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Czech National Breast Cancer Screening Programme
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Breast cancer epidemiology
cancer... cancer... cancer... Republic The Czech National Cancer Registry (CNCR) is the main source of data on cancer epidemiology in the Czech...
Breast cancer
cancer... cancer... cancer... cancer currently presents a serious epidemiological issue in the Czech...
European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)
review by Europa Donna–The European Breast Cancer Coalition. Breast ultrasound: recommendations for information to women and...
Expert Committee on Breast Radiology (KOMD)
of Radiology Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute Žlutý kopec 7 656 53 Brno E-mail: m...
Mammography exam
a mammogram to look for early signs of breast cancer. Regular mammograms are the best tests doctors have to find breast cancer...
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New recommendations published: screening intervals and more
World Cancer Day, ECIBC releases 17 new recommendations [1] providing now access to a total... no symptoms who are not at high risk of breast cancer, should undertake periodic mammography screening the most suitable way to... Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC), breast cancer screening,...
Researchers develop comprehensive new way to predict breast cancer risk
develop comprehensive new way to predict breast cancer... method yet to predict a woman’s risk of breast cancer, according to a study by Cancer Research UK published in Genetics in Medicine... who have different risks of developing breast cancer. Importantly, for the first time, researchers have taken into account more... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, risk prediction, online...
Cancer incidence continues to rise: 1 in 5 men, 1 in 6 women
Cancer incidence continues to rise: 1 in 5 men, 1 in 6... 2018, an estimated 18.1 million new cases cancer will be diagnosed globally, and 9.6 million will die from the disease,... 5 men and one in 6 women worldwide will develop cancer during their lifetime, and one in 8 men and one in 11 women will die from... cancer incidence, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), GLOBOCAN 2018,...
Breast screening linked to 60 per cent lower risk of breast cancer death in first 10 years
linked to 60 per cent lower risk of breast cancer death in first 10... who chose to participate in an organised breast cancer screening programme had a 60 per cent lower risk of dying from breast cancer... screening, breast cancer, organised breast cancer screening programme, risk of breast cancer...
Weight loss linked to lower breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women
loss linked to lower breast cancer risk for postmenopausal... had a lower risk of developing invasive breast cancer than those who maintained or gained weight. Published early online in Cancer... obesity has been strongly related to breast cancer risk, studies examining whether weight loss might reduce postmenopausal... cancer risk, weight loss, postmenopausal...
Eating foods with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European cohort
with low nutritional quality ratings linked to cancer risk in large European... associated with an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a study published this week in PLOS Medicine. The study,... choices is a key challenge for the prevention of cancer and other chronic diseases. European authorities are considering implementing... system, nutritional quality, food labelling, cancer...
Screening mammography is linked to a reduction in breast cancer mortality, a study shows
mammography is linked to a reduction in breast cancer mortality, a study... is linked to a subsequent decline in breast cancer mortality. New findings have just been published in the Journal of Medical... (New Zealand) investigated trends in breast cancer mortality in New Zealand women in order to either corroborate or negate a... cancer mortality, screening mammography, New...
CancerSEEK: Generalised screening for multiple cancer types
CancerSEEK: Generalised screening for multiple cancer... that may allow earlier detection of eight common cancer types. The findings have just been published in the journal Science... more than 1,000 patients, their method, dubbed CancerSEEK, detected cancer with a sensitivity of 69 to 98% (depending on cancer... detection, circulating protein markers, ovarian cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer, oesophageal cancer,...
Where body fat is carried can predict cancer risk
body fat is carried can predict cancer... your middle could be as good an indicator of cancer risk as body mass index (BMI), according to research published in the British... waistline increased the risk of obesity related cancers (Note 1) by 13 per cent. For bowel cancer, adding around 8 cm to the hips is... Journal of Cancer Press... waist circumference, hip circumference, cancer risk, overweight,...
Excess weight linked to 8 more cancer types
weight linked to 8 more cancer... has identified eight additional types of cancer linked to excess weight and obesity: stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas,... decades could help to reduce the risk of these cancers, the data suggest. The findings, published in The New England Journal of... weight, overweight, obesity, stomach cancer, liver cancer, gallbladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer,...
New research confirms obesity link to 11 cancers
research confirms obesity link to 11 cancer... research funded by the World Cancer Research Fund International, published in the British Medical Journal,... weight gain, and waist circumference) and 36 cancers and their subtypes. This was funded as part of WCRF International grant... cancer risk, oesophageal adenocarcinoma, multiple myeloma, cancers of the gastric...
Public health in the EU: encouraging developments in the area of national cancer screening programmes
encouraging developments in the area of national cancer screening... report on the 2003 Council Recommendation on cancer screening, published today [1], reveals a steep rise in national screening... Safety, said “Breast, cervical and colorectal cancer claim the lives of around a quarter of a million European citizens each year.... cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, European...
World Cancer Day: highlighting physical activity in the global fight against cancer
Cancer Day: highlighting physical activity in the global fight against... on World Cancer Day, millions are urged to get active to help combat one of the world’s most d... help spread this message, World Cancer Day is harnessing the power of sport by encouraging sports fans, organisations... activity, cancer prevention, Union for International Cancer Control, World Cancer...
Increasing breastfeeding worldwide could prevent over 800,000 child deaths and 20,000 deaths from breast cancer every year
child deaths and 20,000 deaths from breast cancer every... and prevent an extra 20,000 deaths from breast cancer every year. Although breastfeeding is one of the most effective preventive... life expectancy, intelligence, breast cancer, ovarian...
New review concludes evidence for alcohol causing cancer is strong
review concludes evidence for alcohol causing cancer is... association between alcohol consumption and cancers at seven sites in the body: oropharynx, larynx, oesophagus, liver, colon,... long-recognised association between alcohol and cancer. An association means there is a relationship of some kind between the two... cancer, causal...
