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  • Cancer cells pull off 'Houdini' escape to evade chemotherapy Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:23:17 -0600Scientists have revealed for the first time that cancer cells can reverse a process which irrevocably commits normal cells to die, in a study published in the British Journal of Cancer.
  • Work out for a cause Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:38:42 -0600Local fitness fans are being challenged to put their workout gear on in support of a great cause -- Double D Day -- a breast cancer fundraiser being held at Double Diamond Athletic Club on Saturday. The public is welcome at the event, which is part of an initiative that uses exercise to inspire, mobilize and unite people to fight breast cancer.
  • Ark. scientists developing breast cancer 'vaccine' Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:28:48 -0600Scientists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hope to begin clinical trials this spring on a vaccine to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer.
  • Cancer support group features speaker Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:58:49 -0600Bonnie Skochinski, manager of Tina’s Treasures, will address the Wickenburg Area Breast Cancer Support Group at its meeting on Saturday, Jan. 17 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the Wickenburg Community Hospital Community Meeting Room.
  • Team finds breast cancer gene linked to disease spread Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:48:49 -0600( Princeton University ) A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death. In doing so, the scientists may have answered one of the biggest mysteries in ...
  • In Breast Cancers With Poor Prognosis Gene Plays Dual Role Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:16:30 -0600A new study reveals that the metadherin gene (MTDH) plays a role in both cancer metastasis and resistance to chemotherapy. The research, published by Cell Press in the January 6th issue of the journal Cancer Cell, identifies MTDH as a promising therapeutic target for high risk breast cancers.
  • Immutep Announces Positive Interim Results In Phase I/II Chemoimmunotherapy Trial In Breast Cancer Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:14:49 -0600Immutep S.A. announced today interim results from its ongoing Phase I/II chemoimmunotherapy clinical trial in metastatic breast carcinoma. ImmuFact IMP321 was administered the day after weekly paclitaxel for six months. The interim results show a clinical response rate of 50 per cent compared to 25 per cent with paclitaxel alone.
  • Absence of CLP protein can be indicative of oral cancer Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:48:56 -0600( Wiley-Blackwell ) Human calmodulin-like protein (CLP) is found in many cell types including breast, thyroid, prostate, kidney, and skin.
  • 'Relocation' Plan Of Metastatic Cancer Cells Uncovered By Stanford Researchers Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:39:28 -0600Few things are as tiresome as house hunting and moving. Unfortunately, metastatic cancer cells have the relocation process down pat.
  • BioStorage Technologies Partners with Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R) Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center in ... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:12:00 -0600 The Susan G. Komen for the Cure® Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center in Indianapolis has partnered with BioStorage Technologies, Inc. for secure, compliant storage of donated tissue specimens.
  • BiPar Sciences to Present At the 27th Annual JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0600 BRISBANE, Calif., Jan. 7, 2009 -- BiPar Sciences, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing PARP inhibitors as novel cancer therapies, announced today that Hoyoung Huh, M.D., Ph.D., BiPar's president and chief executive officer, will present information on BiPar's development programs and product pipeline, including the company's lead product candidate, BSI-201, which is in ...
  • Cancer Cells Escape Chemo Induced Cell Death Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:14:49 -0600Scientists found that cancer cells were able to escape the programmed cell death induced by chemotherapy once the chemicals were removed: in fact even though the normal cell death process had started, they were able to recover, as long as they did not go beyond the end stage of normal "apo
  • Metadherin gene plays dual role in breast cancers with poor prognosis Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:52:24 -0600A new study reveals that the metadherin gene (MTDH) plays a role in both cancer metastasis and resistance to chemotherapy.
  • Support Groups Calendar Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:44:10 -0600Breast Cancer Survivors, noon Peitz Cancer Support House, 315 Powers St. For survivors and newly diagnosed patients. 508-2273.
  • Treadmill Desks More Effective In Cancer Prevention For Women Than Vitamin C, E And Beta Carotene Supplementation Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:15:19 -0600Yet another study published online by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute confirmed that vitamin supplementation provided no statistically significant value in cancer prevention among women. This study comes on the heels of numerous studies which all draw the same conclusion: vitamin supplementation among a normally well nourished population has no positive effect on cancer prevention.
  • Bunco Babes will hold breast cancer charity fundraiser Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:40:14 -0600While many families were preoccupied with the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, the Bunco Babes of Ocala were busy looking ahead.
  • GTx Submits NDA For Toremifene 80 Mg For Prevention Of Bone Fractures In Men With Prostate Cancer On Androgen ... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:15:39 -0600GTx, Inc. (Nasdaq: GTXI) announced the submission of a New Drug Application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for toremifene 80 mg, an oral selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM), for the prevention of bone fractures in men with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). "ADT has helped improve survival for men with advanced prostate cancer.
  • Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition moving Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:18:19 -0600The Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition, a non-profit community health organization, needs help. The BBCC is moving its headquarters and needs a volunteer computer whiz to help them select and install a whole new computer system. Included would be adding networking and other computer components. If interested, call them at BBCC's office, 631-893-4110.
  • Inherited Factors Play Important Role In Breast Cancer Progression According To New Study In Mice Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:26:12 -0600New research in mice and five independent collections of human breast tumors has enabled scientists to confirm that genes for factors contributing to susceptibility for breast cancer metastasis can be inherited.
  • 'I have breast cancer. Breast cancer does not have me.' Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:41:18 -0600 “I have breast cancer. Breast cancer does not have me.”With those determined words, Jodi Robinson hugs her 14-month-old daughter tight and tells the tale of how her world was turned upside down four months ago. She had been breastfeeding little Kelseigh when she found a lump in her chest. Cancer has cut a wide swath through her father’s side of the family and Robinson immediately feared the ...
  • Six Things Women Should Know About the Pap Test Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:18:40 -0600January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center shares important information about the cervical cancer screening exam, the Pap test.
  • Cyclophilin B Is A Possible New Target For Treating Breast Cancer Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:17:09 -0600Dr. Charles Clevenger and colleagues at Northwestern University have uncovered that cyclophilin B may contribute to progression in breast cancer. Their report can be found in the January 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology. The protein cyclophilin B affects cell division, motility, and death, all of which are altered in cancerous cells.
  • $10,000 grant to Cancer Resource Center Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:18:45 -0600$10,000 grant to Cancer Resource Center The Daily Journal The Cancer Resource Centers of Mendocino County recently received a grant for $10,000 from the Safeway Foundation to further CRC's innovative work in patient navigation.
  • Benefit set for Phila woman battling rare form of breast cancer Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:49:11 -0600 A benefit will be held Jan. 17 at Dover for a New Philadelphia area mother of three who is battling an aggressive form of cancer.
  • Genes Predict Chances of Breast Cancer's Spread Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:35:08 -0600(HealthDay News) - In a finding that could help doctors fine-tune breast cancer treatments even further, a new study confirms that there are genes that increase the likelihood that the disease will spread throughout a woman's body.
  • Study links breast cancer spread, gene Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:28:32 -0600Hopkins expert cautions of need for further research Hopkins expert cautions of need for further research
  • 'Relocation' Plan Of Metastatic Cancer Cells Uncovered By Stanford Researchers Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:17:38 -0600Few things are as tiresome as house hunting and moving. Unfortunately, metastatic cancer cells have the relocation process down pat. Tripping nimbly from one abode to another, these migrating cancer cells often prove far more deadly than the original tumor.
  • Cancer survivor bares her story for calendar Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:54:14 -0600Pam Travis, of Issaquah, appears in the Angel Care Calendar 2009 as Miss May. By Gail Ann Watson.  One Issaquah woman is baring it all to make a point — well, almost all of it. Among carefully placed, bright-green leaves, Pam Travis, an Issaquah resident and breast cancer survivor, poses for the sixth time in this [...]
  • State aims to curb cancer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:12:32 -0600SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Health is launching an awareness campaign this month to encourage women to ask their doctors about getting a pap smear and mammogram to screen for breast and cervical cancer. Women may be eligible for the Department of Health's free screening program.
  • Medicare proposes wider cancer scan coverage Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:12:35 -0600 U.S. health officials proposed paying for wider use of PET scans to help doctors decide the initial course of treatment in some cancer patients, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Tuesday.
  • Dempsey Racing, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Team Up for Rolex 24 At Daytona Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:11:37 -0600DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. January 4, 2009: Dempsey Racing will partner with the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer for the 2009 Rolex 24 At Daytona, and will carry pink trim on the black and white No. 40 Mazda RX-8 driven by Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster and Charles Espenlaub.
  • Team Finds Breast Cancer Gene Linked to Disease Spread Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:17:08 -0600Scientists at two New Jersey institutions have identified a long-sought gene responsible for metastasis in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients. The research, published in the January 6 edition of Cancer Cell, also describes how this gene is resistant to traditional chemotherapy treatments.
  • Gene tied to spread of breast cancer is found, study says Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:10:15 -0600It also makes disease resistant to chemotherapy; 40 percent of patients had 'bad-prognosis' gene Researchers have identified a gene that appears crucial to the spread of breast cancer while also making the disease resistant to chemotherapy.
