Rachel told me about this -

This one is for my sister Jane:

"A study published on bmj.com today reports that the longer women wait for radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery, the more chance there is of local recurrence. Starting radiotherapy as soon as possible will minimize this risk according to the authors. The reasonable generally accepted interval between cancer surgery and radiotherapy is four to six weeks. Evidence on the effect of waiting times ..."

From MNT.TO

Women who take some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis may be at lower risk of breast cancer, according to a new study.

Herbert wrote:

I came across this post today and thought I would pass it along.

"Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, a preventive procedure to remove the unaffected breast in patients with disease in one breast, may only offer a survival benefit to breast cancer patients age 50 and younger, who have early-stage disease and are estrogen receptor negative, according to researchers."

Would anyone care to comment on this?

My father said he heard this on the radio.

"Veteran actress Zoe Tay will shed the glamour from her last role in drama The Ultimatum to star as a bald, 40-year-old breast cancer patient and mother of two in an upcoming local movie."

he wants to know what you think.

This one is for my Aunt Samantha:

Here is an intersting one:

"Scientists in the UK have developed a gene which could help thousands of women suffering from breast cancer."

"( BMJ-British Medical Journal ) The longer women wait for radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery, the more chance there is of local recurrence, concludes a study published on bmj.com today.The authors suggest that starting radiotherapy as soon as possible will minimize this risk."

The Branson Arts Council will hold its annual spring fashion show March 28 to help combat breast cancer.

I saw this posted at WWW.SEATTLEPI.COM.

"Just-published research shows that women who take drugs to fight osteoporosis may have a lower risk of developing breast cancer."

"CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have developed a system to identify faulty or missing genes that could prevent specific chemotherapy regimes from working. This opens the doors for targeted breast cancer treatment, according to research published in the Lancet Oncology* today (Monday)."

From WWW.NEWS-MEDICAL.NET

Samantha wrote:

I came across this post today and thought I would pass it along.

"A newly identified cancer biomarker could define a new subtype of breast cancer as well as offer a potential way to treat it, say researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Their findings will be published in the March 1 online early edition issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."

Would anyone care to comment on this?