Tag Archives: breast_cancer_patients

Breast cancer drug breakthrough

May 15, 2007 – 10:20 am

Scientists believe the drugs work by blocking an enzyme behind two out of five cases of the cancer.
The drugs have already been clinically tested for safety for their original use, meaning they could be fast-tracked for trials on breast-cancer patients, and reach the market more quickly. A new drug would take many years to research […]

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Online Information May Improve Cancer Patients’ Opinions About Doctors, Study Finds

March 27, 2007 – 8:35 am

Accessing high-quality health information on the Internet may improve breast cancer patients’ opinions about their doctors, according to a new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research, funded by the National Cancer Institute.

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United States gives thumbs up to breast cancer prognostic

February 8, 2007 – 3:57 pm

KARACHI: US regulators have approved a new diagnostic tool to help target treatment for breast cancer patients, Nature.com reported Wednesday.
The test, called MammaPrint and produced by the Dutch company Agendia, uses the expression of 70 genes in tumour samples to help determine whether a woman with early-stage cancer is likely to suffer from a recurrence, […]

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