Archive for the 'Breast Cancer' Category
Governor Blagojevich And Walgreens Team Up To boost Women To Get Screened During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Illinois
Celebrating the one year anniversary of Governor Rod R. Blagojevich’s groundbreaking expansion of the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (IBCCP), Illinois office of Public Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold, today announced in Centralia a partnership within the State of Illinois and Walgre…
1,848 Breast Cancer Diagnoses And 398 Deaths In Kansas During 2002-2006
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women but screening and early detection can help identify cancer in its early stages when the disease is most treatable. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and women should become informed about their risks of developing cancer and h…
New Findings May Improve Treatment Of Inherited Breast Cancer
Scientists have identified some of the elusive downstream molecules that play a critical role in the development and progression of familial breast cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 10th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, additionally identifies a compound found in grape…
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Story Ideas
This year, an estimated 182,460 women will manufacture out their doctors say, “You have breast cancer.” More than 40,000 women will die from the disease.Original post by Women’s Health / Gynecology News From Medical News Today
Delaware Breast Cancer Awareness Efforts Target Black, Hispanic Women
The Wilmington News Journal on Tuesday examined efforts in Delaware that seek to raise breast cancer awareness among black and Hispanic women. While black and white women are diagnosed with breast cancer at similar rates, historically black women have had higher mortality rates from the disease, a…
Genetic experiment For Risk Of Most Common Breast Cancer Forms Launched By deCODE BreastCancer
deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) has announced the launch of deCODE BreastCancerâ„¢, a new tool for assessing risk of the common forms of breast cancer. For the first date, a woman concerned about breast cancer can speak with her physician about a genetic pop quiz to better understand her lifetime risk…
Genetic experiment For Breast Cancer Risk Amid Concerns Among Researchers
An Icelandic biotechnology company on Wednesday will start offering a new genetic experiment to assess a woman’s risk for the most common forms of breast cancer, reigniting concern about the proliferation of unregulated genetic tests, the Washington Post reports. FDA does not regulate screening test…
‘Notch’ Regulates Breast Stem Cell Fate
A normal developmental protein that sometimes goes awry has been implicated in breast cancer. that discovery indicates the mechanism by which inappropriate expression of the Notch pathway may contribute to breast cancer. The breast cancer team at WEHI, led by Drs Jane Visvader and Geoff Lindeman …
Web Supports Women Who Face Breast Cancer, UK
By 1st October 2008, the first day of breast cancer awareness month, 45,485 women had posted requests for support and advice on iVillage.co.uk’s breast cancer board. Many of whom were worried and unsure about what lay ahead. Dismayed at the reported lack of knowledge from GPs, community leaders …
Ageist Healthcare Services Put Older Women At Greater Risk Of Breast Cancer, Says Help The Aged, UK
Reacting to a survey published in the British Journal of Cancer, which shows many older women are not aware that growing older can be a major risk factor for the disease, Kate Jopling, Head of Public Affairs for Help the Aged, says: “All too often older citizens get a rough deal from our healthc…
DeCODE Launches DeCODE BreastCancer(TM), A Genetic tryout To Screen For Risk Of The Common Forms Of Breast Cancer
deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) announced the launch of deCODE BreastCancer(TM), a new tool for assessing risk of the common forms of breast cancer. For the first duration, a woman concerned about breast cancer can speak with her physician about a genetic analysis to better understand her lif…













