Latest Medical News

As a service to you and all ReachGlobal.org visitors, we have created this "latest medical news" page which will also refer you to the National Cancer Institute containing resources and information relating to breast cancer and ovarioan cancer

These Resources are for informational purposes only and are meant to keep you informed as to:

• New developments in the study of breast and ovarian cancer
• Provide further knowledge concerning genetically based cancer

All health information contained within these resources should be discussed with your healthcare provider. Please see our disclaimer within the site.

Posted April 15, 2009
MRI Registry for Breast Cancer
News video shows MRI database could help...

Posted February 13, 2009
Breast Cancer Metastasis Gene Identified
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 5 (MedPage Today) -- A gene associated with poor-prognosis breast cancer has been identified by genomic profiling studies that may point to a new therapeutic target, investigators here reported. Read more...

Posted July 23, 2008, 2008
Source: Nature.com
Breast cancer: Destroying bad seeds Scientists have found a microRNA that blocks the development of breast-cancer stem cells

Cancer stem cells are thought to be the 'bad seeds' of cancer. They are the only cells capable of giving rise to new tumours and are resistant to chemotherapy. Destroying cancer stem cells could potentially block cancer development. Erwei Song at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, Judy Lieberman at Harvard Medical School and co-workers1 showed that breast-cancer stem cells could be blocked from self-renewal and differentiation through the interference of let-7 microRNAs.
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Posted March 27, 2008
Breast Cancer.org sponsored an ask-the-expert online conference on March 19, 2008. It was about Breast Cancer Risk and Your Family. Carol Cherry, M.S.N, R.N., A.P.R.N, B.C., and Terri McHugh, M.D., answered  questions about how family genes affect risk, pros and cons of genetic testing, and ways to lower your breast cancer risk.
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Click here: Men Unaware of Their Risk of Cancer When Female Family Members Test Positive for Cancer-Causing Gene Mutation

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