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2008

     
March 2008
Taking Femara After Tamoxifen May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence Mar 18, 2008
       
February 2008
FDA Approves Avastin for Breast Cancer Treatment Feb 26, 2008
       
January 2008
Researchers Find that More Than Three Years of Hormone Replacement Therapy May Increase Risk of Lobular Breast Cancer Jan 23, 2008
Report: Americans without Health Insurance Less Likely to Survive Cancer Jan 21, 2008
Researchers Continue to Investigate Link between Diet and Cancer Jan 6, 2008
Research Moving Toward Personalizing Breast Cancer Treatment Jan 4, 2008
       

2007

     
       
December 2007
Study: Breast Cancer Risk May Have Been Underestimated in African-American Women Dec 7, 2007
       
November 2007
FDA Approves Raloxifene for Women with Invasive Breast Cancer Nov 12, 2007
       
October 2007
Simple Blood Test May Indicate Whether Breast Cancer Treatment is Working Oct 29, 2007
Survey Illustrates What Women Don't Know about Breast Cancer Oct 13, 2007
October 19 is National Mammography Day Oct 11, 2007
       
September 2007
Study Finds Women Stop Taking Breast Cancer Drug Due to Side Effects Sep 30, 2007
       
August 2007
Researchers Investigating Breast Cancer Vaccine Aug 26, 2007
Researchers Seeking More Minority Women for "Sister Study" on Breast Cancer Risk Factors Aug 25, 2007
       
July 2007
New Breast Chek® Kit Helps Women Perform Self-Exams Jul 29, 2007
Consensus Statement Released on Ovarian Cancer Symptoms Jul 29, 2007
Study Reveals Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer Jul 27, 2007
       
June 2007
Booklet Provides Assistance for Older Patients Living with Cancer Jun 25, 2007
Four Studies Reveal Advances in Women's Cancer Research Jun 24, 2007
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund Accepting Applications for Best Practices Awards in Breast Cancer Advocacy Jun 22, 2007
Study: Breast Cancer May be More Deadly in Men Jun 3, 2007
Study Finds That Fewer Women Are Getting Mammograms Jun 1, 2007
       
May 2007
Number of Breast Cancer Cases Continue to Decline May 16, 2007
FDA Approves New Breast Cancer Drug, Tykerb May 14, 2007
       
April 2007
Study: Switching Breast Cancer Drugs during Treatment Could Increase Survival Apr 30, 2007
Lifetime Television Leads Effort to End 'Drive-Through Mastectomies' as U.S. Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act is Reintroduced Apr 28, 2007
MRI Screening Recommended for Some Women at Very High Risk of Breast Cancer Apr 22, 2007
American Cancer Society Still Recommends That Women Begin Annual Mammograms at Age 40 Apr 20, 2007
       
March 2007
Study: Many Breast Cancer Patients Quit Treatment with Tamoxifen Mar 31, 2007
FDA Approves Test to Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence Mar 29, 2007
       
February 2007
Menopause Society Discusses Benefits and Risks of Using Hormone Replacement Therapy Feb 22, 2007
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Gains Support Feb 13, 2007
       
January 2007
Study: Younger Women May Have Better Chances of Surviving Ovarian Cancer Jan 21, 2007
Breast Cancer Deaths Declining Jan 20, 2007
       

2006

     
December 2006
FDA Approves Herceptin for Early Stage Breast Cancer after Surgery Dec 5, 2006
FDA Approves Use of Silicone Gel-Filled Breast Implants Dec 3, 2006
       
November 2006
Study Finds Link between Red Meat and Breast Cancer Nov 31, 2006
       
October 2006
Study Finds Breast Cancer Screening Saves Lives Oct 23, 2006
Researchers Discovery Hundreds of Genes Involved with Breast and Colorectal Cancers Oct 22, 2006
       
August 2006
Study: Cigarette Smoke Can Damage Normal Breast Cells Aug 31, 2006
Most Americans Don't Know What Screening Tests They Need Aug 28, 2006
       
July 2006
Talking to Children About a Breast Cancer Diagnosis. By Dr. Shenin Sachedina Jul 18, 2006
National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund Invites Applications for Awards Jul 2, 2006
       
June 2006
Estrogen Replacement Therapy May Not Increase Women's Risk of Breast Cancer Jun 13, 2006
       
