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Diagnosis and treatment information including decision support tools for formulary and ICD-9 codes. 2009-11-21T21:36:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Markers-Hint-at-Who-Cancer-Treatments-Could-H/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643214?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Several abstracts involving potential biomarkers of prognosis in cancer treatment were presented at a press briefing Nov. 18 at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643214/29008.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643214null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Patients-With-Limited-English-Present-Practice-Cha/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643382?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Important practice setting differences exist in the use and availability of trained medical interpreters and telephone interpretation services for communicating with limited English proficient patients, according to a study published online Oct. 29 in Health Services Research. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643382/patienttest_59156.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643382null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Novel-Breast-Cancer-Therapy-Exploits-Autophag/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/643211?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Targeting a cancer cell's heat shock response protein 70 with panobinostat to induce autophagy in the stressed cell, and then introducing an autophagy inhibitor to force the cell to die off, may be an effective novel treatment strategy for breast cancer, according to a Nov. 16 press briefing presented at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston. 2009-11-20T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643211/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/643211null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/National-Mammography-Recommendations-Revised/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642365?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Routine mammography screening for breast cancer is recommended for women between the ages of 50 and 74, and should be repeated every two years, according to revised recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published in the Nov. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-11-17T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642365/whi047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642365null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Capecitabine-Linked-to-Benefit-in-Breast-Cancer-Pa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642174?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 A chemotherapy regimen including capecitabine is associated with a lower risk of breast cancer recurrence compared to a combination of standard drugs, according to research published online Nov. 10 in The Lancet. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642174/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642174null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Nervous-System-Cancer-Linked-to-Cognitive-Impairme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642028?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Survivors of childhood central nervous system cancers are more likely to report reduced neurocognitive function resulting in lower education, employment and income in adulthood than survivors of other cancers, according to a study in the November issue of Neuropsychology. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028/BRAINsmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642028null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Drugs-to-Lower-Anemia-Risk-Linked-to-Pulmonary-Emb/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/642172?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 The use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents to reduce anemia risk has rapidly increased since their approval to nearly half of advanced cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, but they are associated with a higher risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism while having no effect on the rate of blood transfusion, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2009-11-16T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642172/blood_MIC029ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/472009/642172null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Increased-Cancer-Recurrence-Linked-to-High-Breast-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641144?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Women with invasive breast cancer and high-density breast tissue who undergo breast-conserving surgery without radiotherapy are likely at an increased risk of recurrence, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in Cancer. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641144/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641144null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Estrogens-Found-to-Modestly-Increase-Breast-Densit/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/641011?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In postmenopausal women, the use of conjugated equine estrogens may lead to a small increase in mammographic density maintained over 24-months, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-11T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641011/WHI048.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/641011null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Chronic-Pain-Can-Be-a-Problem-Years-After-Breast-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640823?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Despite breast-conserving surgery and other advances, post-breast surgery pain and sensory disturbances remained problems for many women in a Danish survey reported in the Nov. 11 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-11-10T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640823/Fac075ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640823null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Arthritis-Drugs-Unlikely-to-Increase-Cancer-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640420?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Rheumatoid arthritis patients who start taking anti-tumor necrosis factor α drugs are not likely to have a higher risk of developing cancer than other groups of rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to a Swedish study in the November issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420/ARTHRITIS.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640420null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hormone-Therapy-and-Breast-Cancer-Precursor-Link-S/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/640326?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 A decline in the use of postmenopausal hormone treatment in the past decade may be a factor in the decreased incidence of atypical ductal hyperplasia, a suspected precursor of some breast cancers, according to a study in the November issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009-11-09T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640326/whi047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/462009/640326null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASTRO-Short-Course-of-Breast-Cancer-Irradiation-Ef/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639706?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 A three week course of radiation treatment may be as effective as six weeks or more in patients with early-stage breast cancer, according to research presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, held from Nov. 1 to 5 in Chicago. In a related study presented at the meeting, adding radiation to the internal mammary lymph nodes does not improve survival in patients with early-stage breast cancer. 2009-11-05T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639706/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639706null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Mammography-Detection-of-Breast-Cancer-Affects-Mor/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/639478?