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Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take More Than A Month By Family Doctors

Marlene Hebb — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:21:23 +0000

Family doctors can take more than a month to record ovarian cancer, once diagnosed by a specialist, in one in 10 cases, indicates research published in the launch issue of the new online journal BMJ Open.

Ovarian cancer was …

Giving Birth Multiple Times Raises Risk Of Breast Cancer

John Duckworth — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:20:16 +0000

SEATTLE – Full-term pregnancy has long been associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer, but a new study finds that the more times a woman gives birth, the higher her risk of “triple-negative” breast cancer, a relatively uncommon but …

MammaPrint Breast Cancer Recurrence Assay Gets New Clearance

John Duckworth — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:07:02 +0000

IRVINE, California and AMSTERDAM, February 23, 2011 — Agendia, a world leader in molecular cancer diagnostics, today announced that the company has received its fifth U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for MammaPrint(R), its widely used breast cancer recurrence assay. The new …

Nonsurgical Methods Examined To Identify Critical Lymph Nodes Of Breast Cancer Patients

Robert Mullins — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:04:51 +0000

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are developing nonsurgical methods for identifying critical lymph nodes to help doctors determine courses of treatment for breast cancer patients. The “sentinel lymph node” is routinely biopsied or removed and dissected to …

Breast Cancer Survivors Beat Fatigue With Acupuncture

John Duckworth — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:03:26 +0000

EAST LANSING, Mich. — As thousands of breast cancer survivors battle persistent fatigue, a Michigan State University nursing researcher is studying whether acupressure – a technique where physical pressure is applied to acupuncture points by the hand, elbow or various …