In the News...

May 14, 2013
Angelina Jolie has double mastectomy over breast cancer risk

Source: The Toronto Star

April 29, 2013
Tamoxifen and coffee consumption may help prevent return of breast cancer
Source: Medical News Today

April 11, 2013
Some drinking tied to longer life post-breast cancer

Source: Reuters

March 17, 2013
Breast cancer survivors advised to eat low fat dairy products
Source: Medical News Today

January 30, 2013
Study supports lumpectomy in early breast cancer
Source: Reuters

January 10, 2013
Positive spin and bias in breast cancer trials uncovered
Source: CBC.ca

December 13, 2012
Breast cancer survivors may be more like to develop diabetes
Source: Womenshealthmatters.ca (Women's College Hospital)

November 29, 2012
Thermography Machines not Authorized to Screen for Breast Cancer
Source: Health Canada

October 3, 2012
Optimal Duration Of Trastuzumab Therapy For Women With HER2+ Early Breast Cancer: New Findings
Source: Medical News Today


October 3, 2012
Ontario women unclear about mammogram timing, poll suggests
Source: CBC.ca

September 25, 2012
Breast cancer mapping reveals four distinct types
Source: Medical News Today

September 18, 2012
High Breast Density Does Not Predict Death
Source: Living Beyond Breast Cancer

September 17, 2012
Preop MRI No Help in Breast Cancer
Source: MedPage Today

August 13, 2012
Radiation After Lumpectomy Better For Majority Of Older, Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients
Source: Medical News Today


July 17, 2012
Young Age at Diagnosis May Not Predict Outcome
Source: Living Beyond Breast Cancer

June 19, 2012
Study links soy, breast-cancer prevention
Source: Globe & Mail

April 20, 2012
Fatigue after early breast cancer often fades: study
Source: Reuters News

April 20, 2012
Pregnancy safe for women with breast cancer history
Source: Living Beyond Breast Cancer

April 18, 2012
Ten new breast cancer subtypes‎ identified
Source: Cancer Research UK


April 16, 2012
Stress about a wife's breast cancer can harm a man's health
Source: The Ohio State University


April 4, 2012
Darwinian evolution in the deadliest of breast cancers
Source: BC Cancer Foundation


April 2, 2012
Younger women experience distinct treatment-related effects
Source: Living Beyond Breast Cancer


March 22, 2012
Wide surgical margins best for DCIS

Source: Breastcancer.org


March 20, 2012

Behavioral therapy eases side-effects from breast cancer treatment
Source: American Cancer Society


March 20, 2012
Omega-3 fat tied to less cancer-related fatigue
Source: Reuters Health


March 14, 2012

Herceptin or Herceptin combination may be most effective before surgery
Source: Living Beyond Breast Cancer


March 9, 2012
Bevacizumab studies show benefit in early breast cancer
Source: Living Beyond Breast Cancer


March 7, 2012
Estrogen-only drug protects from breast cancer
Source: Medical News Today


February 16, 2012
Breast cancer drug shown to decrease bone density
Source: Canadian Cancer Society


February 8, 2012
Soy Isoflavone Supplementation Not Effective In Breast Cancer Protection
Source: Medical News Today


January 31, 2012
Re-operation common after breast-conserving surgery
Source: Reuters



January 20, 2012
Younger Breast Cancer Patients Have More Adverse Quality of Life Issues
Source: Coping with Cancer


January 16, 2012
Studies Help Clarify the Role of Lapatinib (Tykerb) and Trastuzumab (Herceptin) in Treating HER2 Positive Breast Cancer
Source: Coping with Cancer