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Detection of advanced breast cancers by mammography reduces mortality, and adding MRI to mammography can detect hidden breast cancers in high-risk women, according to two studies published online Nov. 2 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-11-04T05:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639478/WHI046.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/452009/639478null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Finds-Benefits-With-Full-Field-Digital-Mammo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637804?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Full-field digital mammography, along with computer-aided diagnosis, may provide improved detection of microcalcifications and ductal carcinoma in situ, according to research published in the November issue of Radiology. 2009-10-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637804/whi047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637804null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Racial-Disparities-Found-in-Breast-Cancer-Screenin/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637424?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In a statewide screening program for low-income women in South Carolina, race appeared to affect the time to completion of diagnostic workup following suspicious breast abnormalities, according to research published online Oct. 26 in Cancer. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637424/40267.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637424null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Contralateral-Breast-Cancer-Risk-High-With-Gene-Mu/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637277?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Women with cancer in one breast who come from families with a hereditary breast cancer mutation have a nearly 50 percent long-term risk of developing cancer in the opposite breast, particularly if they are younger at first diagnosis, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637277/genetics_59175.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637277null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Radiologists-May-Be-Reluctant-to-Disclose-Mammogra/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/637279?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Few radiologists say they would definitely disclose an error affecting the diagnosis of a patient with breast cancer, according to a study in the Oct. 28 issue of Radiology. 2009-10-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637279/mammogram_18011.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/442009/637279null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Gynecologic+Oncology/Neonatal-Outcomes-Examined-in-Cancer-Pregnancies/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/636218?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Pregnancies in women with cancer tend to have good outcomes overall, but have been associated with high rates of induced labor and newborn admission to a neonatal intensive care unit, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218/hospital_room.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/636218null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Benefit-of-iBRCAi-Testing-in-Ovarian-Cancer-Examin/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/635977?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Testing women with ovarian cancer for the BRCA mutation if they have a personal history of breast cancer, a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, or are of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry, is a cost-effective strategy that may prevent cancers in first degree relatives, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635977/genetics_MIC028ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/432009/635977null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Breast+Cancer/Integrating-Late-Breaking-Growth-Factor-Evidence-G/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/635390?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 2009-10-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/modernmedicine/432009/635390null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Breast-Conserving-Surgery-Mastectomy-Rates-Surveye/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633907?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Breast-conserving surgery is attempted in the majority of patients, with factors linked to mastectomy including surgeon recommendation, personal decision and failure of breast-conserving surgery, according to results of a survey published in the Oct. 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633907/WHI048.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633907null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/BCS-New-Research-Highlights-Breast-Cancer-Advances/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/633384?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 New research advances promise to improve the treatment and management of breast cancer, according to five studies highlighted at the 2009 Breast Cancer Symposium, held from Oct. 8 to 10 in San Francisco. 2009-10-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633384/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/422009/633384null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Novel-Features-of-Breast-Tissue-May-Predict-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632033?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Assessing the features of a woman's normal breast tissue can help to identify those at increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632033/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632033null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Latinas-Found-Less-Likely-to-Receive-Breast-Recons/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631870?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Less acculturated Latinas with breast cancer are less likely to receive breast reconstruction than Caucasian women but are most likely to want more information about it, and underweight Korean breast cancer patients are at higher risk of death and breast cancer recurrence, according to two studies published online Oct. 5 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631870/breastexam_18013.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631870null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/iCYP2D6i-Variants-Linked-With-Tamoxifen-Response/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/632035?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In patients with early-stage breast cancer undergoing adjuvant tamoxifen treatment, an association may exist between the polymorphic cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) enzyme and clinical outcomes, according to a retrospective analysis published in the Oct. 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-10-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632035/genetics_59175.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/632035null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Augmentation-of-Antiemetic-Drug-Regimen-Explored/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/631867?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 The addition of casopitant, a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist, to an antiemetic regimen of dexamethasone and ondansetron reduced vomiting and use of rescue medications in breast cancer patients undergoing their first cycle of chemotherapy, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-10-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631867/WHI078.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/412009/631867null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Breast-cancer-relapse-affected-by-these-lifestyle-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/637976?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In women with estrogen receptor-positive invasive breast cancer, three potentially modifiable lifestyle factors—obesity, current smoking, and alcohol consumption—may increase the risk of contralateral breast cancer. 