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New Drug Target in Breast Cancer

Written on 1 Jun, 2011 at 7:32 in breast cancer, Cancer, New Drugs | viewed 306 views times | 1 Comment

Researchers at the Imperial College London have now identified a novel protein –LMTK3, which is involved in the process of drug resistance in breast cancer. This protein can purportedly act as a target for new treatments. Breast cancer is the... (Continue reading)

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Reasons for Breast Cancer Among Men

Written on 27 May, 2011 at 15:10 in breast cancer, Cancer | viewed 210 views times | No Comments

Breast cancer is very rare in men although the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment are a bit similar to women with breast cancer. According to the U.S. National Cancer Institute (1), breast cancer in men occurs in about 1 percent of... (Continue reading)

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Digital vs Film-Screen Mammography for Breast Cancer

Written on 25 Dec, 2009 at 12:24 in breast cancer, Cancer | viewed 542 views times | 1 Comment
Digital vs Film-Screen Mammography for Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is, like all cancers, something that should be caught as early as possible, and testing has proven to be a very good thing. Although the rate of breast cancer rose throughout the 90s, the amount of death it... (Continue reading)

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Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer & Side Effects

Written on 11 Dec, 2009 at 13:03 in breast cancer | viewed 2,366 views times | 53 Comments
Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer & Side Effects

What is this drug? Tamoxifen is a treatment for breast cancer in both men and women that works by blocking estrogen from stimulating breast tissue.  That stimulation leads in part to roughly 2/3 of breast cancers, and so blocking it... (Continue reading)

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