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• Hypnosis Before Surgery Can Reduce Pain After

  Published on August 28, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Surgery, Complementary and Holistic Therapies, and Side Effects
  • Tags: Hypnosis, Pain, Lumpectomy, and Lymph Node Removal

  A new study shows that hypnosis before biopsy or lumpectomy can reduce pain and nausea after the surgery.

• Drop in Breast Cancer Diagnoses Comes with Drop in Hormone Replacement Therapy Use

  Published on August 24, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors and Day-to-Day Matters
  • Tags: Menopausal Symptoms and Hormone Replacement Therapy

  Another study links hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and increased breast cancer risk.

• Blood Pressure Medicines Don’t Increase Risk

  Published on August 23, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors
  • Tags: Prescription Medications

  Medicine for high blood pressure doesn't affect breast cancer risk.

• Breast Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Tests

  Published on August 20, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Targeted Therapies
  • Tags:

  An early trial in 18 women with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer showed that a new vaccine appears to be safe.

• Low-Dose Radiation May Up Risk in Women with Abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 Genes

  Published on August 15, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Radiation Therapy
  • Tags:

  Some kinds of low-dose radiation treatment might increase the risk of breast cancer.

• Infertility Treatments Don’t Increase Risk

  Published on August 10, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors and Day-to-Day Matters
  • Tags: Fertility and Medical History

  Women being treated for infertility do not have a higher risk of breast cancer.

• MRI Better at Finding DCIS Than Mammograms

  Published on August 10, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing
  • Tags: Breast MRI and Mammography

  Research shows that MRI detects DCIS better than mammograms.

• Radiation to Left Breast May Increase Risk of Heart Problems

  Published on August 9, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Radiation Therapy
  • Tags: External, Standard (most typical), After surgery, and Breast

  Receiving radiation therapy for cancer in the left breast can increase the risk of heart problems in the future.

• New Chemo Medicines Treat Metastatic Disease

  Published on July 24, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Chemotherapy
  • Tags: Navelbine (chemical name: vinorelbine), Taxol (chemical name: paclitaxel), Taxotere (chemical name: docetaxel), and Xeloda (chemical name: capecitabine)

  Average survival times for women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer are increasing because of new medications.

• Support Groups Boost Well-Being, Not Survival

  Published on July 23, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Complementary and Holistic Therapies
  • Tags: Support Groups

  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.