2009-10-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/442009/637976null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Breast-Cancer-Outcome-Can-Be-Affected-by-Social-Su/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/630333?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Breast cancer patients who are socially isolated may be more likely to have tumor growth as a result of the stress caused by loneliness, compared to their more socially supported counterparts, according to a study in mice published online Sept. 29 in Cancer Prevention Research. 2009-09-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630333/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/630333null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Prophylactic-Mastectomy-Rare-Among-High-Risk-Women/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/629720?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 It is relatively uncommon for women at high risk for breast cancer, but without diagnosed disease, to opt for prophylactic mastectomy, but women diagnosed with breast cancer are increasingly likely to undergo contralateral mastectomy, according to a study published online Sept. 28 in Cancer. 2009-09-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/629720/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/402009/629720null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Breast-Cancer-Prevention-Drugs-and-Cognition-Studi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628323?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 The selective estrogen receptor modulators tamoxifen and raloxifene, used for breast cancer prevention in postmenopausal women, have similar effects on cognition, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628323/46083.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628323null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Patients-Mistrust-Affects-Use-of-Breast-Cancer-Tre/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/628125?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Women's negative attitudes toward treatment and mistrust of the medical delivery system are associated with underuse of adjuvant treatment for early-stage breast cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628125/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/392009/628125null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Information-Limited-on-Testing-Technologies-in-Bre/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627351?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Although information about the clinical use of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 testing strategies in breast cancer patients is limited, evidence suggests that there are significant variations in testing practices and important knowledge gaps, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in Cancer. 2009-09-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627351/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627351null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASBMR-Treatments-Improve-Bone-Health-in-Breast-Can/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627019?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Among breast cancer patients who receive adjunctive hormonal therapy with aromatase inhibitors, secondary causes of bone loss can be successfully treated, according to research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, held from Sept. 11 to 15 in Denver. 2009-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627019/seniorsspine_40206.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627019null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Diabetes-Drug-Combination-Can-Eliminate-Breast-Can/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627159?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Breast cancers are virtually eliminated in mice treated with a combination of the diabetes drug metformin and the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin due to their ability to kill cancer stem cells, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in Cancer Research. 2009-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627159/mouse.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627159null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Cancer-Drug-May-Increase-Risk-of-Carpal-Tunnel-Syn/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/627162?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Treatment of postmenopausal breast cancer with an aromatase inhibitor increases the risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome, although cases are mild to moderate and do not lead to patients stopping treatment, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627162/Ss39069.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/627162null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Long-term-tamoxifen-linked-to-ER---breast-cancer/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625042?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Long-term tamoxifen use may put survivors of estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer at higher risk of estrogen receptor-negative (ER-) cancer in the other breast, according to research published online Aug. 24 in Cancer Research. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/625042null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Three-Medications-Beneficial-in-Breast-Cancer-Prev/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626623?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Three medications -- the selective estrogen receptor modulators tamoxifen and raloxifene, and tibolone, a drug not approved in the United States but used in many other countries to treat menopausal symptoms -- may reduce the risk for primary breast cancer. However, the three drugs are variously associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events, endometrial cancer or stroke, according to a study published online Sept. 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626623/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626623null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Joint-Pain-Can-Accompany-Aromatase-Therapy/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/626624?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Postmenopausal breast cancer patients receiving aromatase inhibitors adjunctively can experience joint pain, marked by fluid buildup in joints, localized inflammation of tendon sheaths, and carpal tunnel syndrome, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626624/Ss39069.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/382009/626624null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/US-helps-predict-breast-Ca-recurrences-and-metasta/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/625038?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Ultrasonography of the lymph nodes can detect disease recurrence and help predict the development of distant metastases in women who have had surgery for breast cancer, according to a study in the September issue of Radiology. 2009-09-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/625038null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Lifestyle-Factors-May-Affect-Breast-Cancer-Relapse/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624822?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In women with estrogen receptor-positive invasive breast cancer, three potentially modifiable lifestyle factors -- obesity, current smoking, and alcohol consumption -- may increase the risk of contralateral breast cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624822/NLF034.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/372009/624822null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Diagnoses-Health-Costs-Rise-in-Partners-of-Cancer-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624030?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Health care use increases in partners of cancer patients following the cancer diagnosis, according to research published online Aug. 31 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-09-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624030/fac087.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624030null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Breast-Cancer-Metastasis-Gene-Linked-to-Poor-Survi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/624025?