Physical activity associated with lower risk of many cancers
activity associated with lower risk of many cancer... a lower risk for colon, breast, and endometrial cancer... led by Dr. Steven C. Moore at NIH’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) examined the associations between physical activity and... activity, colon cancer, breast cancer, endometrial cancer, cancer prevention, cancer...
For breast cancer patients, never too late to quit smoking
breast cancer patients, never too late to quit... late to quit smoking, a large study of breast cancer survivors has found that those who quit smoking after their diagnosis had a 33... involved more than 20,600 women with breast cancer, and is one of the largest studies of survival outcomes according to smoking... cessation, breast cancer,...
Breast screening programme effective in preventing some invasive cancers
programme effective in preventing some invasive cancer... for and treatment of an early form of breast cancer has been found to prevent subsequent invasive cancer, according to research... is described as a very early form of breast cancer, where cancer cells are present in milk ducts, but have not yet invaded the... carcinoma in situ (DCIS), invasive breast cancer, screening...
False-positive mammograms may indicate increased risk of breast cancer later
mammograms may indicate increased risk of breast cancer... may be at increased risk of developing breast cancer for up to 10 years after the false-positive result, according to a study... the case rID: 21555 “Our finding that breast cancer risk remains elevated up to 10 years after the false-positive result suggests... false-positive result, risk of developing breast cancer...
Prospective study supports use of 21-gene assay to spare chemotherapy in breast cancer
of 21-gene assay to spare chemotherapy in breast cancer... a 21 gene assay can identify women with breast cancer who can be spared chemotherapy, reports the New England Journal of Medicine... (TAILORx) study. Read the whole article at ecancer.org Reference Sparano JA, Gray RJ, Makower DF, et al. Prospective... cancer... score, breast cancer, chemotherapy, 21-gene expression...
New method to predict increased risk of non-familial breast cancer
to predict increased risk of non-familial breast cancer... detecting cancer at an early stage, or even predicting who has an increased risk of being... one out of ten women will develop breast cancer at some point in life. In most cases the disease is sporadic, i.e. it is not... breast cancer, risk...
Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil appears to protect against breast cancer
with olive oil appears to protect against breast cancer... olive oil in the primary prevention of breast cancer. Results of a randomised clinical trial have been recently published in JAMA... credit: Pixabay (pexels.com) Breast cancer is the second most common cancer type worldwide, with about 1.7 million cases... cancer... diet, olive oil, breast cancer...
Common hormone could help treat breast cancer
hormone could help treat breast cancer... half of all breast cancer patients could one day benefit from having the cheap and widely-available... to block oestrogen receptors, which cause cancer cells to grow. Women whose tumours have progesterone receptors as well are... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer,...
Benefits of mammography screening outweigh adverse effects for women aged 50–69 years
by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), has assessed the cancer-preventive and adverse effects of various... of the landmark 2002 IARC Handbook on Breast Cancer Screening [2] in light of recent improvements in treatment outcomes for... cancer screening, mammography, emerging technologies, clinical breast examination,...
Family history of breast cancer doesn't mean a poor prognosis for women who develop the disease
history of breast cancer doesn't mean a poor prognosis for women who develop the... finds that women who are diagnosed with breast cancer and have a family history of the disease face no worse of a prognosis after... (pexels.com) About one quarter of breast cancer cases in developed countries are thought to be related to hereditary factors.... cancer, family history,...
A blood test for early detection of breast cancer metastasis
blood test for early detection of breast cancer... chances of being cured of breast cancer have increased in recent decades, however if the tumour has metastasised, the... the blood, but in the case of diseases such as cancer, these amounts can increase. Furthermore, in cancer patients, the circulating... cancer, metastasis, cell-free DNA (cfDNA), circulating tumour DNA...
Men with high oestrogen levels could be at greater risk of breast cancer
levels could be at greater risk of breast cancer... may have a greater risk of developing breast cancer, according to research by an international collaboration including Cancer... oestrogen levels in the blood and male breast cancer has been identified, despite its connection to breast, womb and ovarian... Cancer Research UK Press... breast cancer, oestrogen levels, cancer...
Genetic screening could improve breast cancer prevention
screening could improve breast cancer... women are at increased risk of developing breast cancer, a major study of more than 65,000 women has... using genetic screening could guide breast cancer prevention in several ways – for instance by offering high-risk women i... of Cancer Research (ICR) Press... screening, prevention, breast cancer, polygenic risk score, single nucleotide polymorphisms...
Breast cancer risk may be increased in women who have first-degree relatives with a history of prostate cancer
cancer risk may be increased in women who have first-degree relatives with a history... a family history of prostate cancer among first-degree relatives may increase a woman’s risk of developing breast c... should take a complete family history of all cancers – even those in family members of the opposite sex – to help assess a pat... cancer risk, first-degree relative, prostate...
Poor metabolic health increases risk for postmenopausal breast cancer irrespective of BMI
health increases risk for postmenopausal breast cancer irrespective of... abnormalities, were at increased risk for breast cancer compared with their metabolically healthy counterparts, according to a study... significant risk factor for a number of types of cancer including postmenopausal breast cancer,” said Marc J. Gunter, PhD, associate p... breast cancer, insulin resistance, breast cancer...
Most types of cancer not due to “bad luck”, says IARC
types of cancer not due to “bad luck”, says IAR... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s specialised cancer agency, strongly d... across a wide range of tissues with lifetime cancer risk and suggests that random mutations (or “bad luck”) are “the major contr... Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization (WHO), cancer...
Vaccine targeting breast cancers produced robust immune response
targeting breast cancers produced robust immune... DNA vaccine targeting mammaglobin-A, a breast cancer-associated antigen, was proven safe and found to effectively elicit immune... target for immune intervention in breast cancer patients,” said study author William E. Gillanders, MD, professor of surgery a... immune response, breast cancer...
