Archive for the ‘Breast Cancer’ Category

Found a cure for skin cancer

Monday, April 12th, 2010

A test vaccine in infancy in England shows its effect has some complete cures melanoma, even at an advanced stage: attack cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact and significantly increases the immune response to skin cancer.

Dr. Howard Kaufman of Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center, says: “Our studies show clearly that we are: we have a cure for melanoma and develop drugs that could save thousands of lives every year.”

The figures are dramatic: in the last 25 years the rate of melanoma in the UK alone has increased dramatically compared to other types of cancer, and kills more than 2,000 victims a year. (more…)

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From Breast Cancer Surgery

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Surgery is usually the first line of attack against breast cancer. This section discusses the different types of surgery for breast cancer.

Decisions about surgery depend on many factors. You and your doctor determine the type of surgery that is best for you depending on the stage of cancer, cancer personality, and is acceptable for you in terms of your long-term peace of mind. (more…)

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The signature of breast cancer

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Good news for women! Quebec researchers are updating new molecular markers involved in the progression of breast cancer. This signature after the genomic open the door to easy and reliable test that could be done in the future, from a simple blood test!

“These markers allow us to know whether a tumor is present carcinogenic, but also to know its type and aggressiveness,” said Sheriff about Ella, Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Sherbrook. (more…)

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Radiation breast cancer

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Radiation therapy – also called radiotherapy – is highly targeted, very effective way to destroy breast cancer cells that stick around after the surgery. Radiation can reduce the risk of recurrence of breast cancer by about 70%. Despite what many are afraid of radiation is relatively easy to tolerate the side effects and is limited to the treated area.

The radiation treatments will be monitored by a radiation oncologist, a physician specializing in radiation therapy of tumors.

Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy is using a large machine called a linear accelerator for the precise amounts of high-energy rays to kill cancer cells provide. The radiation stops the reproduction of tumor cells while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. Radiation therapy has been shown that survival in women with breast cancer to improve. (more…)

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Breast cancer chemo

Friday, March 19th, 2010

Chemotherapy (chemotherapy) treatment with the cancer killing drugs are administered intravenously (by injection into a vein) or orally. The drugs travel through the bloodstream to reach cancer cells in many parts of the body. Chemotherapy is given in cycles, with each treatment period, followed by a recovery period. Treatment usually lasts several months.

Chemotherapy is the use of anti-cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. The goal of chemotherapy is the maximum damage to cancer cells while doing so that the minimal damage to normal tissue. Women with chemotherapy for breast cancer:

before surgery to reduce cancer. This is known as neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. (more…)

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Treatment options for breast cancer

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

There was an explosion of life-saving treatment advances against breast cancer, leading to new hope and enthusiasm. Instead of just one or two options, today there is an overwhelming menu of treatment choices that the complex mix of cells in every fight against cancer. Decisions – surgery, radiation could, the anti-estrogen hormonal therapy, and / or chemotherapy – can be confusing.

After breast cancer is diagnosed and staged, the team recommended medical treatment. The treatment plan will be based on the type of cancer you have, the size, quality and biological characteristics of cancer, hormonal status, and your general health. (more…)

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Treatment For Breast Cancer

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Different types of treatment available for patients with breast cancer. Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some have been tested in clinical trials. A treatment clinical trial is a study to improve current treatments or obtain information on new therapies for patients with cancer. When clinical trials show that a new treatment is better than the standard treatment, the new treatment is the standard treatment. Patients may want to think about participating in a clinical trial. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment.

Surgery
Most patients with breast cancer surgery to remove breast cancer. Some lymph nodes under the arm are usually outside and looked under a microscope to see if they contain cancer cells.

Breast-sparing surgery, surgery to remove the tumor, but not the breast itself, includes the following: (more…)

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Chemotherapy for breast cancer

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

In cancer treatment, chemotherapy refers to the use of drugs to kill or growth of a rapid multiplication of cells, such as the delay of cancer.

Chemotherapy usually contains a combination of drugs is often more effective than a single drug given alone. There are many combinations of drugs used to treat breast cancer. Ask your doctor for specific information and side effects can you expect from your chemotherapy drugs.

Because chemotherapy for breast cancer
Drugs for breast cancer chemotherapy intravenously (directly into a vein) or orally (by mouth). Once the drugs enter the bloodstream, they travel to all parts of the body to which cancer cells can spread outside the breast to achieve – so the chemotherapy is considered a “systemic” form of treatment for breast cancer. (more…)

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Screening for Breast Cancer

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Screening for breast cancer before symptoms are important. Screening can help doctors detect and treat cancer early. The treatment is more likely to work well when cancer is found early.

Your doctor may suggest the following screening tests for breast cancer:

Screening mammography
clinical breast examination
self-examination
you should tell your doctor about when to start and how often to check for breast cancer.

Screening mammograms (more…)

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About Breast Cancer

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

A breast is made up of three parts: glands, ducts, and connective tissue. The glands produce milk. The ducts are passages that carry milk to the nipple. The connective tissue (composed of fibrous and fatty tissue) connects and holds everything together.

Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women in North America and Europe. Nearly 200,000 cases of breast cancer was diagnosed in the United States in 2001. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American women lung cancer. The risk the life of a woman developing breast cancer is about 1 in 8 although the lifetime risk of dying from breast cancer is much lower than 1-28. Men are also at risk of developing breast cancer, although this risk is much lower for women. (more…)

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