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• 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.

• Low Fat Diet Doesn’t Affect Survival or Recurrence

  Published on July 17, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Day-to-Day Matters
  • Tags: Early-stage: Stage 0 -- DCIS (Ductal Carcinoma in Situ), Early-stage: Stage IA, Early-stage: Stage IB, Early-stage: Stage IIA, Early-stage: Stage IIB, Early-stage: Stage IIIA, Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIB, Locally Advanced-stage: Stage IIIC, Metastatic/Advanced-stage: Stage IV, Nutrition, and Diet

  Results from the WHEL trial show that a low-fat diet that is rich in fruits, vegetables and fiber appears to have no effect on survival or cancer recurrence.

• Cigarette Smoking at Young Age Ups Risk

  Published on July 16, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors
  • Tags: Smoking

  Researchers have found that smoking early in life raises the risk of breast cancer.

• Breast Cancer Survival Related to Relatives’ Survival

  Published on July 13, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors and Diagnosis
  • Tags: Family History

  The length of time a woman survives after breast cancer is related to the survival time of her first-degree relatives who have had the disease.

• Abnormal BRCA1 and BRCA2 Genes Don’t Affect Survival

  Published on July 12, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors and Diagnosis
  • Tags: Genetics (including BRCA)

  Women with BRCA1 and BRCA2 abnormalities seem to have the same survival after breast cancer diagnosis as women without BRCA1 and BRCA2 abnormalities.

• Western Diet Increases Risk in Postmenopausal Chinese Women

  Published on July 10, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors and Day-to-Day Matters
  • Tags: Nutrition and Diet

  Researchers have found that post-menopausal Chinese women who eat a Western diet have a higher risk of breast cancer than those women who eat a traditional Chinese diet.

• Bonefos Doesn’t Up Survival Rate

  Published on June 29, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Chemotherapy
  • Tags:

  Treatment with clodronate does not improve survival in women with early or advanced breast cancer, according to an analysis of published studies.

• Genetic Testing Guidelines Need Revision Experts Say

  Published on June 21, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors and Screening and Testing
  • Tags: Family History, Genetics (including BRCA), and Genetic Testing

  Current genetic testing recommendations don't take into account women who have few female relatives and no family history of breast cancer.

• Exercise and Healthy Diet Boosts Survival

  Published on June 21, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Risk Factors and Day-to-Day Matters
  • Tags: Exercise, Nutrition, Diet, Exercise, and Obesity

  A healthy diet combine with moderate exercise improves survival in women who have been treated for breast cancer.

• Regular Mammograms Find Cancers Early

  Published on June 20, 2007 at 12:00 am

  • Topic: Screening and Testing
  • Tags: Mammography

  Getting regular mammograms reduces the risk of advanced breast cancer.