All Entries in the "Breast Cancer" Category

The Quick Checklist To Remain Breast Cancer Safe

The Women’s Health Mag offers a short and simple checklist of dos and don’ts to keep breast cancer at bay:

Monthly self exams should be done so that you can detect any change in shape, size, texture of the breast. Do this at the same time every month, that is the same time of the monthly [...]

Genes Found Linked To Breast Cancer Drug Resistance

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have isolated a certain “gene activity signature”, the presence of which indicated a high risk of cancer recurrence in certain breast tumors that have been treated with commonly used chemotherapy drugs.
This is also displayed resistance to the anthracycline class of drugs according to this Science Daily report.
Though resistant to the [...]

7 Warning Signs Of Breast Cancer That You Should Watch Out For

As most of us know, breast cancer, if detected in time, can help us to arrest the spread and help control the disease.
Paying attention to warning signs of breast cancer can actually help in detecting the deadly condition and consequently help in saving lives.
Being one of the most common and wide [...]

Correcting Breast Cancer With Surgery

Breast cancer, if left untreated, will surely be fatal. Therefore, treatment to fix the cancer is the most important task a person with this disease can take to preserve their life.
Surgery is the most common form of treatment to help save a person from breast cancer.
In the beginning, lymph nodes are removed [...]

Most Creative Breast Cancer Awareness Ads

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and already the country is awash in various shades of pink. We are doing our part by showcasing the most creative advertisements; pics and videos.

Breast Cancer Resources

In one of our earlier posts, a commentator had requested information about resources for breast cancer, and from time to time, our research to seek information or to cross check facts has led us to some of the following sites and resources:

Cancer.org is a comprehensive site that [...]

Regular Exercise Enhances Well-Being After Breast Cancer

A new study says, it is emotionally tough to come to normal position, when you are told you have breast cancer, but regular exercise can help in keeping your spirits up.
Dr. Xiaoli Chen of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and colleagues found that Chinese women, who were diagnosed with breast cancer, but reported [...]

Tracking Breast Cancer Into The Brain

A dense network of small blood vessels makes up what is called the blood brain barrier. There are many toxins and medications that cannot cross this barrier.
Breast cancer, however, can cross this natural barrier. Researchers think they may have found the genes responsible.
Spreading to the lungs seems to be [...]