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Gene discovery may help guide breast cancer care
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An abnormality in two genes can make a common class of chemotherapy drugs used to fight breast cancer less effective, U.S. researchers said on Sunday in a finding that could help doctors better tailor treatments.
Nations:U.S. Source:(Reuters)
2010-01-24
Amgen: Strengthening Bones, Weakening Cancer?
When Amgen (NasdaqGS:AMGN - News) put its new treatment for the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis up for review by the Food & Drug Administration last year, it got an unwelcome rebuke. On Oct. 19 the agency came back with a request for more information on how the company plans to manage infection risks associated with the medicine.
Source:(BusinessWeek)
2010-01-15
Precancer? Earliest cancer? Milk-duct cells vexing
WASHINGTON - Some doctors tell patients they have "stage zero" breast cancer. Others call it a precancer.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
Study: Weightlifting helps breast cancer survivors
Breast cancer survivors have been getting bum advice. For decades, many doctors warned that lifting weights or even heavy groceries could cause painful arm swelling. New research shows that weight training actually helps prevent this problem.
Source:(AP)
2009-08-13
Study: 1 in 3 breast cancer patients overtreated
LONDON - One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, a new study says. Karsten Jorgensen and Peter Gotzsche of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen analyzed breast cancer trends at least seven years before and after government-run screening programs for breast cancer started in parts of Australia, Britain, Canada, Norway and Sweden.
Nations:Canada Denmark Sweden Netherlands Australia Source:(AP)
2009-07-11
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