Women's Health Weekly

Endometrioma - Excisional surgery exhibits outcomes benefit vs. ablative surgery for endometrioma

Hepatitis C Virus Transmission - Maternal transmission of hepatitis C virus is not influenced by cesarean section

Lactation - Role of compensatory mammary growth studied in epigenetic control of gene expression

Menopause - Perimenopause is reported to be a time of increased vulnerability to chronic disease

Stroke - Estrogens may play key role as multiple targeting protectants against ischemic stroke

Anxiety Disorders - Article reviews causes for heightened risk of anxiety disorders in women

Bladder Cancer Risk Factors - Dietary fruits/vegetables and vitamins A, C, and E had no effect on bladder cancer risk

Bone Mineral Density - Intermittent leg compression therapy may reduce risk of osteoporosis in women

Breast Cancer - Alliance to study use of magnetic resonance focused ultrasound to eliminate breast tumors

Breast Cancer - Axillary disease recurrence occurred infrequently after sentinel lymph node dissection for breast carcinoma

Breast Cancer - CADstream enhancements unveiled

Breast Cancer - New research in the area of breast cancer detailed

Breast Cancer - CD44s used to differentiate between benign and malignant papillary lesions of the breast

Breast Cancer - Cytokines secreted by bone-metastatic breast cancer cells alter f-actin expression pattern

Breast Cancer - Delivery of radiotherapy in the DBCG 82 b&c trials analyzed

Breast Cancer - Dose-dense chemotherapy for early breast cancer was found to be safe, similar to standard regimen

Breast Cancer - Dosimetric benefits of free breathing gated breast cancer radiotherapy demonstrated

Breast Cancer - Findings in breast cancer provide new insights

Breast Cancer - Recent findings illuminate research in breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Metallography assay for detection of HER2 gene status in breast cancer is developed

Breast Cancer - Metalloproteinase inhibition stimulates gene expression in breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - Mice lacking cyclooxygenase-2 capacity have reduced mammary tumorigenesis and angiogenesis

Breast Cancer - Microarray CGH reveals genetic regulators of tumorigenic RTK signaling

Breast Cancer - No difference in post-radiation cardiac morbidity in left vs. right breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Non-uniform classification practices in breast cancer resulted in distorted statistics

Breast Cancer - Proper assessment of tumor burden is important in breast cancer staging

Breast Cancer - Revision of the T4 category of breast cancer needed

Breast Cancer - Studies show adverse effects of tamoxifen as early breast cancer therapy

Osteoporosis - Studies add new findings to osteoporosis body of knowledge

Breast Cancer - Study shows digital tomosynthesis may offer a more specific breast screening technique

Breast Cancer - Study shows superior response rate of Abraxane in women with metastatic breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Use of aromatase inhibitors in management of breast cancer discussed

Breast Cancer - Women with breast cancer may face increased risk of developing a second cancer

Breast Cancer Complications - Premenopausal women are at greater risk of developing ovarian cysts while on tamoxifen

Breast Cancer Imaging - Carboxymethyldextran-A2-Gd-DOTA not suitable for use as MRI contrast agent

Breast Cancer Mortality - Study verifies biphasic relationship between age and mortality in breast cancer

Breast Cancer Prevention - Decision-making guide assists women in making choices regarding tamoxifen

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Breast density combined with Gail model improves breast cancer risk prediction

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Caution is urged for breast cancer predictions in women treated for Hodgkin lymphoma

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - No evidence was found linking adolescent alcohol use and mammographic density

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol may increase breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - PvuII polymorphism in estrogen receptor-alpha increases breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Risk of breast cancer is increased in women who smoke prior to first pregnancy

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Risk of premenopausal breast cancer is reduced in women who were breast-fed as infants

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Study reveals racial differences in circulating levels of IGFBP-3

Breast Cancer Risk Factors - Variation in Val-9Ala polymorphism was not shown to increase breast cancer risk

Breast Cancer Screening - Cancer increase due to mammography is not evident in postmenopausal cohort

Breast Cancer Screening - Smaller cancers were diagnosed after arbitration of discordant double reading

Breast Cancer Screening - Study reveals factors that may improve screening rates for Chinese-Australian women

Breast Cancer Survival - Elevated total cholesterol may increase risk of breast cancer recurrence

Breast Cancer Therapy - Cancer center alliance releases two new breast cancer resources

Breast Cancer Therapy - Farnesylthiosalicylic acid blocks kinase triggers in breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer Therapy - Hormone receptor status improves time-to-recurrence in patients treated with anastrozole

Breast Cancer Therapy - Lack of clinical trial data may hinder treatment decision-making in older women

Breast Cancer Therapy - Patient use of tamoxifen for secondary chemoprevention does not correlate with benefits

Breast Cancer Therapy - Progesterone stimulates epidermal growth factor-induced breast cancer proliferation

Breast Cancer Therapy - Topoisomerase IIa amplifications may be predictive marker for effect of epirubicin therapy

Breast Cancer Vaccine - HER2/neu vaccine prevents recurrence in high-risk breast cancer patients

Cancer Research - Double H1⁰/Ki-67 immunostaining is useful to study breast cancer growth fraction

Cancer Risk Factors - Glycemic load associates with breast cancer risk in Mexican women

Cancer Risk Factors - Range for G1733A polymorphism strengthens its potential as prognostic marker

Cancer Therapy - PEGylated liposomal topotecan has enhanced safety and efficacy in mice

Cancer Therapy - U.S. FDA accepts IND application for ENMD-1198

Cervical Cancer - 3D inverse treatment planning for the tandem and ovoid applicator studied in cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer - Cost-effective approaches to cervical cancer prevention highlighted at a recent meeting

Cervical Cancer - FDG-PET used to detect metastases of uterine cervical cancer when surgical staging is inappropriate

Cervical Cancer - HPV 16-E6 protein-derived peptides generate cytotoxic T lymphocytes toward HLA-A241 cervical cancer

Cervical Cancer - Reports advance knowledge in cervical cancer research

Cervical Cancer - Researchers suggest FIGO guidelines be reassessed to better reflect clinical practice

Cervical Cancer Screening - Conventional Pap smears show superiority for CIN-II or higher detected lesions

Cervical Cancer Screening - HPV status reveals importance of cervical screening in older women

Cervical Cancer Screening - Sensitivity to feelings concerning cervical screening may enhance compliance

Cervical Cancer Screening - Viet/American Cervical Cancer Prevention Project is described

Cervical Cancer Survival - Surgery-alone treatment for cervical cancer improves sexual functioning outcomes

Clinical Trials - First patient completes treatment in phase I of Provecta trial

Clinical Trials - Pharma development company completes phase II study of low estrogen contraceptive patch

Clinical Trials - Phase II trial to evaluate synthetic epothilone for cancer treatment

Colon Cancer - Women and the elderly with stage III colon cancer should also receive chemotherapy, say researchers