April 2009 Research News

Breast Tissue Composition Predicts Cancer Risk
April 30, 2009
An early study suggests that figuring out the water content of a young woman's breast tissue may help predict her risk of breast cancer later in life. Read more...

TOP2A Gene Change Affects Response in Breast Cancer
April 29, 2009
A new study suggests that anthracycline-based chemotherapy regimens should be used to treat only HER2-positive breast cancers. Read more...

Refractory Inflammatory Breast Cancer May Respond to Lapatinib
April 27, 2009
Tykerb (chemical name: lapatanib) may be effective against HER2-positive inflammatory breast cancer after other treatments don't work any more. Read more...

Smoking Causes Breast Cancer, Analysis Shows
April 24, 2009
A new meta-analysis confirms a link between both smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke and an increase in breast cancer risk. Read more...

New Device Gauges Breast Tumor Margins During Surgery
April 24, 2009
An experimental imaging device may some day offer almost instant analysis of tumor margins during lumpectomy. Read more...

Breast Self-Exam Finds Cancer Best in Young, High-Risk Women
April 23, 2009
Research shows that breast self-exam is an important cancer detection tool for young women, especially young women at high risk for breast cancer. Read more...

Herbal HRT Gains as Prescriptions Decline
April 20, 2009
A new study shows that while overall use of HRT dropped dramatically among Australian women over 50, women who are using HRT are increasingly using unapproved, alternative forms of HRT. Read more...

Breast Density Unaffected by Soy Supplements
April 15, 2009
New research shows that postmenopausal women who took large amounts of isoflavone supplements (a compound in soy) had no change in breast density, which suggests that a diet rich in soy doesn't affect breast cancer risk. Read more...

More Women with DCIS Opt for Double Mastectomy
April 10, 2009
The number of women who decided to have both breasts removed after being diagnosed with DCIS more than tripled between 1998 and 2005, but it's unclear why this increase is happening. Read more...