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Breast Cancer Overview
The first sign of breast cancer often is a breast lump or an abnormal mammogram. Breast cancer stages range from early, curable breast cancer to metastatic breast cancer, with a variety of breast cancer treatments.
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer
www.webmd.com/melanoma-skin-cancer
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/understanding-leukemia-basics
10 Cancer Symptoms Women Shouldn't Ignore
www.webmd.com/10-cancer-symptoms
www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/pre-surgery-drug-treatments
http://www.webmd.com/understanding-cancer-treatment
http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer
Being diagnosed with a cancer like chronic myelogenous leukemia (also called chronic myeloid leukemia or CML) is never easy. You probably have a lot of questions and you may be worried about the future.
You can rest a little easier knowing that a number of good treatments are available for CML. Most of these treatments won't cure CML, but they can control the disease so that you can lead a normal life.
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cml-treatment-10/treatment-overview
Mesothelioma:Causes, Symptoms and Treatments:
Researchers say a new molecule may lead to improvements in detection and treatment.
www.webmd.com/tumor targeting agent
Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells. It starts in the bone marrow, the soft tissue inside most bones.
Leukemia -- Diagnosis and Treatment
www.webmd.com/Leukemia-treatments
When it comes to breast reconstruction, the choices that are right for one woman won't necessarily be right for another.
Online Cancer Guide:
Description: A comprehensive resource
providing complete information on various
types of cancers such as prostate cancer,
breast cancer, lung cancer, skin cancer,
throat, blood cancer, brain cancer, bone
Cancer, etc. Also know about the causes of
these cancers symptoms,various treatment methods.
http://www.onlinecancerguide.com/
Clinical trials websites:
The following web sites offer information and services to help you find a cancer clinical trial that is right for you.
National Cancer InstituteDana Farber clinical trials
www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/search
Dana Farber clinical trials
dana-farber.org/Research/Clinical-Trials.aspx
US National Institute of Health
www.clinicaltrials.gov
National and International listings of clinical trials
www.centerwatch.com
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Take this list of 10 important questions to your next doctor's appointment.
But researchers also found drug that may counteract problem from breast cancer treatment
http://www.webmd.com/tamoxifens-mental-side-effects-are-real-study-shows
There are effective treatments for invasive breast cancer. It's important to recognize the signs of invasive breast cancer and to work closely with your doctor. Here's information you can use to help you have the best outcome with invasive breast cancer.
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/guide/invasive-breast-cancer
Find resources for different types of cancer, clinical trials, research and funding.
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Offers specialized expertise, personalized medicine, innovation and robust cancer care network — qualities that set DF/BWCC apart from other cancer centers.
Scientists engineer nanoparticles to prevent bone cancer, strengthen bones
Researchers have utilized nanomedicine technologies to develop a drug-delivery system that can target and attack cancer cells in the bone, as well as increase bone strength and volume to prevent bone cancer progression.
3D Mammograms May Improve Breast Cancer Screening
Higher detection rates, fewer false alarms seen with newer technology, study says.
http://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer
Clinical trial analysis suggests drug combination may be highly effective in recurrent ovarian cancer
This is the first ovarian cancer study to use a combination of drugs that could be taken orally.
www.dana-farber.org/ovarian-cancer
Disease spread was detected and treated sooner, with better survival in patients who received 'sentinel node' biopsy
Pomegranates May Fight Breast Cancer.
Phytochemicals in Pomegranates Stop
Growth of Breast Cancer Tumors in Study:
By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Jan. 5, 2010 -- Eating pomegranates or drinking
pomegranate juice may help prevent and slow the
growth of some types of breast cancer.
A new study shows a group of phytochemicals called
ellagitannins found in abundance in pomegranates
inhibited the growth of estrogen-responsive breast
cancer in laboratory tests.
“Phytochemicals suppress estrogen production that
prevents the proliferation of breast cancer cells and the
growth of estrogen-responsive tumors,” researcher
Shiuan Chen, PhD, director of the Division of Tumor
Cell Biology and co-leader of the Breast Cancer
Research Program at City of Hope in Duarte, Calif.,
says in a news release.
Researchers say the ellagitannins in pomegranates
work by inhibiting aromatase, which is a key enzyme
used by the body to make estrogen and plays a key
role in breast cancer growth.
“We were surprised by our findings,” Chen says. “We
previously found other fruits, such as grapes, to be
capable of the inhibition of aromatase. But
phytochemicals in pomegranates and in grapes are
different.”
Researchers say pomegranates have recently been
hailed for their potential anti-cancer and heart healthy
benefits thanks to their high antioxidant content. But
they say this is the first study to look at their effects on
aromatase and breast cancer growth.
In the study, published in Cancer Prevention Research,
researchers examined the impact of 10 ellagitannin-
derived compounds from pomegranates on aromatase
activity and breast cancer cell growth in laboratory tests.
The results showed that of those 10 compounds,
urolithin B most significantly inhibited breast cancer cell
growth.
Experts say further studies will be needed to determine
whether eating or drinking pomegranate-derived
products will have the same effect in humans, but these
results are promising.
“More research on the individual components and the
combination of chemicals is needed to understand the
potential risks and benefits of using pomegranate juice
or isolated compounds for a health benefit or for cancer
prevention,” Powel Brown, MD, PhD, chairman of the
clinical cancer prevention department at the University
of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, says in a news
release. Brown was not associated with the study.
Until then, researchers say people may consider eating
more pomegranates to protect against cancer in the
breast and perhaps other tissues and organs.
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