Research News for May 2010
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Antidepressant May Help Ease Hot Flashes
New research suggests that the antidepressant medicine Celexa (chemical name: citalopram) can lower the number and severity of hot flashes in post-menopausal women.
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Some Older Women May Not Need Radiation After Lumpectomy
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.
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Gentle Yoga May Ease Sleep, Fatigue Problems
New research suggests that gentle yoga may ease sleep and fatigue problems and improve sleep quality in cancer survivors.
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Two Mammograms Per Year Better Than One After Lumpectomy
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.
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Experimental Treatment for HER2-Positive Cancers Shows Promise
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.
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Breast Cancer Subtype Test May Lead to New Treatments
Quickly and easily analyzing a breast cancer's subtypes may some day allow doctors to design highly individualized treatment plans based on subtype.
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Number of Circulating Tumor Cells Affects Prognosis
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.
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Cancer Support Community Launches Online Breast Cancer Survivor Registry
The Cancer Support Community has started a new registry to better understand the emotional and social needs of breast cancer survivors.
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Obesity Linked to Larger, More Aggressive Breast Cancers
New research adds to evidence linking obesity and breast cancers that are larger and more advanced at diagnosis.
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