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An novel investigational chemotherapy regimen targeting both a mutated protein called p53 and tumor blood vessels "has complementary and potent antitumor activity and could define a new strategy for suppression ...

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM) reported that its lead product candidate bavituximab achieved the pre-specified Stage 1 primary endpoint in its ongoing Phase II clinical trial in patients with metastatic breast cancer. The trial is an open-label, Simon two-stage design to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a combination of bavituximab and docetaxel in metastatic breast cancer patients.

Many women with breast cancer may not need six weeks of daily radiation after surgery. This explosive finding was made public at the recent International Society of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (ISIORT) conference held in Madrid, Spain earlier this month. A Single Dose of Radiation is Enough Renowned surgeon Dr.

Women who are at high risk for breast cancer may want to consider passing up an MRI for a newer, less expensive diagnostic test.

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today reported that its lead product candidate bavituximab achieved the pre-specified Stage 1 primary endpoint in its ongoing Phase II clinical trial in patients with metastatic ...

IntroductionA number of breast cancer risk prediction models have been developed to provide insight into a woman's individual breast cancer risk. Although circulating levels of estradiol in postmenopausal women predict subsequent breast cancer risk, whether the addition of estradiol levels adds significantly to a model's predictive power has not previously been evaluated. Methods: Using linear regression, the authors developed an imputed estradiol score using measured estradiol levels (the outcome) and both case status and risk factor data (e.g., body mass index) from a nested case-control study conducted within a large prospective cohort study and used multiple imputation methods to develop an overall risk model including both risk factor data from the main cohort and estradiol levels from the nested case-control study. Results: The authors evaluated the addition of imputed estradiol level to the previously published Rosner and Colditz log incidence model for breast cancer risk predi

Two newspapers on Tuesday published articles related to breast cancer detection and surgery. Summaries appear below.~ AP/Washington Post: The AP/Post examined two experimental technologies that aim to improve breast cancer detection among women with dense breasts.

The growing number of cancer treatment options and their widely varying costs suggest an increased need for oncologists to understand economic issues in cancer care and be able to discuss these issue with their ...

Kylie Minogue, who went from soap actress to become one of the world's most famous female recording artists, was honored by Britain for her services to music on Thursday.

Main Category: breast cancer Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 03 Jul 2008 - 4:00 PDT Rising public awareness about breast cancer and the treatments available has greatly improved revenues in ...