October 2007 Research News

Link between obesity and cancer stressed by report
October 31, 2007
A review of 7,000 studies finds that keeping a healthy body weight and avoiding excessive red meat and wine are critical for lowering cancer risk. Read more...

China says breast cancer on the rise
October 30, 2007
Breast cancer incidence has increased sharply in China, mainly due to lifestyle factors. Read more...

Smoking not linked to more advanced breast cancer
October 30, 2007
Smoking is not specifically linked to a higher risk of advanced breast cancer, but it still causes 87% of lung cancer deaths in the United States. Read more...

Sunlight may cut breast cancer risk for some women
October 29, 2007
Getting some sun may reduce the risk of advanced breast cancer in light-skinned women. Read more...

Double mastectomies to prevent cancer increase
October 23, 2007
A new study finds that more women are choosing to have both breasts removed -- even though cancer was found in only one breast. Read more...

Exercise can ease some aspects of chemotherapy
October 15, 2007
Exercise can boost self-esteem, fitness, and treatment completion rates for women getting chemotherapy. Read more...

Yoga can give women with breast cancer a boost
October 15, 2007
Yoga classes tailored to the needs of breast cancer patients can improve quality of life and emotional well-being for some women. Read more...

Some breast cancers don't respond to chemotherapy
October 19, 2007
Chemotherapy has more benefits for hormone-receptor-negative cancers in younger women, compared to hormone-receptor-positive cancers in younger women. Read more...

Breast cancer survivors: keep heart health in mind
October 19, 2007
Researchers urge women who have had breast cancer treatment to keep their heart health in mind as they build long-term health. Read more...

FDA approves new drug for advanced breast cancer
October 17, 2007
Ixempra (chemical name: ixabepilone) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced breast cancers after other chemotherapy medicines have stopped working. Read more...

Painkillers may lower breast cancer risk
October 16, 2007
Regularly taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, seems to be associated with a lower risk of breast cancer, but the results are still inconclusive. Read more...

More whites than blacks get breast cancer chemo
October 16, 2007
African American women are less likely to receive chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer than white women. Read more...

The pill doesn't boost breast cancer death risk
October 12, 2007
A history of using birth control pills doesn't affect survival in women diagnosed with breast cancer. Read more...

Some women can reduce breast cancer chemo: study
October 12, 2007
An early breast cancer's HER2 status affects the benefits offered by Taxol. Read more...

High white cell count may predict cancer: study
October 3, 2007
Higher than average white blood cell counts may offer doctors another way to evaluate cancer risk. Read more...