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Cancer center plans to expand services, facility
Rocky Mountain Oncology Center announced Friday it will begin work on a $7 million expansion project of its facility and services starting next week.
The facility, which treats cancer patients from all over the state, plans to add 6,500 square feet to house two new state-of-the-art machines for cancer diagnosis and treatment and a new patient […]
Few Ontario Women With Invasive Ovarian Cancer Referred For Genetic Testing Of Breast Cancer Genes
An Ontario study of 491 women with invasive ovarian cancer found only a small proportion, 19%, were referred for genetic testing of BRCA1 and BRCA2, the breast cancer genes, which means family members are not informed of their cancer risk.
Family history of ovarian cancer increases its risk
My mother, who was 57 years old, recently passed away from ovarian cancer. Does that put me at risk of getting it? If so, when should I start getting tested for it? I just turned 33. The thought of ovarian cancer scares me. — J.G.
Health Tips : Sugar and Breast Cancer
Does eating sugar cause breast cancer?
In a word, no. Of course not. If you have a Snickers bar, it will not give you cancer. If we dig a little deeper, however, there are some interesting schools of thought around sugar and the role it plays in our cancer diagnosis.
Avon dealers and franchisers vs breast cancer
AMID rain, about two thousands Avon dealers and franchisers, City Government officials and students from different schools and universities joined the Avon’s Walk against Breast Cancer Sunday.
The participants assembled at the Freedom Grandstand for a short program and to get ready for the three-kilometer walk.
Cancer Researh and Study, Found New Way To Target Cancer Cells
Researchers at the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response (CCNE-TR), based at Stanford University, have found a new way to target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells untouched. The solution involves using single-walled carbon nanotubes as delivery vehicles. The new method has enabled the researchers to get a higher proportion of a […]
International Symposium On Breast Cancer Research
Diagnosis, treatment & research for expert discussion and presentation
Renowned international experts on breast cancer will gather in London for the London Breast Institute’s 2nd annual International Symposium at the Royal College of Medicine on Thursday, 2 October 2008. Topics for discussion range from the latest developments in breast cancer research, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up to […]
New Breast Cancer Testing Hope
A new test for hereditary breast cancer which costs as little as £10 per patient could be available by next year.
Women who are screened for two types of gene mutations that cause cancer can have to wait for an expensive 18-week full gene sequencing programme.
Now a new procedure is now being tested which could allow […]
Study Weighs the Benefits, Risks of Routine Breast MRIs for Cancer Evaluation
Routine use of breast MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans to help evaluate cancer after diagnosis is not as beneficial as some believed, according to a new study.
“The bottom line is it doesn’t help us as we thought it did,” says Richard J. Bleicher, MD, a surgical oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia and […]