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Expression of a gene involved in glucose metabolism and cell death is higher in breast cancer brain metastases compared with primary tumors, and high expression is associated with poor survival, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in Molecular Cancer Research. 2009-09-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624025/WHI046.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/624025null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Nadroparin-May-Prevent-Blood-Clots-During-Chemothe/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/623695?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In patients receiving chemotherapy for metastatic or locally advanced solid cancer, nadroparin may reduce the risk of thromboembolic events, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in The Lancet. 2009-09-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623695/blood_MIC026ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/362009/623695null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Failure-to-follow-up-on-breast-mass-in-pregn/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624494?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 No follow up was given to a woman with lump on breast after baby is born. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624494null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Some-creams-may-be-risky-in-breast-cancer-patients/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/624510?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Skin moisturizers marketed as "youth enhancing" may contain estrogen and could pose a risk to certain women. 2009-09-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/372009/624510null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Fulvestrant-Shows-Benefits-in-Advanced-Breast-Canc/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/622167?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 High-dose fulvestrant, an estrogen receptor antagonist, appears to be at least as effective as the aromatase inhibitor anastrozole as a first-line endocrine therapy in postmenopausal women with advanced hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, according to research published online Aug. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-08-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/622167/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/622167null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Radiation-Therapy-Fatigue-Linked-to-Cytokine-Netwo/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/622068?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In patients who receive radiation treatment for early-stage breast or prostate cancer, the resulting fatigue may be associated with activation of the proinflammatory cytokine network, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in Clinical Cancer Research 2009-08-27T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/622068/Fac045ml.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/622068null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Triple-Negative-Breast-Cancer-Common-in-Africa/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621831?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In West African women, triple hormone receptor-negative breast cancer is over-represented, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-08-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621831/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621831null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Long-Term-Tamoxifen-Use-Linked-to-ERminus-Breast-C/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621691?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Long-term tamoxifen use may put survivors of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer at higher risk of estrogen receptor-negative cancer in the other breast, according to research published online Aug. 24 in Cancer Research. 2009-08-26T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621691/breastexam_18013.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621691null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Ultrasonography-Helps-Predict-Metastases-Post-Brea/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621481?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Ultrasonography of the lymph nodes can detect disease recurrence and help predict the development of distant metastases in women who have had surgery for breast cancer, according to a study in the September issue of Radiology. 2009-08-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621481/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621481null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Hospital-Factors-Affect-Cancer-Outcome-in-African-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/621050?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Racial disparities in breast and colon cancer outcomes are strongly associated with hospital factors such as quality, according to a report published in the Aug. 20 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-08-24T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621050/40267.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/352009/621050null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Breast-Cancer-Drug-Therapy-Combinations-Compared/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620443?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Disease-free survival does not improve in women with breast cancer treated with tamoxifen and letrozole sequentially compared with letrozole alone, according to a study in the Aug. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-08-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620443/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620443null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Palliative-Care-Intervention-Beneficial-in-Advance/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/620007?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 The combination of a nurse-led palliative care intervention and oncology care results in improved quality of life and mood for advanced cancer patients, according to a study published in the Aug. 19 Journal of the American Medical Association. 2009-08-18T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620007/patient_18244.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/342009/620007null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Adjuvant-Therapy-Indicated-in-Node-Positive-Breast/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/618677?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Adjuvant therapy can improve five-year survival in women whose breast cancer has favorable characteristics but who also have isolated tumor cells or micrometastases in regional lymph nodes, according to a study in the Aug. 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-08-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618677/breastexam_18013.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618677null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Radiation-for-Lymphoma-Can-Increase-Breast-Cancer-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/618537?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Getting radiation treatments for Hodgkin's lymphoma increases the chance of eventually developing breast cancer with the risk highest for those whose radiation treatments occurred at a young age, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-08-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618537/whi047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618537null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Breast-Feeding-Linked-to-Decreased-Breast-Cancer-R/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/618675?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Among women with a first-degree family history of breast cancer, breast-feeding is associated with a significantly decreased risk of premenopausal breast cancer, according to a study published in the Aug. 10/24 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009-08-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618675/SS36025.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618675null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Weight-Lifting-May-Be-Helpful-for-Lymphedema/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/618680?