  • Understanding And Treating Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:16:31 -0600Triple-negative breast cancer is a subtype of breast cancer that is clinically negative for expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors (ER/PR) and HER2 protein. It is characterized by its unique molecular profile, aggressive behavior, distinct patterns of metastasis, and lack of targeted therapies.
  • Rainbow Girls fight breast cancer Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:16:32 -0600Pictured from front left are Ali Stamm, Karissa Weeden and Danielle Rowland of the Southington Assembly of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls visiting the UConn Health Center to present a check for the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center.
  • Inherited factors play key role in breast cancer Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:37:17 -0600New research in mice and five independent collections of human breast tumors has enabled National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientists to confirm that genes for factors contributing to susceptibility for breast cancer metastasis can be inherited.
  • Breast Cancer Gene Linked To Disease Spread Discovered Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:26:22 -0600Researchers have identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death. In doing so, the scientists may have answered one of the biggest mysteries in cancer research.
  • Study shows inherited factors contribute progression in breast cancer Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:36:15 -0600New research in mice and five independent collections of human breast tumours has enabled National Cancer Institute (NCI) scientists to confirm that genes for factors contributing to susceptibility for breast cancer metastasis can be inherited.
  • Molecular Determinants Of The Inflammatory Breast Cancer Phenotype Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:16:49 -0600Despite advances in multimodality treatment, inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) remains the most aggressive and lethal form of breast cancer. The use of primary human IBC cell lines and functional in vivo xenograft cancer models have revealed characteristics innate to IBC thought to confer a strong metastatic potential and aggressive phenotype.
  • Gene Helps Breast Cancer Spread And Resist Chemo Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:18:10 -0600Scientists in the US looking for genomic changes in breast tumor samples found that a gene called metadherin (MTDH) appears to play a dual role in both helping cancer spread (metastasis) and maintain resistance to chemotherapy. They said this research identifies MTDH as an important new target for the treatment of high risk breast cancers.
  • Team Finds Breast Cancer Gene Linked To Disease Spread Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:16:09 -0600A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death.
  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer: A Complex Disease Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:14:59 -0600This article reviews the following: "Molecular Determinants of the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Phenotype". The recognition of the existence of an aggressive, lethal subtype of breast cancer known as inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) dates back to 1924, when the first comprehensive assessment of IBC, based on a series of 28 patients, was presented by Lee and Tannenbaum.
  • Daily Women's Health Policy Report Summarizes Latest Breast Cancer News Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:15:00 -0600The following summarizes recent news coverage related to breast cancer. ~ Genetic testing: NPR's "All Things Considered" on Wednesday profiled members of a family as they decided whether to undergo genetic testing for mutations of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are strongly linked to an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
  • Tanger Outlets donate more than $20,000 to fight breast cancer Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:36:13 -0600TUSCOLA — This holiday season, the Tanger Outlet Center in Tuscola is giving the gift of hope to those in our community that are facing breast cancer, according to a company press release.
  • When Mammograms Aren't Enough: New Innovations Help Catch Breast Cancer Early Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:28:34 -0600(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.
  • Budget crisis may shut Adelphi breast cancer hotline Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:56:15 -0600For the last 28 years, the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program has been providing advice, support and screening to women with breast cancer.
  • On the Move With a New Breast Cancer Resource Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:23:46 -0600(ARA) - When a woman is first diagnosed with breast cancer, all kinds of questions go through her mind, and not all of them are about the cancer itself. "Will I be able to remain active? What kind of impact will treatment have on my lifestyle? Can I still be intimate with my significant other?"
  • HWI scientist first in world to unravel structure of key breast cancer target enzyme Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:12:25 -0600Most people know that breast cancer is the most common cancer among women affecting about 1 in 8 women in the United States and the second leading cause of cancer death in women, after lung cancer. Seventy-five to 80 percent of all breast cancer tumors are estrogen-fed. A key estrogen-related breakthrough has been discovered by a scientist in Buffalo, NY which can be the basis for developing ...
  • Clinical Trials Of Experimental Breast Cancer Vaccine Expected To Begin In Spring Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:14:59 -0600Scientists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences this spring expect to begin the first of two phases of clinical trials for a vaccine designed to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer, the AP/FoxNews.com reports.
  • NYT Examines Challenges To Improving 'Personalized Medicine' For Breast Cancer, Other Diseases Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:14:59 -0600The New York Times on Tuesday examined how improvements in genetic testing could affect "personalized medicine" for the treatment of breast cancer and other diseases in the future. Personalized medicine uses genetic screening and other tests to provide physicians with more information to tailor patients' treatments, the Times reports.