April 2006
Osteoporosis Drug, Raloxifene, Shows Promise in Preventing Breast Cancer Apr 30, 2006
Update: Over 25,000 Enrolled in Sister Study on Breast Cancer Apr 23, 2006
Study: Radiation Therapy Saves Lives After Breast-Conserving Surgery Apr 2, 2006
       
March 2006
Study Questions Health Benefits of Low-Fat Diet, but Offers Some Positive News About Breast Cancer Risk Mar 31, 2006
       
February 2006
Breast Cancer Clinical Practice Guidelines Updated Feb 17, 2006
FDA Approves Femara for Early-stage Breast Cancer Feb 15, 2006
       
January 2006
Another Study Finds Removing Fewer Lymph Nodes Effective At Reducing Side Effects of Breast Cancer Surgery Jan 26, 2006
Update: Herceptin Significantly Reduces Chances of Breast Cancer Recurrence for Select Women Jan 22, 2006
       

2005

     
December 2005
Report: Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline Dec 12, 2005
Study: Mammography and Drug Treatments Reduce Deaths from Breast Cancer Dec 04, 2005
Pregnant Women Warned Not to Take Breast Cancer Drug, Femara Dec 03, 2005
       
November 2005
Breast Cancer Survivor Takes Readers on Her Journey in an Inspiring New Book Nov 13, 2005
       
September 2005
October 21 is National Mammography Day Sep 29, 2005
Study: Digital Mammography Better Than Standard Mammography at Detecting Breast Cancer in Some Women Sep 23, 2005
Study: Exercise May Improve Breast Cancer Survival Sep 11, 2005
Study: Rates of Non-Invasive Breast Cancers Increasing Sep 05, 2005
       
August 2005
Lifetime Television Leads Effort to End 'Drive-Through Mastectomies' Aug 21, 2005
       
July 2005
Study: Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs May Help Prevent Breast Cancer July 7, 2005
       
May 2005
Low-Fat Diet May Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer Returning May 26, 2005
U.S. Government Clinical Trials Find Herceptin an Effective 'Targeted' Treatment for Breast Cancer May 10, 2005
       
April 2005
Report: Secondhand Smoke May Increase Breast Cancer Risk and Other Health Problems Apr 12, 2005
Study Suggests Heavy Weight May Adversely Affect Breast Cancer Survival Apr 10, 2005
       
February 2005
Mastectomy Patients Increase Odds of Survival with Chemotherapy and Radiation Feb 28, 2005
Treating Breast Cancer with Tamoxifen May Also Protect the Heart Feb 25, 2005
Large Study Shows Femara May Be More Effective Than Tamoxifen at Treating Early-Stage Breast Cancer Feb 21, 2005
       
January 2005
FDA Approves New Drug, Abraxane, for Treatment of Advanced Breast Cancer Jan 16, 2005
       

2004

     
December 2004
Arimidex Appears To Be Better Choice Than Tamoxifen Alone to Treat Early-Stage Breast Cancer Dec 21, 2004
Study: Many Women Diagnosed with Advanced Breast Cancer Do Not Undergo Regular Screening Dec 19, 2004
       
November 2004
Study: Oral Contraceptives Do Not Increase Breast Cancer Risk, Lower Heart Disease Risk Nov 30, 2004
Sister Study Examines Breast Cancer Risk Factors Nov 28, 2004
       
October 2004
Study: Implants Obscure Breast Cancer on Mammograms But Don’t Lead to More Advanced Diagnoses Oct 24, 2004
October 15 is National Mammography Day Oct 3, 2004
       
September 2004
Study: Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs, Statins, Do Not Increase Breast Cancer Risk Sep 18, 2004
Women with Breast Cancer Gene Mutations May Need Frequent Screening Sep 15, 2004
       
June 2004
Study Finds Breast Cancer Survival Improving Despite Recurrence Jun 7, 2004
       
May 2004
Cancer Deaths Expected to Decrease in 2004 May 30, 2004
Small Study Shows Antidepressants May Interfere with Tamoxifen May 28, 2004
Study: Genetic Testing Prior to Breast Cancer Treatment Influences Decisions about Preventive Measures on Opposite Breast May 4, 2004
Radiation Therapy Reduces Breast Cancer Recurrence, Improves Survival After Lumpectomy May 1, 2004
       
