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Breast Cancer
Herceptin, wonder drug to ‘not so sure’
Herceptin (trastuzumab) has been the media’s choice in recent days to help all women coping with breast cancer. Following a successful campaign in the national press, on television and in the radio herceptin has now been licensed for use by … finish reading Herceptin, wonder drug to ‘not so sure’
Side Effects of Herceptin
Herceptin seems to have a number of side effects that are begining to come to light – see this Daily Mail article for evidence of this. Unfortunately the receptors found in Herceptin seem to get in the way of other … finish reading Side Effects of Herceptin
Breast Cancer
There are at least 15 different types of breast cancer that are known, which one is present is dependent on a number of factors including where the cancer is located. All of them have different rates of growth and a … finish reading Breast Cancer
Breast Tumour Growth
It is widely known that breast tumours grow more quickly when they are exposed to oestrogen, women becoming pregnant are thus exposed to extra oestrogen. However a recent Danish study has claimed that pregnancy after breast cancer treatment does not … finish reading Breast Tumour Growth
Beating The Worry of Positive Mamograms
Researchers in the US have found that having a positive result from a mamogram does not necessarily indicate that there is breast cancer present and that it is possible that nearly half of positive results from either mamogram or clinical … finish reading Beating The Worry of Positive Mamograms
Breast Cancer and Progesterone Link
A meta study of the available evidence has pointed to a strong link between raised levels of progesterone and the eventual development of breast cancer. Continue reading
HRT Trial Stopped
A major trial of HRT was stopped because researchers found that the combination HRT that was being used by most of the women was found to increase the risk of breast cancer (26%), heart attack (29%) and stoke (41%). Continue reading
Raloxifene and cut in breast cancer risk
A drug used to treat thinning bones in older women has also been found to significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer according to a four year American Study. Continue reading
