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Fear, Shame And Ignorance Delay Diagnosis Of Breast Cancer (BruDirect.com)Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:47:55 GMTBandar Seri Begawan - Fear, shame, ignorance and lack of social acceptance and support are among the reasons why most breast cancer patients were diagnosed with the disease at the later stages.

Dual-head gamma camera increases ability to detect breast tumors not seen on mammography (PhysOrg)Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:59:08 GMTA dual-headed dedicated gamma camera used during molecular breast imaging (MBI) can accurately detect small breast tumors less than 2 cm in size, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

Cancer Cell 'Bodyguard' Turned Into Killer (Science Daily)Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:11:35 GMTIf you're a cancer cell, you want a protein called Bcl-2 on your side because it decides if you live or die. It's usually a trusted bodyguard, protecting cancer cells from programmed death and allowing them to grow and form tumors. But sometimes it turns into their assassin. Scientists knew it happened, but they didn't know how to actually cause such a betrayal. Now they do and it may lead to ...

New Phase III Study Of Avastin In Advanced Breast Cancer Meets Its Primary Endpoint Of Increasing The Time Patients Live (Medical News Today)Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:13:08 GMTThird study confirming the benefit of Avastin in breast cancer shows that Avastin can be effectively combined with commonly used chemotherapies Roche announced that the Avastin study RIBBON-1 met its primary endpoint of increasing the time women with breast cancer lived without their disease advan

When Mammograms Aren't Enough: New Innovations Help Catch Breast Cancer Early (Lexington Clipper-Herald)Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:16:32 GMT(ARA) - Following a false diagnosis of stomach cancer, it took five years of countless doctors, tests and hospital visits before Barbara Robertson was accurately diagnosed with breast cancer.