Launch of new European Code Against Cancer
of new European Code Against Cancer... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO),... European Code Against Cancer Based on the best available scientific evidence, the new Code provides 12... Code Against Cancer, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization...
Postmenopausal breast cancer risk decreases rapidly after starting regular physical activity
breast cancer risk decreases rapidly after starting regular physical... per week had a lower risk for invasive breast cancer compared with women who exercised less during those four years, according to... per week and it is consistent with the World Cancer Research Fund recommendations of walking at least 30 minutes daily,” said A... women, breast cancer risk, physical...
Smoking linked with increased risk of most common type of breast cancer
increased risk of most common type of breast cancer... of developing the most common type of breast cancer. That is the finding of an analysis published early online in Cancer [1], a... the relationship between smoking and breast cancer risk among young women have found that smoking is linked with an increased... breast cancer risk, triple-negative breast cancer, ER-positive breast...
IARC warns 'cancer burden growing at an alarming pace'
warns 'cancer burden growing at an alarming... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialised cancer agency of the World Health Organisation, is... World Cancer Report 2014 Based on the latest statistics on trends in cancer incidence... Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Cancer Report 2014, cancer prevention, early detection,...
Breast cancer screening
cancer... credit: shutterstock.com However, not all cancer types are suitable for screening; a “suitable” cancer type should meet the fol... cancer screening, Czech Republic, accredited screening...
Cancer prevention
Cancer... prevention of cancer is aimed at the reduction in incidence rate of malignant tumours. This... you want to lower your risk of developing cancer, you should adhere to the following rules: Be as lean as possible without... Cancer Research... cancer, primary prevention, secondary prevention, risk...
Number of risky lifestyle factors is associated with an increased risk of some types of breast cancer
with an increased risk of some types of breast cancer... factors have an increased risk of breast cancer overall. According to a new Norwegian study [1], this association is limited... hormone therapy are risk factors for breast cancer, whereas physical activity is a protective factor for breast cancer. Smoking... inactivity, menopausal hormone therapy, breast cancer, molecular...
Personalised invitations of Czech citizens to cancer screening programmes
invitations of Czech citizens to cancer screening... 2014, a project of personalised invitations for cancer screening programmes was launched in the Czech Republic. In particular,... invite their clients (persons insured) to cancer prevention programmes, and reimburse all necessary examinations related to... invitations, breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, cancer...
Breast tomosynthesis is not significantly different from standard digital mammography
as a screening tool for the detection of breast cancer in a population-based screening programme. The results of a Norwegian study... whether the proportion of screen-detected breast cancer was favourable for digital breast tomosynthesis versus digital mammography.... digital mammography, population-based breast cancer screening programme, screen-detected breast...
Invitation to cancer screening is an investment which will pay off in the future
to cancer screening is an investment which will pay off in the... workshop “Cancer Screening Programmes in the Czech Republic and Importance of Personalised... (Image credit: IBA MU) Guarantors of Czech cancer screening programmes, representatives of the Czech Ministry of Health, health... invitations, breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, cancer...
EUROCARE-5: Survival times of Czech cancer patients are now significantly longer than before
Survival times of Czech cancer patients are now significantly longer than... Cancer survival still varies widely between European countries despite major... been a major increase in survival rates for most cancer types, meaning that the Czech Republic is no longer among East European...
Global cancer burden rises to 14.1 million new cases in 2012: Marked increase in breast cancers must be addressed
cancer burden rises to 14.1 million new cases in 2012: Marked increase in breast... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, today... the most recent estimates for 28 types of cancer in 184 countries worldwide and offers a comprehensive overview of the global... Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), GLOBOCAN 2012, cancer incidence, cancer prevalence, cancer mortality,...
Scientists find sex hormones and breast cancer link in women under 50
find sex hormones and breast cancer link in women under... Cancer Research UK scientists have identified a link between higher levels of sex... of around 760 premenopausal women with breast cancer, and around 1700 without – from seven earlier studies. They found that a d... Cancer Research UK Press... women, risk of breast cancer, oestradiol, oestrone, androstenedione, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate...
New anti-cancer compound shows promise for breast cancer
anti-cancer compound shows promise for breast... researchers have discovered that anti-cancer compounds currently in clinical trials for some types of leukaemia could offer... oestrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) breast cancers when combined with the breast cancer drug tamoxifen in preclinical models.... ER-positive breast cancer...
Long term shift work a risk factor for breast cancer
term shift work a risk factor for breast cancer... occupations is associated with increased breast cancer risk. The results have just been published in the journal Occupational and... at higher risk of developing several different cancers. Most of these have focused on breast cancer, and some meta-analyses have... cancer... work, night shifts, breast cancer...
Early mammograms in young women at increased breast cancer risk may save lives
mammograms in young women at increased breast cancer risk may save... have just been published in the journal Familial Cancer [1] show that women under the age of 40 at higher risk of breast cancer who... Calbert Warner (pexels.com) Leading breast cancer research charity Breast Cancer Campaign, has funded the first ever study into... cancer, family history, mammographic...
Genetic ‘fine tuners’ control body’s own attack against cancer
‘fine tuners’ control body’s own attack against cancer... body’s own immune system’s fight against breast cancer is controlled by genetic ‘fine tuners’, known as microRNAs, according to a stu... CC BY 3.0, Link Looking at 1,300 breast cancer samples, Cancer Research UK scientists found that the influence of these... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer,...
Tamoxifen class drugs reduce breast cancer rates by more than a third in women at high risk
class drugs reduce breast cancer rates by more than a third in women at high... and three similar drugs reduce breast cancer incidence by 38 per cent in women at an increased risk of the disease... to date scientists calculate that one breast cancer would be prevented for every 42 women who took the drug for five years and... Cancer Research UK Press...
