Breast Cancer

The first annual 2007 Cancer Symposium, held September 7-8 in San Francisco, provided an opportunity for members of the oncology community to discuss major developments in breast cancer treatment and research.

In 2007, more than 240,000 persons will receive a diagnosis of breast cancer and nearly 41,000 will die from the disease. Although survival rates have shown significant improvement over the past several decades, breast cancer continues to be the second most common cause of cancer death in women.

Oncology & Biotech News provides updates from major oncology meetings because symposia remain an important means for disseminating new data. This issue, we highlight two important meetings: 2007 Breast Cancer Symposium (in San Francisco) and the World Conference on Lung Cancer (in Korea).

In the United States, more than 200,000 women receive a breast cancer diagnosis annually. Early detection offers patients the best chance for a cure, but may also lead to treatment dilemmas in some patients.

A US district court invalidated 7 of 23 of Myriad Genetics, Inc's patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which confer an increased risk of developing breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers.

Studies have also shown that diet and exercise help prevent breast cancer, yet obesity rates in women continue to rise. New information suggests women with early stage breast cancer can prolong their lives by following a prudent diet.

Twitter really only wants to know one thing: "What are you doing?"

Conventional cancer chemotherapy has enjoyed mixed success because it fails to differentiate patients by the unique molecular characteristics of their disease.

Highlights from the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology.

Is the rising chorus of online opinion good for you and your patients?

Key findings from the 2008 ASCO Breast Cancer conference; updates on goserelin, capecitabine, docetaxel & lapatinib.

Throughout history, the public's pursuit of good health has, in the absence of scientific method or even common sense, motivated the creation of some downright ridiculous medical devices.

Breast cancer in general is not openly discussed in Malaysia, but this may be changing.

Breast Cancer Network of Strength is always looking for different ways to meet the needs of women with breast cancer.

The purpose of this Priority Report is to raise awareness of metastatic breast cancer.

The evolution of the clinical care of breast cancer patients has been a leading model for clinical cancer research and the management of other solid tumors.

An improved mammography system currently in clinical trials at Emory Universitys Breast Imaging Center in Atlanta is showing dramatic improvements in both early detection of suspicious lesions and reductions in false-positive readings.