July 2007 Research News

Group therapy fails to boost breast cancer survival
July 23, 2007
Research shows that group therapy can boost psychological well-being in women diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, but only improves survival in women with hormone-receptor-negative disease. Read more...

New drugs improve breast cancer survival
July 24, 2007
Average survival times for women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer are increasing because of new medications. Read more...

Early smoking boosts women's breast cancer risk
July 16, 2007
Researchers have found that smoking early in life raises the risk of breast cancer. Read more...

Diet does not improve breast cancer survival
July 17, 2007
Results from the WHEL trial show that a low-fat diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables and fiber appears to have no effect on survival or cancer recurrence. Read more...

Breast tumor genes no hinder to cancer survival
July 12, 2007
Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 abnormalities seem to have the same survival after breast cancer diagnosis as women without BRCA1 and BRCA2 abnormalities. Read more...

Outcomes of breast cancer may be inherited
July 13, 2007
The length of time a woman survives after breast cancer is related to the survival time of her first-degree relatives who have had the disease. Read more...

Western diet ups breast cancer risk among Chinese
July 10, 2007
Researchers have found that post-menopausal Chinese women who eat a Western diet have a higher risk of breast cancer than those women who eat a traditional Chinese diet. Read more...