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Breast Cancer Tests
A new study suggests that up to two-thirds of women may not be getting the right genetic tests for breast cancer. Researchers say the drug Herceptin works well for some women, but only those who have HER2 positive breast cancer, and their study found that many women were never given a genetic test to determine if the drug would be helpful. This could mean that the drug was not being used in patients who would have benefited from it, while other women may have been given the treatment despite it...
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Breast Cancer Genetic Testing Useful For Preventative Care
OK, take your choice: Have breast cancer, go through treatment, and spend the rest of your life wondering if it’s going to come back. Or... Read more »
Myriad Genetics' new Breast Cancer Advertising: Effective or Harmful?
Imagine this TV ad. Pretty young mom and her small children, driving along a deserted road on a dark and rainy night. Suddenly, a tree... Read more »
Surviving Breast Cancer: Putting Your Emotions to the Test
What if… you’re not the person you always imagined yourself to be?As we grow from child to adult and the years pass, we develop certain... Read more »
BRCA1 and BRCA2: Testing for the Breast Cancer Gene?
A provocative essay in the New York Times by journalist Aliyah Baruchin has me thinking over, once again, a question that I occasionally... Read more »
Genetic Test for Breast Cancer Risk Has Flaws
Women who come from families with a high incidence of breast and ovarian cancer often undergo testing to see if they have a mutation in... Read more »
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Breast Cancer Tests: Screening, Diagnosis, and Monitoring
Source: Breastcancer.org
Whether you’ve never had breast cancer and want to increase your odds of early detection, you’ve recently been diagnosed, or you are in the midst... Read more »
Find Out If You're At Risk for Breast Cancer
October 4: You can determine your own breast cancer risk on-line with a seven-question assessment tool offered by the National Cancer... Read more »
Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused By Genomic Testing
Genomic testing done after a tumor removal can help patients understand their risk of recurrence, but many women don't understand their test results,... Read more »
New Ultrasound Test for Breast Cancer
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors may have a new test to offer women to help determine if a mass in the breast is malignant or benign. A new study finds... Read more »
FDA okays genetic test for breast cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a genetic test that can determine if women with breast cancer will be helped by the drug... Read more »
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