Breast Cancer

Being obese at the time operable breast cancer is diagnosed is associated with inferior outcomes in women with estrogen receptor (ER) or progesterone receptor (PR)positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

Breast cancer is the number one malignancy diagnosed in women in the United States. In 2009, it was estimated that more than 190,000 individuals would be diagnosed with breast cancer and approximately 40,000 would die from the disease.

In May 2005, a 25-year-old female presented to her primary care physician complaining of a newly palpable breast mass that had grown to several centimeters over the course of a few months.

10 helpful tips to remember during treatment for patients struggling with breast cancer

A false-positive result on a mammogram may trigger anxiety and decrease quality of life, and the effects may remain apparent a year later, new data suggest.

For women who have survived childhood cancer, breastfeeding may help counter some of the long-term complications that occur as a result of their prior cancer treatments, researchers say.

Everolimus (Afinitor) added to tamoxifen delayed tumor progression in patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative, advanced metastatic breast cancer

Investigators for Study 136 say that an additional 4 months of follow-up data have confirmed earlier findings that denosumab (Xgeva) is superior to zoledronic acid (Zometa) at preventing skeletal-related events

Women with untreated advanced breast cancer had a trend toward greater clinical benefit with fulvestrant (Faslodex) versus anastrozole (Arimidex) as first-line hormonal therapy

Exemestane (Aromasin) was no better than anastrozole (Arimidex) at reducing cancer recurrence in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive primary breast cancer

Hospitals, pharmacists, and physicians across the United States are reporting shortages of critical anticancer drugs, including carboplatin, cisplatin, dacarbazine, fludarabine, and cytarabine.

Fast biotech facts and figures. In this issue: 1) Cancer Risk Factors and Mortality 2) Bladder Cancer 3) Testicular Cancer 4) Breast Cancer

With FDA approval for their advanced breast cancer drug Tykerb�, GlaxoSmithKline is poised to reposition itself as a major player in the oncology business.

Two separate studies show the relationship between hormone replacement therapy and women's cancers.

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?