Mammograms reveal response to common cancer drug
reveal response to common cancer... a common drug to prevent the relapse of breast cancer [1]. The key lies in monitoring changes in the proportion of dense tissue,... in women who have completed their primary breast cancer treatment. However, no method has been available for assessing which women are... density, tamoxifen, breast cancer...
Scientists find promising new target for aggressive breast cancer
find promising new target for aggressive breast cancer... with triple-negative breast cancer are more likely to have high levels of the MET biomarker in their tumours,... from patients with triple negative breast cancer – a less common but aggressive type of the disease. They found that over h... Journal of Cancer Press... breast cancer, biomarker,...
Study examines outcomes of screening mammography for age, breast density, hormone therapy
did not consider the influence of breast cancer risk factors beyond age, according to the study background. Karla...
Heart disease risk after breast cancer radiotherapy smaller than previously thought
disease risk after breast cancer radiotherapy smaller than previously... calculated by how much radiotherapy for breast cancer increases the risk of heart disease and the findings can now be used by... that radiotherapy reduces the risk of breast cancer returning for many women after it has been removed by surgery. But the heart... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, radiotherapy, heart disease...
Blood test reveals women’s response to breast cancer treatment
test reveals women’s response to breast cancer... could be used to measure how well a woman’s cancer is responding to treatment, according to a new Cancer Research UK study... work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link Researchers at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute at the University of Cambridge took regular... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, biomarkers, cancer genomics, personalised cancer...
Study links cigarette smoking, breast cancer risk
links cigarette smoking, breast cancer... from a new American Cancer Society study support the hypothesis that smoking is associated with increased... between active cigarette smoking and breast cancer risk remains controversial. Despite about 130 epidemiologic studies and seven... cancer risk, cigarette smoking, invasive breast cancer, American Cancer...
Lab research suggests more women could benefit from Herceptin
may be effective against more types of breast cancer than previously thought, according to US research... trastuzumab, is often given to women with breast cancers that test positive for high levels of a protein known as HER2. But HER2... Cancer Research... trastuzumab, breast cancer, HER2-positive breast cancer, HER2-negative breast cancer, adjuvant...
APOBEC3B is an enzymatic source of mutation in breast cancer
is an enzymatic source of mutation in breast cancer... errors driving the majority of breast cancers may be caused by a hyperactive enzyme called APOBEC3B, according to US... lead to new ways to diagnose and treat breast cancer, exploiting the root cause of genetic damage - 'DNA editing' by the enzyme -... Cancer Research... breast cancer...
Study finds no evidence to link work stress to cancer risk
finds no evidence to link work stress to cancer... stress does not increase the risk of developing cancer, according to a comprehensive analysis of previous... per cent of the participants developed cancer during the average 12-year follow-up. But the researchers found no evidence of... Cancer Research... stress, cancer risk, bowel cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate...
1.5 million premature cancer deaths could be prevented per year if targets set to reduce NCDs are met by 2025
million premature cancer deaths could be prevented per year if targets set to reduce NCDs are met by... Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)... 7.6 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which, 4 million people die prematurely (aged 30... for International Cancer Control (UICC), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World...
Better survival rates seen with lumpectomy compared with mastectomy for early breast cancer
compared with mastectomy for early breast cancer... that lumpectomy plus radiation for early breast cancer may provide patients with a better chance of survival than mastectomy.... treatment choice for women with early breast cancer; however, over the past 10 years, a growing number of women have been choosing... Cancer Press... surgery, survival rates, breast cancer...
The Lancet publishes largest ever study on global burden of disease
injury, as non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, become the dominant causes of death and disability... cancer...
Inherited gene fault influences breast cancer survival
gene fault influences breast cancer... the chances of some women surviving breast cancer. It also increases the risk of women developing a second breast cancer. The... shutterstock.com The scientists, funded by Cancer Research UK, found that women with the fault, and who had the... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, survival rate, gene fault, ER-positive breast...
A simple blood test could be used to detect breast cancer
simple blood test could be used to detect breast cancer... way to test for the early signs of breast cancer than using mammograms to spot a lump say researchers today (Tuesday), as... improve treatment by detecting whether breast cancer patients are likely to relapse and what drugs their particular type of tumour... Cancer Research UK Press... test, breast cancer, breast...
Post-menopausal women with diabetes at greater risk of breast cancer
women with diabetes at greater risk of breast cancer... are nearly 30 per cent more likely to get breast cancer, according to results of a comprehensive review published in the British... examining the potential link between breast cancer and diabetes. These studies involved over 56,000 cases of breast cancer... Journal of Cancer Press... II diabetes, breast cancer, post-menopausal...
Breast cancer screening programmes: benefits outweigh harm
cancer screening programmes: benefits outweigh... major review of breast cancer screening services in Europe, jointly led by researchers at Queen Mary,... in published European studies in terms of breast cancer deaths prevented, and the major harms, in particular, the rates of what are... cancer... cancer screening, benefits,...
Study highlights potential drug target for one in ten breast cancers
potential drug target for one in ten breast cancer... Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered how a key protein fuels breast cancer... [1]. Earlier this year the same team, from Cancer Research UK’s Cambridge Research Institute, published a groundbreaking study s... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, claudin, transforming growth factor...
Exposure to X-rays raises risk of breast cancer in young women with BRCA faults
to X-rays raises risk of breast cancer in young women with BRCA... in BRCA genes are more likely to develop breast cancer if they are exposed to chest X-rays before they are 30, according to a study... international study, part-funded by Cancer Research UK, looked at almost 2,000 women with BRCA faults in the Netherlands,... Cancer Research UK Press... BRCA genes, breast cancer...
An active lifestyle helps lower breast cancer risk
active lifestyle helps lower breast cancer... helps to reduce the chance of getting breast cancer, new research shows today... ever looking at physical activity and breast cancer – is part of ongoing work by the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (... Cancer Research UK Press... physical activity, breast cancer...
