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    Herceptin Effective In Breast Cancer Cells With Low HER-2 Levels (August 11, 2006) -- Northwestern University researchers have discovered that the monoclonal antibody Herceptin (trastuzumab) used in combination with certain cancer chemotherapies effectively treats breast cancer tumors ... > full story

    Hunt For DNA Amplified In Cancers Uncovers Important Target Gene (August 9, 2006) -- Researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered a new cancer-promoting role for a gene potentially involved in breast, liver and other kinds of ... > full story

    Scientists Solve Sour Taste Proteins (August 7, 2006) -- A team led by Duke University Medical Center researchers has discovered two proteins in the taste buds on the surface of the tongue that are responsible for detecting sour ... > full story

    Early Exposure To Synthetic Estrogen Puts 'DES Daughters' At Higher Risk For Breast Cancer (August 7, 2006) -- So-called "DES daughters," born to mothers who used the anti-miscarriage drug, diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy, are at a substantially greater risk of developing breast cancer compared to women ... > full story

    New Procedure Helps Stop Urinary Incontinence (August 5, 2006) -- Millions of women, especially moms, suffer from stress urinary incontinence (SUI), a condition where sneezing, coughing or even laughing can lead to urine ... > full story

    Computer-aided Detection Improves Early Breast Cancer Detection (August 4, 2006) -- Computer-aided detection improves breast cancers in both screening and diagnostic patients according to a recent study done by a private practice radiologist in Santa Barbara, ... > full story

    Links Between DNA Damage And Breast Cancer Studied (August 3, 2006) -- Researchers from the Pacific Northwest Research Institute and NIST have uncovered a pattern of DNA damage in connective tissues in the human breast that could shed light on the early stages of breast ... > full story

    Variation In CHEK2 Gene May Triple Breast Cancer Risk (August 2, 2006) -- A study of more than 9,000 Danish residents shows that a specific variation in the CHEK2 gene may triple a woman's risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. The study -- the first to examine ... > full story

    Carefully Mixed Radiation Cocktail Reduces Breast Cancer Treatment's Collateral Damage To Skin (July 31, 2006) -- A carefully determined mixture of electron and X-ray beams precisely treated breast tumors while significantly reducing collateral skin damage in 78 patients, researchers will report in August at the ... > full story

    Medical Steroid's Baffling Connection To Osteoporosis Becomes Clearer (July 30, 2006) -- Scientists are closing in on the solution to a persistent medical puzzle: Why do high doses of cortisone, widely prescribed for asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory and autoimmune ... > full story

    Tamoxifen For Breast Cancer Prevention Does Not Benefit Most Women (July 24, 2006) -- Most women at high risk for breast cancer do not increase their life expectancy by taking the drug tamoxifen, according to a new study. In addition, tamoxifen is an extraordinarily expensive ... > full story

    Removal Of Ovaries Decreases Risk Of Certain Cancers For Women At High-risk (July 23, 2006) -- Women with mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes can significantly reduce their risk of certain types of cancer by having their ovaries removed, according to a study in the July 12 issue of ... > full story

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