May 2010 Research News

Avastin Slows Growth of Metastatic Breast Cancer
May 28, 2010
Women diagnosed with metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer lived about 2 months longer without the cancer growing when they were treated with a high dose of Avastin and Taxotere compared to Taxotere alone. Read more...

Antidepressant May Help Ease Hot Flashes
May 27, 2010
New research suggests that the antidepressant medicine Celexa (chemical name: citalopram) can lower the number and severity of hot flashes in post-menopausal women. Read more...

Some Older Women May Not Need Radiation After Lumpectomy
May 21, 2010
New research suggests that women 70 and older diagnosed with early-stage, hormone-receptor-positive breast cancer may get little benefit from radiation therapy after lumpectomy if they're also taking tamoxifen. Read more...

Gentle Yoga May Ease Sleep, Fatigue Problems
May 20, 2010
New research suggests that gentle yoga may ease sleep and fatigue problems and improve sleep quality in cancer survivors. Read more...

Two Mammograms Per Year Better Than One After Lumpectomy
May 13, 2010
New research suggests that having mammograms twice per year after lumpectomy finds a cancer recurrence (or a new cancer) earlier than only one mammogram per year after surgery. Read more...

Experimental Treatment for HER2-Positive Cancers Shows Promise
May 11, 2010
Several small, early research studies reviewed here suggest that an experimental targeted therapy medicine, neratinib, may be able to treat HER2-positive, advanced-stage breast cancers some day. Read more...

Breast Cancer Subtype Test May Lead to New Treatments
May 8, 2010
Quickly and easily analyzing a breast cancer's subtypes may some day allow doctors to design highly individualized treatment plans based on subtype. Read more...

Number of Circulating Tumor Cells Affects Prognosis
May 7, 2010
New research suggests that knowing the actual number of circulating tumor cells in the blood may some day offer a better estimate of a cancer's prognosis. Read more...

Cancer Support Community Launches Online Breast Cancer Survivor Registry
May 6, 2010
The Cancer Support Community has started a new registry to better understand the emotional and social needs of breast cancer survivors. Read more...

Obesity Linked to Larger, More Aggressive Breast Cancers
May 3, 2010
New research adds to evidence linking obesity and breast cancers that are larger and more advanced at diagnosis. Read more...