More heart problems with 2 chemo drugs for breast cancer
heart problems with 2 chemo drugs for breast cancer... who have breast cancer and are treated with two chemotherapy drugs may experience more cardiac... and more women are surviving longer with breast cancer, so it's becoming a chronic disease, said lead author Erin Aiello Bowles, MPH,... cancer...
World’s largest cancer and lifestyle database revealed
largest cancer and lifestyle database... catalogues of scientific evidence relating to cancer and lifestyle factors that influence the disease will be showcased at the... credit: shutterstock.com World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) will... Cancer Research Fund Press... Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), World...
Obese and overweight women face increased risk of recurrence of most common type of breast cancer
risk of recurrence of most common type of breast cancer... of recurrence of the most common type of breast cancer despite optimal cancer treatment, according to a new study published early... inflammation that may drive some cases of breast cancer to spread and recur despite treatment. Women who are obese when they are... overweight, breast cancer,...
Breast cancer patients with high density mammograms do not have increased risk of death
cancer patients with high density mammograms do not have increased risk of... a marker of increased risk of developing breast cancer, does not seem to increase the risk of death among breast cancer patients,... 9,000 women with a confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer, high mammographic density was not associated with the risk of death from... Cancer Institute Press... density, breast cancer...
Chemotherapy during pregnancy does not appear to increase complications for newborn infants
babies of breast cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy while pregnant do not appear to be at higher... who were diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer while pregnant. 197 (48%) of the women underwent chemotherapy during... cancer... pregnancy, breast cancer...
Plant-based compound slows breast cancer in a mouse model
compound slows breast cancer in a mouse... a mouse model with similarities to human breast cancer progression, according to a study published August 2 in the Journal of the... in mice for colon, intestinal, and prostate cancer, by inducing apoptosis. In order to determine the efficacy of PEITC in... cancer, phenethyl isothiocyanate, PEITC,...
‘Post-it note’ on breast cancer gene signals risk of disease spreading
note’ on breast cancer gene signals risk of disease... molecular 'post-it note' added to a breast cancer gene could flag up the risk that the disease will spread in patients,... credit: shutterstock.com Cancer Research UK scientists at Imperial College London showed that high levels of a... Journal of Cancer Press... cancer, methylation, tumour suppressor...
‘Master switch’ experimental drug could treat different cancers
switch’ experimental drug could treat different cancer... experimental drug could treat a range of cancer types, according to research published in Clinical Cancer Research today... credit: shutterstock.com Cancer Research UK-funded work at The Institute of Cancer Research in London shows... Cancer Research UK Press... inhibitors, various cancer types, multi-target experimental...
Exercise, even mild physical activity, may reduce breast cancer risk
even mild physical activity, may reduce breast cancer... before or after menopause – may reduce breast cancer risk, but substantial weight gain may negate these benefits... shutterstock.com Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the findings indicate... cancer... activity, breast cancer...
Physical activity linked to reduced mortality in breast and colon cancer patients
linked to reduced mortality in breast and colon cancer... is associated with reduced breast and colon cancer mortality, but there is insufficient evidence on the association for other... credit: shutterstock.com Improvements in cancer treatment and screening have allowed cancer survivors to live longer and as a... cancer... activity, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, mortality...
Scientists re-write rule book on breast cancer in landmark global study
re-write rule book on breast cancer in landmark global... major study carried out by Cancer Research UK scientists could revolutionise the way women with breast cancer... survival more accurately in women with breast cancer based on these new subtypes, and better tailor treatment to the individual... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, genetic fingerprint, personalised...
Long-term use of estrogen hormone therapy linked to higher risk for breast cancer
hormone therapy linked to higher risk for breast cancer... therapy with a higher risk for developing breast cancer... assistant professor in medicine at the Breast Cancer Oncology Center at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass. “What we f... cancer, hormone...
Metastatic breast cancer uses immune system to spread
breast cancer uses immune system to... breast cancer (IBC) is the most lethal form of breast cancer. It spreads easily through the... of this molecule is thought to allow cancer to metastasise. Prof Mona Mohamed from Cairo University used a cytokine... cancer... cancer, metastases, immune system,...
Breast cancer and heart disease may have common roots
cancer and heart disease may have common... who are at risk for breast cancer may also be at greater risk for heart disease, new research has found [1,... of women with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer have a mutated form of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes, which normally suppress the... cancer... BRCA2, breast cancer, heart disease, heart attack, heart...
Triple drug combination effective in HER2-positive breast cancer
combination effective in HER2-positive breast cancer... and docetaxel for HER2-positive breast cancer is improved by adding another 'Herceptin-like' drug called pertuzumab. The... shutterstock.com Experts at the San Raffaele Cancer Centre in Milan found that adding pertuzumab to a woman's treatment improved... Cancer Research... breast cancer, trastuzumab, docetaxel, pertuzumab, pathological complete...
Adolescent alcohol consumption and breast cancer
alcohol consumption and breast cancer... consumption by adolescents may increase breast cancer risk in those with a family history of the... credit: shutterstock.com Breast cancer patients often wonder what their daughters might do to reduce their risk of... cancer... consumption, benign breast disease, breast cancer, teenagers, adolescent...
Low levels of alcohol consumption associated with small increased risk of breast cancer
associated with small increased risk of breast cancer... with a small increase in the risk of breast cancer, and consumption in both earlier and later adult life is also associated with... been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. However, the effect of low levels of drinking as is common in the United... cancer... cancer, alcohol...
Role of fat in assessing breast cancer risk
of fat in assessing breast cancer... is associated with a high risk of breast cancer. But the role of non-dense fat tissue in the breast is less clear. New... mammograms of postmenopausal women with breast cancer were compared to controls without cancer. The study used sophisticated... cancer... cancer, fibroglandular tissue, fat tissue, mammographic...
