Fear of inability to get insurance or withdrawel of insurance keeps people from getting DNA testing Join discussion...

The two week wait rule for breast cancer is failing patients. The number of cancers detected in the two week wait population is decreasing, and an unacceptable proportion is now being referred via the routine route. If breast cancer services are to be improved, the two week wait rule should be reviewed urgently. Join discussion...

The two week wait rule for breast cancer is failing patients. The number of cancers detected in the two week wait population is decreasing, and an unacceptable proportion is now being referred via the routine route. If breast cancer services are to be improved, the two week wait rule should be reviewed urgently. Join discussion...

A new study shows that rates of death due to breast cancer among Israeli Ashkenazi women who carried either a BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene variant were no different to the rates for women who were non carriers. The study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and was the work of Dr Gad Rennert, of Clalit Health Services, National Cancer Control Center and Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel and colleagues also in Israel and Canada. Join discussion...

Post-menopausal Chinese women who eat a Western-style diet heavy in meat and sweets face a higher risk of breast cancer than their counterparts who stick to a typical Chinese diet loaded with vegetables and soy, a study found. The researchers, writing on Tuesday in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, tracked about 3,000 women in Shanghai, about half of whom were diagnosed with breast cancer. Post-menopausal women who ate a Western-style diet -- beef, pork, shrimp, chicken Join discussion...

Results from a Phase II study - which will be published in the August 10, 2007 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO) and are now available as an Early Release Article at http://www.jco.org - demonstrate that ixabepilone, a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) investigational compound, has activity in patients with metastatic breast cancer whose tumors were resistant to three types of standard chemotherapy (anthracycline, taxane, and capecitabine). Currently, there are few proven tr Join discussion...

Screening mammography probably reduces breast cancer mortality in women 40 to 49 years of age modestly. However, the reduction in this age group is smaller than that in women 50 years of age or older, is subject to greater uncertainty about the exact reduction in risk, and comes with the risk for potential harms (such as false-positive and false-negative results, exposure to radiation, discomfort, and anxiety). Because of the variation in benefits and harms associated with screening mammography Join discussion...

A new study in the "Journal of Clinical Oncology" reinforces existing evidence showing that women with breast cancer can greatly reduce their risk of recurrence by eating a healthy plant-based diet rich in fruits and vegetables and making other healthy lifestyle choices, according to nutrition experts with The Cancer Project. Join discussion...

If there's any good news about morning sickness, this may be it. Women who experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy may have a lower risk of breast cancer later in life, according to new research. Join discussion...