March 2004
Chemotherapy Regimen Shows Promise in Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Mar 21, 2004
Report Highlights Trends in Breast Cancer Incidence Among Ethnicities Mar 8, 2004
Study: Femara and Arimidex Useful in Advanced Breast Cancer Mar 3, 2004
       
February 2004
Debate about Safety of Pregnancy After Breast Cancer Feb 24, 2004
Another Hormone Replacement Therapy Study Stopped Due to Breast Cancer Recurrence Concerns Feb 11, 2004
Study: Analyzing Screening for Breast Cancer by Analyzing Cells from Breast Ducts Has Limitations Feb 8, 2004
       
January 2004
Cancer Deaths Expected to Decrease in 2004 Jan 27, 2004
Study Shows Breast Cancer Risk Among BRCA Gene Carriers is High Jan 24, 2004
Aromasin May Be Effective in Women with Advanced Breast Cancer Jan 18, 2004
More Mammogram Results Questioned in U.S. Compared to U.K. Jan 15, 2004
Breast Cancer Drug, Femara, Dramatically Improves Survival Odds When Taken After Tamoxfen Jan 06, 2004
Tamoxifen Effective in Obese and Lean Women Jan 03, 2004
       

2003

     
December 2003
Bisphosponate Drugs Helpful in Breast Cancer Patients Whose Cancer Has Spread to the Bone Dec 21, 2003
Study: Modest Exercise May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk Dec 20, 2003
Study: Antihistamines Do Not Increase Breast Cancer Risk Dec 08, 2003
Study Confirms Equal Survival Chances Among Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Despite Surgery Type Dec 06, 2003
New Report Highlights Cancer Trends in the U.S. Dec 03, 2003
       
November 2003
Task Force Finds No Benefit of Vitamin Supplements in Preventing Heart Disease or Cancer Nov 23, 2003
Soft Pad Helps Reduce Mammography Pain Nov 21, 2003
New Product: BustBuddies Helps Alleviate Breast-Feeding and Surgical Pain Nov 10, 2003
       
October 2003
Million Women Study Finds Increased Breast Cancer Risk Among Women Who Use Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Oct 31, 2003
Study Finds Radiation Therapy May be Better Than Tamoxifen for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Oct 25, 2003
Study: Hodgkin’s Disease at Young Age Increases Breast Cancer Risk Oct 22, 2003
Study Supports Removal of Fewer Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer Patients Oct 20, 2003
FDA Hears Testimony About Safety of Silicone Breast Implants Oct 15, 2003
Elderly More Satisfied With Breast-Conserving Surgery Than Mastectomy Oct 9, 2003
New Drug Reduces Nausea and Vomiting From Chemotherapy Oct 3, 2003
       
September 2003
Study Shows that Vitamin D May Aid in Breast Cancer Treatment Sep 30, 2003
Breast Cancer Cases Rise in United Kingdom; Treatment Improves Sep 27, 2003
Study Shows Femara May be Better Than Tamoxifen for Advanced Breast Cancer Sep 24, 2003
Study: Banned Pollutants Found in Blood of Breast Cancer Patients Sep 15, 2003
Hormones Associated with Puberty May Influence Breast Cancer Risk Sep 14, 2003
Gene May Explain Poorer Breast Cancer Outcome Among African-Americans Sep 8, 2003
Black Cohosh Herbal Remedy May be Harmful to Chemotherapy Patients Sep 5, 2003
       
August 2003
Researchers Find New Gene Associated with Breast Cancer Aug 31, 2003
Study: Common Drugs Such as Aspirin May Help Prevent Breast Cancer Aug 29, 2003
Study Finds Lower Doses of Tamoxifen May Work for Breast Cancer Patients Aug 19, 2003
Million Women Study Finds Increased Breast Cancer Risk Among Women Who Use Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) Aug 15, 2003
       
July 2003
Study: 2 Million Healthy Women Would Benefit from Breast Cancer Prevention Drug July 31, 2003
Study: Ultrasound More Effective Than Mammography in Younger Women with Cancer Symptoms July 25, 2003
Hormone Therapy May Be Better Than Chemotherapy for Young Women with Breast Cancer July 21, 2003
American Cancer Society Releases New U.S. Cancer Estimates Jul 12, 2003
       
