New Report Could Change the Way Early Breast Cancer Is Treated

posted June 19, 2009 - An international panel of experts has proposed a different approach to choosing the best way to treat early breast cancer.

More Women with Unilateral DCIS are Choosing Mastectomy

posted June 12, 2009 - More women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in one breast are choosing to have both breasts removed. Fourteen percent made that decision in 2005, compared to only 4% in 1998.

Family History Raises Risk Regardless of BRCA Status

posted June 5, 2009 - Recent Canadian research finds even if a woman has no known BRCA gene mutation, if she has a significant family history of breast cancer, she has a 30-40% lifetime risk of developing the disease -- four times that of the general population.

Chemotherapy During Pregnancy Doesn't Harm Baby

posted June 1, 2009 - New research shows that pregnant women who have breast cancer can be treated successfully without harming their babies. Article available at TheBreastCareSite.com.

Mayo Clinic Researchers Say Triple Drug Combination is Promising Option

from PRNewswire -- Combining two chemotherapy drugs with trastuzumab (Herceptin) to treat women who have metastatic HER2+ breast cancer may offer physicians another choice in their treatment options.