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The loss of the protein VMP1 in cancer cells increases their tendency to detach from the initial tumor – the first step towards metastasis. - [Read more]

The use of hypnosis prior to breast cancer surgery reduced the amount of anesthesia administered during the operation, the level of pain reported afterwards, and the time and cost of the procedure, according to a study published online August 28 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute . - [Read more]

Data from a new Mayo Clinic study suggest that dietary therapy using flaxseed can decrease hot flashes in postmenopausal women who do not take estrogen. - [Read more]

Breakthrough Breast Cancer scientists have helped identify a critical role for a gene called Tip60 in breast cancer. The research, to be published in the scientific journal Nature on Thursday 30 August, shows for the first time that Tip60 is linked to breast cancer development, and is associated with more aggressive forms of the disease. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Sheets of highly organized epithelial cells line all the cavities and free surfaces of the body, forming barriers that control the movement of liquids and cells in the body organs. The organized structure of normal breast epithelial cells may also serve as a barrier against cancer, according to a study by University of Helsinki scientists. The work appears this week in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). [click link for full article] - [Read more]

A new US study showed that using hypnosis before breast cancer surgery led to patients reporting less pain and fewer unpleasant after effects and it saved hospital costs. Procedures took less time and the amount of anesthetic required was also reduced, said the authors of the study. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

A new study has identified a regionally-specific distribution of aluminium in breast tissue which may have implications for the cause of breast cancer. - [Read more]

Researchers say women who undergo surgery for breast cancer may be helped in the recovery process if they have a hypnosis session beforehand. - [Read more]

GE Healthcare on Wednesday announced that it has received FDA approval for its mobile mammography screening device, Reuters reports. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its new mobile mammography product that will improve access to breast cancer screening for millions of women around the world. The mobile Senographe® Essential is built on the companys Senographe Essential platform, the next-generation of GEs proven Senographe Full Field Digital Mammography systems. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

At first it was founded to stem the scientific brain drain from Israel, but the Israel Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) now says it is looking to Israeli scientists for a prescription to stop cancer deaths. They recently moved a step closer. A team of researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, led by ICRF-supported scientist Professor Yosef Yarden, has identified a specific protein that enables breast cancer cells to metastasize and spread to other organs. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

University of Nottingham scientist Dr Stewart Martin has received a project grant from Breast Cancer Campaign, the only charity that specialises in funding independent breast cancer research throughout the UK. The three year grant, worth over 140,000 pounds, forms part of over 4.2 million pounds invested in research by Campaign in the last year.Dr Martin will study a group of molecules called redox proteins which are thought to help breast cancer cells survive. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Working the night shift doesnt appear to increase the risk of developing cancer, suggest the findings of a new study of Swedish workers. - [Read more]

The female sex hormone estrogen turns on a gene linked to breast cancer, according to new research by Brisbane scientists. The cancer biology team from UQs Diamantina Institute for Cancer, Immunology and Metabolic Medicine, believe their finding will help explain the link between breast cancer and high levels of estrogen. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Predictive medicine company PreMD Inc. (TSX: PMD; Amex: PME) announced that an abstract entitled, Galactose oxidase Schiffs reactivity is higher in nipple aspirate fluid from cancerous breasts than from healthy patients has been accepted for presentation at the 30th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). The SABCS is a leading international symposium for physicians and healthcare researchers involved in breast cancer research. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

Foods that contain acrylamide are unlikely to cause breast cancer in women, according to preliminary results of a new study involving 100,000 U.S. women. The finding, the largest epidemiological study to date exploring the possible link between acrylamide and cancer in humans, was described at the 234th national meeting of the American Chemical Society. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

The density of a womans breast tissue and her level of sex hormones are two strong and independent risk factors for breast cancer, according to a team of researchers from Harvard and Georgetown universities. The finding dispels the common belief that the risk associated with dense breasts merely reflects the same risk associated with high levels of circulating sex hormones, they say. [click link for full article] - [Read more]

A new study looking at the relationship between vitamin D serum levels and the risk of colon and breast cancer across the globe has estimated the number of cases of cancer that could be prevented each year if vitamin D3 levels met the target proposed by researchers. - [Read more]

Adult women are more than twice as likely to know how much they weighed in high school as they are to know their current cholesterol number, and only half of women have had their cholesterol tested in the past year, according to the results of a nationwide survey released today. - [Read more]

Foods that contain acrylamide are unlikely to cause breast cancer in women, according to preliminary results of a new study involving 100,000 U.S. women. - [Read more]