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In women with breast cancer-related lymphedema, weight lifting has no significant effect on limb swelling and results in reduced symptoms and fewer lymphedema exacerbations, according to a study in the Aug. 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. 2009-08-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618680/HWE053.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/332009/618680null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Many-at-High-Risk-of-Breast-Cancer-Choose-Surgery/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/617617?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Many women at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer opt to surgically remove these organs to decrease their risk, although this is dependent on age, time and risk, according to a study in the August Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617617/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617617null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Anesthetic-Can-Reduce-Pain-in-Breast-Cancer-Proced/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/617539?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Adding lidocaine to the radiocolloid solution used during sentinel lymph node mapping reduces the pain associated with the procedure without affecting its effectiveness in women with early breast cancer, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-08-07T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617539/syringe_18333.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617539null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Consumer-Ads-May-Have-Little-Influence-on-Cancer-T/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/617426?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Most individuals with cancer appear to be aware of direct-to-consumer advertising for cancer medications, but these ads may have little influence on their therapy, according to research published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-08-06T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617426/patientdoctor_40023.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/617426null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Intermittent-Diet-Effect-on-Breast-Cancer-Studied-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/616686?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Intermittent calorie restriction may reduce the risk of breast cancer because it reduces insulin-like growth factor-1, according to an animal study published in the August issue of Cancer Prevention Research. 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616686/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616686null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Some-Creams-May-Be-Risky-in-Breast-Cancer-Patients/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/616953?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Skin moisturizers marketed as "youth enhancing" may contain estrogens, and daily use of products with such ingredients could pose a theoretical risk to women with breast cancer, particularly those with estrogen receptor-positive cancers who are taking aromatase inhibitors, according to research published online Aug. 3 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-08-05T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616953/HWE035.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/322009/616953null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Mathematical-Modeling-Can-Predict-Herceptin-Respon/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/614919?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 A new mathematical modeling technique may help identify breast cancer patients who are most likely to respond to Herceptin, according to a study published online July 28 in Cancer Research. 2009-07-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614919/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614919null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Older-Cancer-Survivors-Report-Good-Quality-of-Life/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/614692?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Older long-term cancer survivors rate their quality of life better than the norms for their age despite a tendency to poor health behaviors, according to a study published online July 27 in Cancer. 2009-07-28T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614692/FAC030.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/312009/614692null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Breast-Cancer-Risk-From-Childhood-Radiation-Quanti/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/612718?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Female survivors of childhood cancer have an increased risk of breast cancer that has a linear relationship with radiation dose, according to a study published online July 20 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-07-21T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/612718/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/302009/612718null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Repressor-Linked-to-Improved-Survival-in-Breast-Ca/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/612153?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Expression of a repressor of estrogen receptors reduces the growth of breast cancer cells and is associated with improved prognosis, according to a study in the July 15 issue of Cancer Research. 2009-07-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/612153/29078.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/292009/612153null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Study-Finds-a-Third-of-Breast-Cancers-May-Be-Overd/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/610366?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 One in three breast cancers diagnosed in public mammography screenings is an overdiagnosed cancer that will never produce symptoms or lead to death, according to a meta-analysis by Danish researchers published July 9 in BMJ. 2009-07-10T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/610366/whi047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/610366null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/c-Src-Activity-Linked-to-Late-Onset-Bone-Metastasi/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/610140?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 After patients undergo breast cancer treatment, a gene-expression signature of c-Src activation may support the survival of disseminated cancer cells, and is associated with late-onset bone metastasis, according to a study published in the July 7 issue of Cancer Cell. 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/610140/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/610140null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Migraine-Linked-to-Lower-Breast-Cancer-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/610138?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In both premenopausal and postmenopausal women, a history of migraine may be independently associated with a significantly reduced risk of breast cancer, according to a study published in the July issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009-07-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/610138/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/610138null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Sex-Specific-Cancer-Death-Risk-Higher-in-African-A/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/609711?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 African-American patients with sex-specific cancers had worse mortality than patients of other races despite similar therapies and follow-up, according to a study published online July 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2009-07-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/609711/40267.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/282009/609711null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Endocrinology/Metabolic-Syndrome-May-Raise-Breast-Cancer-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/608564?