Breast cancer survival rates boost
cancer survival rates... the drug Herceptin to treat early-stage breast cancer for women with an aggressive form of the disease could help boost survival... after five years. Read the whole article at ecancer.org Reference Slamon, D., Eiermann, W., et al. (2011). Adjuvant... cancer... breast cancer,...
First global analysis of breast and cervical cancer estimates 2 million new cases worldwide
global analysis of breast and cervical cancer estimates 2 million new cases... number of new cases of breast cancer diagnosed worldwide has risen dramatically from about 640 000 in 1980 to 1.6... (51%) of the 1.6 million new cases of breast cancer and the majority (76%) of the 425 000 new cases of cervical cancer occurred in... cancer... cancer, cervical cancer, incidence, mortality, developing countries, screening...
Antibiotic molecule found in bacteria stops breast cancer
molecule found in bacteria stops breast cancer... in bacteria blocks a protein which causes breast cancer to develop and spread, reveals research published in Nature Chemistry... credit: shutterstock.com Scientists at Cancer Research UK's Cambridge Research Institute, funded by the Biotechnology and... cancer... FOXM1, breast cancer...
Drug prolongs lives of patients with hormone-sensitive breast cancer
lives of patients with hormone-sensitive breast cancer... with hormone-sensitive breast cancer who take the drug tamoxifen for five years after breast cancer surgery can cut... given to patients who have undergone breast cancer surgery in order to target any cancer cells that may have been missed and... Cancer Research... receptor positive breast cancer, tamoxifen,...
Breast screening in the Czech Republic: achievements of the first seven years of the organized programme
of the European Union (Note), three organized cancer screening programmes have been phased in over the last decade in the Czech... screening, coverage, Czech Republic, breast cancer...
Weight has strongest influence on breast cancer hormones in post menopausal women
has strongest influence on breast cancer hormones in post menopausal... the level of sex hormones that increase breast cancer risk in post menopausal women, according to new research published in the... also appear to affect hormone levels. The Cancer Research UK funded study examined how levels of sex hormones - known to affect... Cancer Research UK Press... postmenopausal women, hormone levels, breast cancer...
Worse outcome for breast cancer patients with other health problems
outcome for breast cancer patients with other health... breast cancer patients with certain other health problems have higher mortality rates than... and higher overall death rates among breast cancer patients. In this study, Jennifer L. Patnaik, Ph.D., of the University of... cancer... cancer, comorbidities, mortality rates, survival...
Poorer women less likely to survive breast cancer
women less likely to survive breast cancer... deprived areas are less likely to survive breast cancer as they are diagnosed at a later stage which means the best available... shutterstock.com ‘The Second All Breast Cancer Report’ is the first in-depth analysis in the UK to look at how the impact of t... Cancer Intelligence Network Press... cancer, socioeconomic...
Breast cancers found between mammograms more likely to be aggressive
cancers found between mammograms more likely to be... cancers that are first detectable in the interval between screening mammograms are... studies have shown that cancers diagnosed between mammograms, known as interval cancers, tend to have a worse... cancer... interval, interval cancers, mammography, breast...
New digital method for breast cancer prognosis
digital method for breast cancer... Cancer researchers at the University of Calgary are investigating a new tool to use... best treatment strategy for early-stage breast cancer is tumour grade, a score assigned by a pathologist based on how abnormal... cancer... analysis, breast cancer...
Reasons for poor breast cancer management in developing countries
for poor breast cancer management in developing... cancer is on the rise in developing countries and mortality is high. Now, a consensus... countries there is little awareness that breast cancer is treatable, inadequate pathology services for diagnosis and staging, and... cancer... cancer management, low-income countries, middle-income...
The future of breast cancer prevention
future of breast cancer... could be used to prevent breast cancer in women at high risk of the disease in the same way that statins are used for... Oncology today (Monday) the panel - including Cancer Research UK’s Professor Jack Cuzick - agreed that all women with a greater t... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, density of breast tissue,...
Trial results confirm five years of tamoxifen boosts breast cancer survival
confirm five years of tamoxifen boosts breast cancer... are urging breast cancer patients to complete their full prescription of tamoxifen, following long-term... 3,500 patients took part in the study, the cancer came back in around 40 per cent of the women who took tamoxifen for five... Cancer Research UK Press... recurrence, breast cancer...
Tamoxifen's preventative role
women as a preventive measure against breast cancer, saves lives and reduces medical costs. That is the conclusion of a new study... that the benefits of tamoxifen to prevent cancer can sufficiently compensate for its side effects in post-menopausal women... cancer... prevention, breast cancer...
Population-based breast cancer screening not necessarily best for poorer countries
breast cancer screening not necessarily best for poorer... credit: shutterstock.com Globally, breast cancer is the most common female cancer accounting for an estimated 1.4 million cases... cancer... low- and middle-income countries, breast cancer...
World Cancer Day 2011: New physical activity guidance can help prevent breast, colon cancers
Cancer Day 2011: New physical activity guidance can help prevent breast, colon... do more to stop people suffering and dying from cancer, such as embracing measures, including new physical activity guidance, that... credit: shutterstock.com On World Cancer Day 2011, the world's cancer control community is joining forces to promote... Cancer Day, physical activity, cancer prevention, World Health Organization,...
Hormone therapy at menopause may pose breast cancer risk
therapy at menopause may pose breast cancer... is associated with a greater risk of breast cancer compared to starting after a longer gap, according to a study published online... studies have established that breast cancer incidence increases in users of hormonal therapy, in particular among women... cancer... replacement therapy, menopause, breast cancer...
Scientists identify avoidable breast cancer risk factors
identify avoidable breast cancer risk... 30 percent of postmenopausal breast cancers could be avoided by more exercise and refraining from hormone replacement... shutterstock.com Many risk factors for breast cancer are well studied and documented. Thus, scientists are sure by now that early... cancer, avoidable risk...
