthy Women, Healthy Lives: A Guide to Preventing Disease, from the
Landmark Nurses' Health Study' includes coverage on lowering the risk
of breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Protection Gained Through Loss of Cell Division Protein - July 13, 2001.
In the case of breast cancer,researchers may have found "magic bullet" therapy
due to the cell civision cyclin D1.
New Protein May Link Functions of Breast Cancer Molecule - April 20, 2001.
Researcher has uncovered a new protein, BRCA1-associated C-terminal helicase (BACH1), which may link BRCA1's role
in DNA repair with its tumor-suppressor activity.
Genes
of Rare Disorder May Shed Light on Breast Cancer Growth - March 9, 2001.
Researchers specifically connect FA gene with BRCA1,
a gene associated with breast cancer.
Surprise Route Found for Breast Cancer Spread - February 9, 2001.
Researchers report that they have
identified a new and surprising mechanism by which breast and prostate cancer
cells may metastasize to the lymph nodes.
2000
Vogelstein Launches Center for Cancer Biology
- December 15, 2000.
Geneticist opens center which focuses heavily on families who suffer from inherited forms of cancer, such as breast cancer.
Study Analyzes the Character of Two-faced Estrogen - October 13, 2000.
Researchers have discovered a possible explanation for estrogen's paradoxical behavior, which may point the way to drugs that mimic estrogen's good effects while masking the bad.
Currently estrogen may stimulate cells which lead to breast cancer.
"What's Wrong with Mrs. Jones?" Sept.
29, 2000.
A medical student writes of becoming a better physician through his interacitons with a patient with terminal breast cancer.
No Time to Relax on Women's Health Research, Academic Careers - June 9, 2000.
Cautioning against "tunnel vision" in health issues related to
women, researchers still present information that hormone therapy
treatments benefits must be weighed in light of it's effects upon bone density
and breast cancer.
Making Ends Meet: New Way Found to Mend DNA, Protect Against Cancer
- May 5, 2000.
Harvard researchers have discovered a cut-your-losses, take-no-risks strategy by which cells repair their DNA. The stability of DNA, helping prevent the kinds of
chromosomal change that precede cancers like breast cancer.
Center Initiates World Effort Linking Biodiversity to Human Health
Center Initiates World Effort Linking Biodiversity to Human Health.
- February 11, 2003.
Taxol, one of the most promising medications to treat breast and ovarian cancer, is derived from the once threatened Pacific yew tree. Paying attention to the world's ecosystems
is crucial in the fight against diseases, says HMS director.
Editorial Says Think Twice About Hormone Replacement Therapy - January 28, 2000.
A study links long-term use of combined estrogen‚progestin therapy with
a greater risk of breast cancer.
What's Your Cancer Risk? - January 28, 2000.
New Web Tool Assesses Personal Cancer Risk, Gives Prevention Information about four types of cancer, including breast cancer.
Breast
Cancer Protein Shown to Be Highly Tuned Molecular Machine - January 14, 2000.
Ever since it was sequenced, the BRCA1 gene has held center stage in the quest to understand the
causes of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
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