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 There is no strong association between metabolic syndrome and increased risk of breast cancer, but there is an association between some of the components of the syndrome and increased risk of the disease, according to a study published online June 30 in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009-07-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/608564/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/608564null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Retinoic-Acid-Shows-Promise-in-Breast-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/607120?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In breast cancer, estrogen and retinoic acid signaling show genomic antagonism, with estrogen tipping the scales toward cell proliferation and retinoic acid inhibiting cellular growth, suggesting that the vitamin A-derivative could lead to a new set of drug targets, according to a study published in the June 26 issue of Cell. 2009-06-29T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/607120/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/272009/607120null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Secondary-Causes-for-Low-Bone-Mineral-Density-Comm/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/605987?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Many postmenopausal breast cancer survivors may have secondary causes of low bone mineral density that are potentially treatable, according to research published online on June 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-06-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/605987/nutrition.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/605987null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Schizophrenia-Linked-to-Increased-Cancer-Mortality/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/605582?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Among patients with schizophrenia, women have an increased risk of death from breast cancer and men have an increased risk of death from lung cancer, according to a study published online June 22 in Cancer. 2009-06-22T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/605582/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/262009/605582null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Wealth-and-Ethnicity-Affect-Well-Woman-Screening-R/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/604532?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Both wealth and ethnicity affect the likelihood of British women receiving breast and cervical cancer screenings, according to a study published online June 17 in BMJ. 2009-06-17T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/604532/womensmall.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/252009/604532null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/DCIS-often-not-monitored-after-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602116?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Women who undergo breast-conserving surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) often do not receive long-term surveillance mammography, according to a study published online May 11 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602116null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Antioxidant-Use-Common-in-Breast-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/602461?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Antioxidant use, often at high doses and combined with other treatments, is common among women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, according to a study published online June 8 in Cancer. 2009-06-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/602461/vitamin_e.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/242009/602461null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Bayesian-Network-Shows-Promise-in-Mammography/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601479?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 The use of Bayesian networks could allow radiologists to improve their mammographic interpretation, according to research published in the June issue of Radiology. 2009-06-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601479/WHI046.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601479null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Breast-Cancer-Gene-Targeted-for-Therapeutics/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601474?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 A gene overexpressed in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancers may represent a new therapeutic target, according to a study published online June 1 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2009-06-03T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601474/genetics_59175.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601474null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Pathology/Hormone-Therapy-Doesnt-Affect-Mammography-Recall/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601270?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Suspending hormone replacement therapy for a short time before a mammogram to reduce breast tissue density does not improve the mammogram recall rate, according to a study in the June 2 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. 2009-06-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601270/whi047.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601270null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Vitamin-D-deficiency-linked-to-outcomes-in-ea/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602872?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Women with early breast cancer who are deficient in Vitamin D have a higher risk of distant recurrences and death. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602872null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/ASCO-Advances-Highlighted-in-Cancers-Affecting-Wom/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/601068?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Significant progress is being made in the fight against breast, ovarian and cervical cancers, according to several studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held from May 29 to June 2 in Orlando, Fla. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601068/33191.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/232009/601068null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Added-Taxane-Has-No-Survival-Benefit-in-Breast-Can/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/598457?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 The sequential addition of a taxane to adjuvant anthracycline-based chemotherapy does not improve survival compared with standard chemotherapy in women with invasive operable breast cancer, according to a study in the May 16 issue of The Lancet. 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202009/598457/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202009/598457null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Early-Breast-Cancer-Often-Not-Monitored-After-Surg/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/598035?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Women who undergo breast-conserving surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ often do not receive long-term surveillance mammography, according to a study published online May 11 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-05-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202009/598035/WHI046sm.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/202009/598035null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Three-Genes-Linked-to-Breast-Cancer-Metastases/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/597342?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Three different genes may mediate the spread of breast cancer to the brain, according to a study published online May 6 in Nature. 2009-05-08T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/597342/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/597342null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Evidence-Supports-Heritability-of-Breast-Tissue-Co/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/596556?