Yearly mammogram screening for women with a family history of breast cancer could save lives
for women with a family history of breast cancer could save... 50 years who have a family history of breast cancer a mammogram every year will detect more cancers and could save lives,... with several relatives with breast cancer or with relatives who had breast cancer diagnosed early in life can be more... cancer... screening, breast cancer...
Radiation fears should not deter women from mammography screening
risk of radiation-induced breast cancer from mammography screening is slight in comparison to the benefit of expected... of Toronto. "Our study shows that the risk of cancer associated with routine screening in women age 40 and over is very low,... cancer...
Healthy lifestyle can reduce breast cancer risk even in women with family history
lifestyle can reduce breast cancer risk even in women with family... can help women reduce their risk of breast cancer even if they have a family history of the disease, it has been claimed... new study published online by the journal Breast Cancer Research, many women who have a close relative with breast cancer fear their... Cancer Research... breast cancer...
Relatives of young breast cancer patients could face increased risks of other cancers
of young breast cancer patients could face increased risks of other... female relatives of women diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 35 are at an increased risk of other cancers even if they do... study, published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday) looked at the risks of breast and other cancers for the... Journal of Cancer Press... BRCA2, familial breast cancer...
Calcium deposits could improve breast cancer diagnosis
deposits could improve breast cancer... screening, could help doctors diagnose breast cancer more effectively... study, published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday), examined the relationship between the composition of these... Journal of Cancer Press... deposits, breast calcifications, breast cancer...
High-fat diet during puberty linked to breast cancer risk later in life
diet during puberty linked to breast cancer risk later in... may be at a greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to Michigan State University (MSU) researchers... of its effect to cause obesity - could drive new cancer prevention efforts. The findings come from research at MSU's Breast Cancer... diet, environmental risk factors, breast cancer...
Drinking alcohol ‘may increase risk of some types of breast cancer’
‘may increase risk of some types of breast cancer... study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, has confirmed suggestions that certain types of breast cancer are... at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre followed 2,944 postmenopausal women, all of whom took part in... Cancer Research... drinking, lobular breast cancer, ductal breast...
Nicotine binding to receptor linked to breast cancer cell growth
binding to receptor linked to breast cancer cell... also directly promote the development of breast cancer, according to a study published online August 23 in the Journal of the... is a well-known risk factor for a broad range of cancer types, non-nicotine components of tobacco have generally been thought to be... cancer... nicotinic acetylcholine receptor, breast cancer...
Protein made by breast cancer gene purified
made by breast cancer gene... in understanding the origins of familial breast cancer has been made by two teams of scientists at the University of California,... diagnosing and perhaps treating breast cancer. BRCA2 is known to be involved in repairing damaged DNA, but exactly how it... cancer... familial breast cancer, DNA repair...
Genes associated with aggressive breast cancer
associated with aggressive breast cancer... results, published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, are based on analyses of breast tumours from 97 female breast cancer... cancer... breast cancer...
Breath test could help to detect cancer
test could help to detect cancer... to detect lung, breast, bowel and prostate cancers, a team of scientists have discovered... the study published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday), found that sensors could distinguish between the breath of... Journal of Cancer Press...
Gene target may block breast cancer recurrence and boost survival
target may block breast cancer recurrence and boost... Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that a gene called POLQ is linked to an... shutterstock.com Scientists based at the Cancer Research UK/MRC Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology at Oxford... Cancer Research UK Press... gene, breast cancer...
Women in their forties have lower mammographic tumour detectability
online July 27 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute... on mammograms. Read the whole article at ecancer.org Reference Bailey SL, Sigal BM, Plevritis SK. A simulation model... cancer... detectability, breast cancer, breast...
New molecular marker could predict if breast cancer patients need chemotherapy
molecular marker could predict if breast cancer patients need... could help doctors to decide whether breast cancer patients would benefit from chemotherapy has been identified by a team of... istockphoto.com The study, part-funded by Cancer Research UK and published in the British Journal of Cancer today (Wednesday),... Journal of Cancer Press... molecular marker, breast cancer...
Study does not prove link between household cleaning products and breast cancer
between household cleaning products and breast cancer... are linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. They appear to show that women who say they used such products in the past... Nordelch - Own work, CC BY 3.0, Link But Cancer Research UK said that the results do not prove a link between cleaning... Cancer Research... products, breast cancer...
Men with faulty gene may carry breast cancer risk
with faulty gene may carry breast cancer... gene have a 1 in 15 chance of developing breast cancer by the time they reach 70, suggests the largest study of its kind, published... increases their chances of developing breast cancer, and often at a young age. But it has not been clear whether men are... cancer... breast cancer,...
Fish oil may reduce risk of breast cancer
oil may reduce risk of breast cancer... recent report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American... at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, USA, led by Dr Emily White, a member of the public... cancer... oil, omega-3 fatty acids, breast cancer...
New drug for inherited breast and ovarian cancers shows promise in early trials
drug for inherited breast and ovarian cancers shows promise in early... against inherited forms of breast and ovarian cancer in two small clinical trials led by scientists at the Breakthrough Breast... drug specifically targets cancers caused by faulty BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes. Women carrying these inherited genetic... Cancer Research... breast cancer, ovarian...
Cell test could predict DCIS breast cancer recurrence
test could predict DCIS breast cancer... which women have an aggressive form of breast cancer in the milk ducts (DCIS) and spare other women from unnecessary radiotherapy,... at and compares the unique features of DCIS cancer cells. By comparing these, the researchers – part funded by Cancer... Cancer Research UK Press...
Sea sponge drug may extend advanced breast cancer survival
sponge drug may extend advanced breast cancer... extend the lives of women with advanced breast cancer, UK scientists have found... a 'microtubule dynamics inhibitor' which affects cancer cells' ability to divide. Read the whole article at Cancer Research... Cancer Research... mesylate, breast cancer...