June 2003
Internet Support Groups Effective for Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Jun 30, 2003
Researchers Study Which Breast Cancer Patients are Most Likely to Benefit from Tamoxifen Jun 28, 2003
Microwave Heat May Be Helpful for Breast Cancer Patients Before Lumpectomy Jun 14, 2003
Researchers Link Birth Weight to Risk of Pre-Menopausal Breast Cancer Jun 7, 2003
Researchers Find "Conclusive Proof" That Tamoxifen Prevents Breast Cancer Jun 4, 2003
FDA Approves Computer-Aided Detection of Breast Cancer on Mammograms Jun 3, 2003
Marin County Breast Cancer Rates Flawed Jun 1, 2003
       
May 2003
Study Finds Non-Whites More Likely to be Diagnosed with Advanced Breast Cancer May 28, 2003
U.S. National Cancer Institute to Investigate Link Between Early-Reproductive Hormonal Factors and Breast Cancer May 27, 2003
Large Study Finds No Increased Breast Cancer Risk from Meat or Eggs May 25, 2003
Researchers Develop Method of Determining Whether Breast Cancer Will Spread to Other Areas of the Body May 15, 2003
Researchers Developing Possible New Screening Method for Breast Cancer May 11, 2003
Researchers Investigate New Drug for Advanced Breast Cancer May 9, 2003
       
April 2003
Warnings Added to Tamoxifen Labeling Apr 30, 2003
Study Finds Risk of Breast Cancer Not Equal for Both Breasts Apr 29, 2003
Very Elderly Women with Breast Cancer Less Likely to Receive Tamoxifen Apr 24, 2003
More Frequent Chemotherapy Shows Improved Results for Breast Cancer Patients Apr 14, 2003
Researchers Investigate Nasal Spray to Help Prevent Breast Cancer Apr 11, 2003
Mammography May Help Determine Heart Disease Risk Apr 1, 2003
       
March 2003
U.S. Government Releases New Cancer Information Mar 17, 2003
Past Use of Birth Control Pills May Poses Additional Breast Cancer Risk for Women with BRCA1 Gene Mutations Mar 15, 2003
Media Devotes More Attention to Breast Cancer Than Heart Disease Despite its Higher Risk Mar 10, 2003
Study: Family History of Breast Cancer Does Not Affect Risk of Endometrial Cancer Mar 08, 2003
       
February 2003
No Survival Benefit with High Dose Chemotherapy Feb 27, 2003
Study Finds Pre-Natal Exposure to DES May Increases Risk of Adult Breast Cancer Feb 26, 2003
Study: Alcohol, But Not Smoking, Increases Breast Cancer Risk Feb 5, 2003
Study Examines Breast Cancer Treatment in Pakistan Feb 3, 2003
       
January 2003
Company Begins Advertising its Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Jan 30, 2003
Study: Ultrasound Screening Useful for Women with Dense Breasts Jan 12, 2003
Study: St. John’s Wort Interferes With Chemotherapy Jan 11, 2003
Weight and Diet Linked To Poorer Breast Cancer Prognosis Jan 8, 2003
Study: Breast Self-Exams Do Not Increase Odds of Breast Cancer Survival Jan 6, 2003
Drug May Help Prevent Breast Cancer From Spreading to Bone Jan 5, 2003
       

2002

     
December 2002
Substantial Evidence that Breast Cancer Survival is Equal with Lumpectomy or Mastectomy Dec 20, 2002
Study Dispels Rumor About Deodorant/Antiperspirants Causing Breast Cancer Dec 19, 2002
Study: History of Hormone Replacement Therapy Does Not Worsen Breast Cancer Prognosis Dec 7, 2002
Study Finds Mammogram Results Often Misinterpreted Dec 5, 2002
       
November 2002
Researchers Find Link Among Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer, Smoking, and Lung Cancer Risk Nov 25, 2002
Researchers Discover Why Tamoxifen is Not Effective in Some Breast Cancer Patients Nov 21, 2002
       
