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Breast Cancer Patients Need Better Cardiology Care
Apr 19, 2013:
University of Michigan and others are working to make doctors more aware of the need to monitor for heart problems.
Patients Don't Take Their Pills
Apr 9, 2013:
Approximately one-quarter of the women who should take hormone-blocking therapies as part of their breast cancer treatment either do not start or do not complete the five-year course, says a new study.
New study suggests a decade of tamoxifen justified
Dec 5, 2012:
For some types of breast cancer, doubling the length of tamoxifen treatment from five years to ten years may save lives.
Early detection remains best way to beat breast cancer
Oct 3, 2012:
Early detection makes targeted therapies more effective according to this news video.
New study examines how to avoid overtreatment
Sep 25, 2012:
Can treatment of breast cancer be too aggressive? A University of Michigan study aims to find out.
Road map to cure may be possible
Sep 24, 2012:
A new study published in Nature magazine suggests more effective treatments for breast cancer may be on the horizon.
Tranformational hub for cancer research created
Aug 8, 2012:
"“The North Campus Research Complex offers a unique opportunity for researchers across campus to talk with each other and collaborate in ways they have never had before."
Cymbalta may relieve pain caused by chemotherapy
Jun 4, 2012:
Researchers at at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center tested the antidepressant drug duloxetine, known commercially as Cymbalta, to relieve relieve painful tingling feelings caused by chemotherapy in 59 percent of patients.
Study shows a drink a day may increase risk of breast cancer
Mar 29, 2012:
A new study published in the latest issue of Alcohol and Alcoholism shows that a drink a day may increase the risk of breast cancer, according to CBS News.
Hundreds of thousands of cancer cases could have been preventable
Mar 28, 2012:
A new study published in Science Translational Medicine found that more than half of a million people in the U.S. have died from cancer, and what's more is that approximately 280,000 of these individuals may have been able to prevent it.
Recent Quebec review found more than 100 breast cancer false negatives
Mar 27, 2012:
The Quebec College of Physicians issued an 83-page report recently discussing the mistakes of a former doctor, who administered 22,500 mammograms.
New treatment method for metastatic breast cancer patients
Mar 26, 2012:
A new study, which was presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Scientific Meeting, found a method for treating metastatic breast cancer called percutaneous cryoablation.
Study shows women with high breast density have higher recurrence chance
Mar 22, 2012:
New research presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference in Vienna showed that women over 50 who have denser breasts are at a greater risk of having their breast cancer return.
Study attempts to find new way to combat aggressive breast cancer
Mar 6, 2012:
A new study conducted by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research found a new way to attack aggressive breast cancer in mice, and their hope is to find the same result in humans.
Study shows radiation still used in elderly patients even though not advised
Mar 6, 2012:
A new study conducted by researchers from Yale School of Medicine found that even though a large clinical trial discovered radiation does not help older breast cancer patients, doctors are still putting the elderly patients through it.
