Scientists have unveiled new research that suggests that macrophages – the potent immune system cells thought to protect against cancer may actually be promoting metastasis – the deadliest part of the cancer process. Read more about Molecular Targeted Cancer Therapies: Leading Companies Will Hold Onto Competitive Advantage In High Growth Market – A Commercial Insight
Uterine fibroid embolisation – UFE, is a minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment for women which cut off the flow of blood to painful fibroids in order to kill the tumors. This UFE is being considered as the appropriate treatment for women with fibroids. Read more about Innovations in In-Vitro Diagnostics: New Technologies, Growth Opportunities, and [...]
Pharmaceutical companies Regeneron and Sanofi-Aventis have determined the drug they were testing, aflibercept, would be pulled from testing. The drug was in its late stages, but neither company believes the results were showing any promise. It certainly would not help anyone who was suffering from metastatic pancreatic cancer. Read more about Emerging Clinical Trial Locations: [...]
Scientists have discovered that physiological changes could be leading to the development of breast cancer in 47 million Americans. Findings have led to the conclusion that metabolic or insulin resistance syndrome is strongly connected to the risk of developing postmenopausal breast cancer. This is far from being a doom and gloom discovery however. This is [...]
New research, which poses some serious implications on women’s health, is seeking to explain why women develop breast cancer and how they may prevent breast cancer and keep it from recurring. The findings from this new study show that hormonal balance is the best determiner of whether or not a malignant growth in a woman’s [...]
According to breast cancer statistics, breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, exceeded only by lung cancer. The chance that breast cancer will be responsible for a woman’s death is about 1 in 33 (3%). In 2006, it is estimated that about 40,970 women and 460 men will die from [...]
On May 12, 2009, a lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Myriad Genetics challenging Myriad’s patent on two genes, BRCA 1 and BRCA2.
Breast cancer as experienced by woman during the early stages of the disease (DCIS or Stage I, IIA, IIB, or IIIA breast cancer) means that such patients may be able to choose which type of breast cancer surgery to have. Often, the choice is between breast-sparing surgery (surgery that takes out the cancer and leaves [...]
While breast cancer is a terrible disease that affects a vast cross-section of the population, few people know much information about exactly what causes the disease. In this article, we’ll give a basic outline of how breast cancer develops as well as some other basic information.
Breast cancer is a health risk every woman faces. But healthy lifestyle habits – such as staying physically active, limiting alcohol and eating right – can offer you some protection from the disease. Although humanity has been made aware of breast cancer as a disease even since ancient times, science and medicine have yet to [...]
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