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Breast water -- which is correlated with mammographic density -- is higher in young women, which may point to a factor related to susceptibility to breast carcinogens at younger ages, according to research published online April 30 in The Lancet Oncology. 2009-05-04T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596556/WHI046.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/192009/596556null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Estrogen-Status-Affects-Breast-Cancer-Resistance-M/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/595927?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Breast cancer cells develop different mechanisms of resistance to compounds such as tamoxifen depending on whether the cells are grown under premenopausal or postmenopausal conditions, researchers report in the May issue of Endocrinology. 2009-04-30T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/595927/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/182009/595927null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/AACR-Genetic-Profiling-May-Optimize-Cancer-Treatme/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/594234?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Testing for genetic variations may allow clinicians to adjust cancer treatments that optimize progression-free survival, according to several studies presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research held from April 18 to 22 in Denver. 2009-04-20T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594234/genetics_MIC027ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/172009/594234null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Model-Separates-Benign-Malignant-Breast-Disease/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/593196?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 A logistic regression model combined with radiologists' assessments is better than either alone in discriminating between benign and malignant mammography findings, according to research published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. 2009-04-13T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/162009/593196/breastcancer_59316.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/162009/593196null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Vitamin-D-Deficiency-Common-in-Breast-Cancer-Patie/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/592881?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In premenopausal breast cancer patients who are undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy, vitamin D supplementation at even double the current recommended dietary allowance is too low to increase serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D to sufficient levels, according to a report published online ahead of print April 6 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-04-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/592881/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/152009/592881null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Concurrent-Radiation-Chemo-Tolerated-After-Lumpect/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/591315?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 For women who have undergone lumpectomy, partial breast irradiation and chemotherapy can be used concurrently without producing intolerable toxicities, according to a report published online March 30 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-04-02T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/591315/breastexam_18013.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/142009/591315null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Routine-screening-of-excised-breast-tissue-ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592899?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Most plastic surgeons routinely send breast reduction tissue for routine histologic testing, effectively screening women under 50 for breast CA without their consent. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592899null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Childhood-Soy-Intake-May-Help-Prevent-Breast-Cance/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/589444?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 In Asian American women, high soy intake during childhood is associated with a significantly decreased breast cancer risk in adulthood, according to the results of a study published online March 24 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009-03-25T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589444/soy_image.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/589444null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Metastases-in-Breast-Cancer-Patients-Should-Be-Tes/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/588759?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Treatment for breast cancer patients with metastatic disease is often changed when tests reveal discordance between the receptor status of primary and metastatic tumors, according to an article published online March 18 in the Annals of Oncology. 2009-03-23T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/588759/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/132009/588759null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Lymphedema-Burden-High-After-Breast-Cancer/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/588291?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Within two years after breast cancer treatment, a significant number of patients develop lymphedema, resulting in a greater risk of complications and increased treatment costs, according to a study published online March 16 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-03-19T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/588291/BREAST.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/588291null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Studies-Support-Menopausal-Breast-Cancer-Risk-Scre/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/587558?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Evidence supports screening postmenopausal women for risk of breast cancer and the consideration of chemoprevention for women at high risk, as well as the use of lifestyle changes for cancer prevention, according to research published in the March 18 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2009-03-16T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/587558/18012.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/122009/587558null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Routine-Screening-of-Excised-Breast-Tissue-Can-Bac/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/586387?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Most plastic surgeons routinely send breast reduction tissue for routine histological testing, effectively screening women under the age of 50 for breast cancer without their consent, according to an article published online Mar. 10 in BMJ. Three related editorials discuss the surgical management problems, ethical dilemmas and implications for patients of such a practice. 2009-03-11T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112009/586387/29084.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112009/586387null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Patient-Confidentiality-Versus-Disease-Prevention-/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/585868?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 The morality of patient confidentiality laws are questioned in recent research presented in a special report in the March issue of The Lancet Oncology. 2009-03-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112009/585868/genetics_MIC028ML.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112009/585868null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/No-Link-Between-Wine-and-Breast-Cancer-Risk/ArticleNewsFeed/Article/detail/585948?contextCategoryId=40167&ref=25 Higher alcohol consumption, with the exception of red and white wine, is associated with a greater risk of breast cancer, researchers report in the March issue of Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009-03-09T04:00:00Z http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112009/585948/dng051.jpg http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/data/articlenewsfeed/modernmedicine/112009/585948null XML