October 2002
Risk of Breast Cancer From BRCA Gene Mutations May be Overestimated Oct 25, 2002
Study: Breast-Feeding and Having Many Children Reduce Breast Cancer Risk Oct 24, 2002
Study: No Evidence of "Breast Cancer Personality" Oct 22, 2002
Study Finds Possible Benefit to Mammography Screening of Breast Reconstruction Patients Oct 21, 2002
Breast Implants Often Require Additional Surgery Due to Complications Oct 12, 2002
New Studies Highlight Advances in Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Oct 11, 2002
Effects of Breast Cancer Recurrences on Women Initially Diagnosed with Early-Stage Breast Cancer Oct 9, 2002
Expert Panel Recommends Women Continue to Use Tamoxifen Despite New Drug Research Oct 8, 2002
       
September 2002
October 18 is National Mammography Day: Free or Reduced Cost Mammograms Available Sep 30, 2002
Study: Vegetarians May be at Lower Risk of Developing Breast Cancer Sep 29, 2002
More Evidence That Tamoxifen Prevents Breast Cancer In High-Risk Women Sep 14, 2002
Study: Breast Positioning Significantly Influences Breast Cancer Detection with Mammography Sep 13, 2002
U.S. Expert Panel Makes Recommendation on Using Tamoxifen and Raloxifene to Prevent Breast Cancer Sep 9, 2002
Large Study Finds No Link Between Past Use of Oral Contraception and Breast Cancer Risks Sep 8, 2002
Study: Soy May Help Prevent Breast Cancer Sep 6, 2002
       
August 2002
Significant Weight Gain During Pregnancy May Impact Breast CancerRisk After Menopause Aug 17, 2002
Study: Economic Status Affects Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survival More Than Race Aug 16, 2002
U.S. Government Halts Study on Hormone Replacement Therapy Due to Breast Cancer Risk Aug 4, 2002
       
July 2002
FDA Approves Skin Cholesterol Test for Patients with Severe Heart Disease July 24, 2002
Study: Heat May Be Effective at Treating Breast Cancer July 24, 2002
Stroke Increases Risk of Osteoporosis July 22, 2002
Researchers Find Link Between Stress and Heart Disease July 12, 2002
Large Analysis Finds Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Effective for Staging Breast Cancer July 11, 2002
Report Finds Fewer Cancer Deaths Among Americans, But Predict Increase in Near Future July 9, 2002
U.S. FDA Approves Faslodex for Advanced Breast Cancer July 8, 2002
       
June 2002
Study: Identical Twins of Breast Cancer Patients Face High Risk for the Disease June 25, 2002
FDA Approves MammoSite Internal Radiation Therapy as New Breast Cancer Treatment Option June 24, 2002
Study: PET Scan Useful in Detecting Breast Cancer Recurrences June 23, 2002
Study: Discontinuing Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Harmful for Hospitalized Heart Disease Patients June 22, 2002
Medicare Announces New Coverage of Image-Guided Breast Biopsies June 5, 2002
Rate of U.S. Breast Cancer Research Stamp Raised June 4, 2002
       
May 2002
ATM Gene Found to Have Role in Frequent Breast Cancer Cases Among Family Members May 21, 2002
Florida Legislators Approve Special Breast Cancer License Plate to Support Research May 13, 2002
Researchers Find Another Gene Associated with Breast Cancer Risk May 12, 2002
       
April 2002
Another Study Finds Higher Breast Cancer Risk Among Women Who Use Hormone Replacement Therapy for Five Years or Longer Apr 30, 2002
Study Offers New Theory About Aggressive Breast Cancer in African-American Women Apr 29, 2002
Study Finds Radiologists Who Read High Number of Mammograms are More Likely to Accurately Detect Breast Cancer Apr 17, 2002
NCCN Updates its Breast Cancer Treatment Guidelines for Physicians Apr 11, 2002
Researchers Developing Saliva Test to Detect Breast Cancer Apr 10, 2002
       
March 2002
More Evidence: Alcohol Increases Breast Cancer Risk Mar 31, 2002
Researchers Find Education Level/Income Increase Risk of Advanced Breast Cancer Diagnosis Mar 30, 2002
Cancer Panel Says Mammography May Not Prevent Breast Cancer Deaths, U.S. Government Adhere to Screening Guidelines Mar 7, 2002
       
February 2002
Researchers Investigate Combination Herceptin/Iressa Treatment for Breast Cancer Patients Feb 28, 2002
Study: Genetic Analysis Helps Determine Which Breast Cancer Patients Need Supplemental Treatments Feb 27, 2002
Researchers Explore Alternatives to Surgery, Chemotherapy