Researchers develop prototype vaccine to prevent breast cancer
develop prototype vaccine to prevent breast cancer... first-of-its-kind vaccine to prevent breast cancer has shown overwhelmingly favourable results in animal models, according to a... with the antigen α-lactalbumin prevents breast cancer tumours from forming in mice, while also inhibiting the growth of already... vaccination, breast cancer...
New research on hormone link to breast cancer
research on hormone link to breast cancer... 1 (IGF-1) are more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a Cancer Research UK study published in the Lancet Oncology... Link) This hormone has been linked to breast cancer before in smaller studies, but this research – an analysis of the worldwide e... Cancer Research UK Press... growth factor 1, breast cancer...
Twice as many lives saved than overdiagnosed by breast screening
over the risks and harms of screening for breast cancer, the researchers – part funded by Cancer Research UK – set out to uncover how e... Cancer Research UK Press...
Osteoporosis drugs may help prevent breast cancer
drugs may help prevent breast cancer... – may also help reduce the risk of breast cancer by one third or more according to new research published in the British... two years or more – reduced their breast cancer risk by almost 40 per cent. The effect was present only in women who were not... Cancer Research UK Press... clinical trial, breast cancer...
‘Junk DNA’ could spotlight breast and bowel cancer
DNA’ could spotlight breast and bowel cancer... Cancer Research UK funded scientists have found that a group of rogue genetic... chimeric transcripts - are more common in breast cancer cells. Five were only present in breast cancer cells while two were found in... Cancer Research UK Press... DNA, chimeric transcripts, bowel cancer, breast...
Study finds isolation and stress may increase breast cancer risk in rats
finds isolation and stress may increase breast cancer risk in... related stress could contribute to human breast cancer susceptibility, according to research using a rat model designed at the... in a 3.3-fold increase in the risk of developing cancer among rats with naturally occurring mammary tumors. The research establishes,... isolation, stress, breast cancer...
Breast density linked to cancer recurrence
density linked to cancer... density, already related to breast cancer risk, has been found to be an important indicator for cancer recurrence... Pixabay Research due to appear in the journal Cancer shows there is a greater risk of cancer coming back in women who have dense... Cancer Research... of breast tissue, breast cancer,...
Study confirms impact of lifestyle on breast cancer risk
confirms impact of lifestyle on breast cancer... into the links between lifestyle and breast cancer risk and concluded that more than two fifths of cases of the disease could be... 45,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, but researchers at the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) have shown... Cancer Research... cancer,...
Study confirms risks and benefits of long-term tamoxifen treatment
tamoxifen to reduce the risk of their breast cancer recurring are less likely to develop the most common type of breast cancer,... credit: shutterstock.com However, Cancer Research UK said that the benefits of taking tamoxifen after a first diagnosis... Cancer Research... oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer,...
Breast screening saves lives, say experts
after a study suggested that one in three cancers detected by screening might not need... claimed that up to one in three cases of breast cancer detected during routine screening may not threaten a woman's life, and would... Cancer Research... cancer, breast screening, prevention,...
New drug may help women with hereditary breast cancer
drug may help women with hereditary breast cancer... a new drug designed to treat hereditary breast cancer has achieved promising results, UK scientists have... received chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer, and who carried faulty copies of the BRCA1 or 2 genes. Half of the patients... Cancer Research... breast cancer, PARP inhibitors,...
US scientists identify genes involved in spread of breast cancer to brain
identify genes involved in spread of breast cancer to... the US have identified a gene that could allow cancer cells to enter the brain. The work, published in Nature, sheds new light on... shutterstock.com The most deadly aspect of cancer is metastasis: its ability to spread to other parts of the body, including the... Cancer Research... barrier, metastasis, breast cancer...
Walnuts lower tumour rates in cancer-prone mice
lower tumour rates in cancer-prone... study presented at the American Association of Cancer Research conference showed that specially bred 'cancer-prone' mice fed the... in walnuts might be useful in protecting against cancer, although a Cancer Research UK spokesperson pointed out that the study was too... Cancer Research... breast cancer...
Test-tube model of breast cancer to replace animal experiments
model of breast cancer to replace animal... a three-dimensional (3-D) model of human breast cancer in a test-tube which should help to reduce the number of animals used and... the ducts of the breast have started to become cancerous but have not yet invaded the rest of the breast. Read the whole article at... Cancer Research... cancer research, three-dimensional model, breast...
‘Gene hunters’ find two new breast cancer genes
hunters’ find two new breast cancer... Cancer Research UK scientists have found two new regions of the genome that alter a... genetic region they identified increases breast cancer risk by about 12 per cent in women who carry one faulty copy of the gene and... Cancer Research... faults, breast cancer...
Red and white wine have ‘no benefit’ for breast cancer risk
and white wine have ‘no benefit’ for breast cancer... and white wine have a similar impact on breast cancer risk, according to US scientists... Pixabay Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre carried out the largest study* of its kind to determine the... Cancer Research... red wine, white wine, breast cancer...
One or two drinks a day increase the risk of cancer in women
or two drinks a day increase the risk of cancer in... drinks a day increase their risk of several cancers according to a new report from Cancer Research UK published in the Journal of... drink significantly increased the risk of cancers of the breast, liver and rectum. And, in women who also smoked, it increased... Cancer Research UK Press... breast cancer, liver cancer, rectal...
Breast cancer rates fall as women abandon HRT
cancer rates fall as women abandon... cancer rates among women in their 50s are falling at the same time as the number of... online today in the European Journal of Cancer. Cancer Research UK statisticians have calculated that breast cancer rates*... Cancer Research UK Press... replacement therapy, breast cancer...
Breast cancer four times more likely in women with strong family history
cancer four times more likely in women with strong family... who have a strong family history of breast cancer are over four times more likely to develop the disease than the general... one first-degree relative under 50 with breast cancer and at least one other relative with breast cancer, or three relatives of any... Journal of Cancer Press... cancer risk, family...