Y! Health Breast Cancer News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Breast Cancer News, updated continuously. en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:07:42 PDT Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/metabolicsyndromemaymakebreastcancermorelikely.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/metabolicsyndromemaymakebreastcancermorelikelyTue, 30 Jun 2009 16:21:42 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Women with high blood pressure, elevated glucose and other components of metabolic syndrome might be at increased risk for postmenopausal breast cancer, a new study suggests.Breast cancer treatments impact work status (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_breast_cancer_treatments_impact_work_stat.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_breast_cancer_treatments_impact_work_statTue, 30 Jun 2009 13:28:56 PDTReuters - Among working women with newly diagnosed breast cancer, those treated with chemotherapy appear more likely to experience a major change in work status, study findings suggest.Hi-tech 'Trojan horse' can kill cancer cells: researchers (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthaustraliacancerresearch.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthaustraliacancerresearchMon, 29 Jun 2009 09:10:23 PDTAFP - Australian researchers are set to begin human trials of a tiny nano-cell that acts as a "Trojan horse" against cancer cells, a breakthrough they say may curb the need for debilitating chemotherapy.Hi-tech 'Trojan horse' can kill cancer cells: researchers (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthaustraliacancerresearch_20090629161706.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthaustraliacancerresearch_20090629161706Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:10:23 PDTAFP - Australian researchers are set to begin human trials of a tiny nano-cell that acts as a "Trojan horse" against cancer cells, a breakthrough they say may curb the need for debilitating chemotherapy.'Trojan horse' can kill cancer cells: researchers (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthaustraliacancerresearch_20090629121432.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthaustraliacancerresearch_20090629121432Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:50:05 PDTAFP - Australian researchers are set to begin human trials of a tiny nano-cell that acts as a "Trojan horse" against cancer cells, a breakthrough they say may curb the need for debilitating chemotherapy.Scientists kill cancer cells with "trojan horse" (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_cancer_australia.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_cancer_australiaMon, 29 Jun 2009 02:57:53 PDTReuters - Australian scientists have developed a "trojan horse" therapy to combat cancer, using a bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy drugs.Breast Cancer Numbers Dip Most in Wealthy, Urban Areas (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/breastcancernumbersdipmostinwealthyurbanareas.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/breastcancernumbersdipmostinwealthyurbanareasFri, 26 Jun 2009 20:48:37 PDTHealthDay - FRIDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Cases of invasive breast cancer in the United States have declined overall, but the decrease is significantly less marked in poor women who live in rural areas, possibly due to differences in the use of hormone therapy (HT), a new study suggests.For Kids With Leukemia, Radiation May Be Safe to Skip (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/forkidswithleukemiaradiationmaybesafetoskip.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/forkidswithleukemiaradiationmaybesafetoskipWed, 24 Jun 2009 20:49:07 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation to the brain isn't necessary for most children with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia, new research has found.Gene Can Dampen Chemo Drug Effectiveness (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/genecandampenchemodrugeffectiveness.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/genecandampenchemodrugeffectivenessWed, 10 Jun 2009 20:49:02 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Women with a certain type of gene may show marked resistance to an important chemotherapy drug used to treat breast cancer, new research suggests.Gene explains breast cancer chemotherapy outcomes (Reuters)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_cancer_breast_gene.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_cancer_breast_geneTue, 09 Jun 2009 18:48:16 PDTReuters - Genetic mutations can show which breast cancer patients will be helped by a certain type of chemotherapy, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.