US women to ignore new breast exam advice: poll
Three-quarters of US women disagree with a high-level panel's recommendations to raise the age of breast cancer screening and even more plan to ignore the guidelines, a poll showed Tuesday.
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Tue Nov 24 15:52:21 PST 2009
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Pregnancy Protein May Slow Breast Cancer
New research in rats could help explain how pregnancy protects against breast cancer, and the findings may one day lead to a novel way to treat the disease.
WebMD,
Tue Nov 24 16:49:08 PST 2009
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Cancer screening debate points to the political power of the breast
Don't mess with the breast. That's the clear message that has emerged from the uproar over a medical panel's recommendation last week that American women don't need as many mammograms as th...
St. Petersburg Times,
Tue Nov 24 16:19:47 PST 2009
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Protein From Pregnancy Hormone May Prevent Breast Cancer
Researchers have found that hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer.
redOrbit,
Tue Nov 24 16:11:48 PST 2009
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Washington Sketch: Seeing a setback in the race against breast cancer
Nancy Brinker, the breast cancer activist who painted the world pink, was feeling blue.
Washington Post,
Mon Nov 23 21:00:00 PST 2009
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Vt. hospital questions breast screening cutback
Doctors at Vermont's largest hospital are questioning a recommendation from a federal task force that breast cancer screening for women in their 40s be scaled back.
Boston Globe,
Tue Nov 24 08:27:08 PST 2009
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Serotonin Made in Breast Cancer Cells, Researchers Show
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have documented that the brain hormone serotonin is made in human breast cancer cells and functions abnormally, contributing to ...
PhysOrg,
Tue Nov 24 15:22:04 PST 2009
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Protein from pregnancy hormone may prevent breast cancer
( American Association for Cancer Research ) Researchers have found that hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer. This protein...
EurekAlert!,
Tue Nov 24 10:21:10 PST 2009
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Protein from Pregnancy Hormone May Prevent Breast Cancer
1) Master pregnancy molecule prevents breast cancer; 2) Molecule may be able to be converted into anti-breast cancer drug; 3) Clinical trials needed to validate new drug safety, efficacy.
Newswise,
Tue Nov 24 11:43:48 PST 2009
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Protein from pregnancy hormone may prevent breast cancer
Researchers have found that hormones produced during pregnancy induce a protein that directly inhibits the growth of breast cancer. This protein, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), may serve as a via...
PhysOrg,
Tue Nov 24 11:22:29 PST 2009
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Report: Hormones Produced During Pregnancy Inhibit Breast Cancer Growth
Researchers may be on track to finding a preventive for breast cancer.
WROC Rochester,
Tue Nov 24 12:35:23 PST 2009
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Pink! Gala To Raise Money For Breast Cancer Research
The Memorial Health Care System Foundation
The Chattanoogan,
Tue Nov 24 16:20:08 PST 2009
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Breast cancer screenings
Jo Bonner Last week, a federal government task force created a national stir with the release of its recommendations that women between the ages of 40 and 49 should skip their annual breast...
The Clarke County Democrat,
Tue Nov 24 13:44:11 PST 2009
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Task Force Clarifies Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations; Editorials, Opinion ...
On Thursday, members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force clarified their new breast cancer screening guidelines after receiving "intense backlash" from some experts and breast cancer...
Medical News Today,
Tue Nov 24 08:34:34 PST 2009
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Vt. hospital questions breast screening cutback
Associated Press - November 24, 2009 10:55 AM ET BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Doctors at Vermont's largest hospital are questioning a recommendation from a federal task force that breast cancer.....
WCAX-TV Vermont,
Tue Nov 24 08:02:30 PST 2009
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Guideline Controversy: 'Politics Is Always Intruding Into The World Of Breast Canc...
Kaiser Health News' Peggy Girshman talks with Dr. Barron Lerner about the politics surrounding the recent release of mammography guidelines. "This is not the first time that breast cancer h...
Medical News Today,
Tue Nov 24 08:34:44 PST 2009
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Public health expert and breast cancer survivor puts new mammography guidelines in...
Last week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published new mammography guidelines which recommended against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s and less-frequent scre...
Washington Post,
Mon Nov 23 09:05:47 PST 2009
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Utah Jazz Joining Fight Against Breast Cancer
The Utah Jazz and three organizations are teaming up in the fight against breast cancer.
KUTV Salt Lake City,
Tue Nov 24 07:18:32 PST 2009
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Breast cancer doesn't just target women
SPRING LAKE, N. J. -- Lying in bed one night in 2007, Peter Criss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast.
The Buffalo News,
Tue Nov 24 04:26:54 PST 2009
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