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Category Archives: Breast cancer
Multivitamin Use and Breast Cancer: Protective or Harmful?
We have previously reported the benefits of taking vitamins in reducing cardiovascular disease, cancer risk and mental diseases. Now, the result of a new study added to the glowing benefits of vitamins by suggesting its role in reducing breast cancer. … Continue reading
Fish Oil May Cut Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women
Fish oil supplement intake is associated with a lower risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to the results of the VITamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) Cohort study. From 2000 to 2002, a total of 35,016 postmenopausal women, aged 50 … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Breast cancer, Cancer
Tagged black cohosh, Breast cancer, dong quai, Fish oil, post-menopause, soy, St John's wort
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Standard Chemo Better Than Oral Capecitabine in Elderly Breast Cancer
Most elderly breast cancer patients would prefer oral chemotherapy such as capecitabine (Xeloda, Roche) over intravenous chemotherapy due to the convenience. However, a clinical trial conducted in elderly women with early-stage breast cancer has found that standard adjuvant combination chemotherapy … Continue reading
Posted in Breast cancer, Cancer
Tagged 5-Fluorouracil, 5-FU, Breast cancer, capecitabine, chemotherapy, Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, Methotrexate, Survival, Xeloda
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Gefitinib Improves Progression-Free Survival in Metastatic Breast Cancer
According to a new study published in the Clinical Cancer Research, adding epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor gefitinib (Iressa) to anastrozole (Arimidex) improved progression-free survival in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer. The study randomized 93 postmenopausal … Continue reading
Posted in Breast cancer, Cancer
Tagged anastrozole, Arimidex, Breast cancer, gefitinib, Iressa, Survival
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Taking Aspirin Can Also Improve Survival after Breast Cancer
Previously, we have the beneficial effect of Aspirin in reducing in the death among colorectal cancer patients. Now, a prospective, observational study published in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggested that aspirin can also lower the … Continue reading
Posted in Breast cancer, Cancer
Tagged Aspirin, Breast cancer, Survival
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Psoriasis Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Cancer
If you have psoriasis, you might have an increased risk of cancer, including melanoma, prostate cancer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to a new research presented at the 68th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD 2010). The researchers … Continue reading
Posted in Breast cancer, Cancer, Lymphoma, Melanoma, Non-Hodgkin's Disease, Prostate cancer, Psoriasis
Tagged Breast cancer, Lymphoma, Melanoma, Non-Hodgkin's Disease, Prostate cancer, Psoriasis
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Best Regimen Sequence for Early Breast Cancer patients
Which is the best chemotherapy adjuvant regimen sequence for early breast cancer? It is widely known that anthracyclines (epirubicin and doxorubicin) and taxanes is the best adjuvant chemotherapy regimen for early breast cancer. However, should anthracyclines be always administered before taxanes? An article published … Continue reading
Posted in Breast cancer, Cancer
Tagged adjuvant, anthracyclines, Breast cancer, chemotherapy, early, regimen, Survival, taxanes
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Cancer Protective Benefits of Bisphosphonates
Patients who are taking bisphosphonates products (Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva) might have a lower risk of getting breast cancer. A study published in the February issue of the British Journal of Cancer looked at the consumption of bisphosphonate products in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bisphosphonates, Breast cancer
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