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Experimental Pill Fights Inherited Cancer

June 24, 2009 -- For the second time this month, researchers report success using a novel type of anticancer pill to curb the growth of inherited tumors that often defy standard treatment. Called olaparib, the experimental pill is a member of a new class of drugs called PARP inhibitors that prevent
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Many Cancer Patients Use Antioxidants

June 9, 2009 -- Many breast cancer patients are loading up on antioxidants, a study shows, even though there is limited research on the effect such dietary supplements have on cancer treatments. Antioxidants are available individually or in multivitamins. There is a widespread belief that antioxidan
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Ear Wax, Body Odor: Breast Cancer Link?

June 5, 2009 -- A variation in a gene already associated with breast cancer risk is also linked with especially unpleasant underarm body odor and wet ear wax, according to a team of Japanese scientists. The discovery is not meant to make women with either condition anxious, says Toshi Ishikawa, PhD,
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Abraxane Beats Standard Breast Cancer Treatment

June 3, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) -- For women with breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, the chemotherapy drug Abraxane works better, and with fewer side effects, than the standard drug treatment, a new study suggests. Abraxane prolonged the time to cancer progression by nearly seven
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New Drugs for Hard-to-Treat Breast Cancer

June 2, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) -- An experimental class of drugs may have potential for the treatment of two types of breast cancer that are notoriously difficult to treat. Called PARP inhibitors, the drugs block the ability of damaged cells to repair themselves, causing cancer cells to die off or bec
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Antidepressants and Tamoxifen May Not Mix

June 1, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) -- Women who are taking the breast cancer drug tamoxifen should avoid certain antidepressants, researchers say. That's because a large U.S. study showed that certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants may prevent tamoxifen from working properly
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BP Drug Blocks Newly Found Breast Cancer Gene

June 1, 2009 -- Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a gene that may be involved in as many as one in five breast cancers. And the gene could be blocked by a common blood pressure drug. The gene, AGTR1, caused normal breast cells to act like highly invasive cancer cells, both in
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New View in Debate on Breast Self-Exams

April 22, 2009 -- Women at high risk for breast cancer can benefit from performing regular breast self-exams, according to a Duke University doctor who found in a small study that self-exams were as good as mammograms and MRI in detecting new breast cancers. "Self-exam should be taught to high-risk
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Walnuts May Fight Breast Cancer

April 21, 2009 (Denver) -- Just two handfuls of walnuts a day may keep breast cancer away, a study in mice suggests. And if you have breast cancer, walnuts may help curb tumor growth, the study suggests. Researcher W. Elaine Hardman, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry at Marshall University Sc
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Wine Won’t Cut Breast Cancer Risk

March 9, 2009 -- Red or white wine with dinner? A new study suggests a woman’s wine choice should be based on personal preference rather than any hope that a wine’s color may affect its breast cancer-fighting ability. "We found no difference between red or white wine in relation to breast cancer ris
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