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ExCel WORKING TOGETHER TO PREVENT BREAST CANCER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO MOORES CANCER CENTER MOORES CANCER CENTER Every 30 Seconds a Woman is Diagnosed with Breast Cancer 3855 Health Sciences Drive, 0817 La Jolla, CA 92093-0817 ExCel The ExCel research study is being conducted by the Clinical Trials Office at the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center and many other cen- ters in the US, Canada, and Spain. It is coordinated by the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group (NCIC CTG), with the support of Pfizer Inc. For more information about the ExCel study, please call 858-822-3614. To find out more information about this study please call us at 858-822- ...

Report on EMBO Molecular Medicine Conference “Common Mechanisms of Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer Progression” which took place from 6 th – 8 th June 2006 at the O’Reilly Hall, University College Dublin, Ireland. Darran P. O’Connor, Finian Martin and William M. Gallagher UCD School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science, UCD Conway Institute, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4. Breast cancer is by far the most frequent cancer in women worldwide. On average, 2700 women a year are diagnosed in the island of Ireland with breast cancer , with over 900 dying from this disease and incidence rates for Ireland are increasing by 1.5% per year. While some success has been achieved in detecting and treating this disease, concerted efforts are still required to refine our understanding of breast cancer progression, with a ...

MEDIA RELEASE Friday 21 July 2006 Australia’s first website launched for men with breast cancer www.nbcc.org.au/men “I had quite a few men say to me ‘that’s a woman’s disease’ and I had to say, no it’s not, you could get it too”. Each year in Australia about 100 men are told they have breast cancer . A diagnosis of breast cancer can be devastating for anyone, but men often face additional shock, embarrassment and isolation upon learning they have a disease they didn’t even know men could get. The National Breast Cancer Centre has acknowledged the need for specific information for men and in response has developed Australia’s first comprehensive website for men diagnosed with breast cancer or men concerned about a breast change. “It’s understandable that men diagnosed with breast cancer could feel a deep sense of isolation when so ...

A Clinical T rial A ssigning I ndividua L ized O ptions for Treatment ( Rx ) What are Clinical Cancer Tests and Why Do We Need Them? When you are newly diagnosed with breast cancer , you and your doctor have to decide on treatment(s) and you need the answers to questions like: Which treatment will work best for me? Should I have hormonal and/or chemotherapy? Why do I need additional treatment after surgery? Hormonal therapy and/or chemotherapy is usually recommended after surgical treatment because there is a chance of recurrence. Treatment given after surgery is called “adjuvant therapy” and it significantly reduces the chance of the cancer returning. Hormonal therapy is always recommended if the tumor expresses the estrogen receptor (ER). Adding chemotherapy reduces the risk of recurrence, but for many women, the chance of benefit may be less than five percent. Current practice guidelines recommend ...

Department of Health and Human Services | Food and Drug Administration | 5600 Fishers Lane (HFI-40) | Rockville, MD 20857 Mammograms and Breast Cancer What Is A Mammogram? A mammogram is a special kind of X-ray of the breasts. Mammograms are used to help find breast cancer early, when it can still be cured. Mammograms are recommended for women older than 40, even if they have no signs of breast cancer . What About Younger Women? Mammograms are also recommended for younger women who have symptoms of breast cancer or who have a high risk of breast cancer . Why Are Mammograms Important? A mammogram can save your life. Mammograms can show tumors that may be cancer long before they can be felt. Treating tumors when they are still small makes curing cancer easier. You usually need to go to a special clinic to get a mammogram. The FDA inspects and ...

730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109 3443 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, CA 94608 415-447-2300 • www.openhand.org Project Open Hand BreastCancer NutritionServices For More Information Please contact Den Tucker, Breast Cancer Services Coordinator. Office: 415-447-2321 Email: dtucker@openhand.org Client Services Phone: 800-551-6325 Fax: 415-447-2492 Project Open Hand was founded in 1985 by Ruth Brinker, a retired meal service manager who began preparing meals in a church basement for seven people with AIDS. The first grassroots response to the nutritional needs of people with AIDS in the nation, Project Open Hand continues to be a model for similar organizations around the world. In 1998, Project Open Hand furthered its reach by providing daily congregate lunches to seniors. And now, Project Open Hand successfully provides meals ...

Released July 20, 2006 This e-newsletter presents reviews of important, recently published scientific articles selected by members of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), the leading nonprofit scientific organization dedicated to improving women’s health and quality of life through an understanding of menopause. Each has a commentary from a recognized expert that addresses the clinical relevance of the item. Opinions expressed in the commentaries are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by NAMS. Disclosures are available on request. Oversight for this newsletter issue was by Michelle P. Warren, MD, Chair-Elect, 2005-2006 NAMS Professional Education Committee. Past issues of this e-newsletter may be viewed on the NAMS Web site (www.menopause.org/news.html). Raloxifene as effective as tamoxifen in reducing risk for invasive breast cancer , with similar patient-reported ...

Secondary Breast Cancer Taskforce – Meeting Monday 8 th May Paper number 1 Secondary Breast Cancer Taskforce Terms of Reference 1 Secondary Breast Cancer Taskforce Terms of Reference 1 Membership 1.1 Membership will consist of a range of people representing different areas of expertise who all have a strong interest in improving the treatment, care and support of people affected by secondary breast cancer . 1.2 Membership includes people and organisations that have the capacity to make change happen. 1.3 Two people with secondary breast cancer will sit on the Taskforce. (These will be representatives of the User Advisory Group). 1.4 We would like members to commit to the two year duration of the Taskforce. 1.5 If members are unable to attend a meeting they can send a substitute from their organisation. 1.6 ...

Breast Cancer and Fertility information support hope a nonprofit organization Page 2 Page 3 introduction Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among women. The good news is that more and more women are surviving. For many young women, having children is an important part of moving forward with life after cancer . The treatments that help fight breast cancer can also affect your ability to have children. Fortunately, if you want to be a parent after treatment, you may still be able to fulfill your dream. Whether you are a newly diagnosed patient or a long-term survivor, parenthood options are available to you. This booklet gives you up-to-date information about your fertility risks, parenthood options and pregnancy after breast cancer . The infor- ...

FACT SHEET 2003 FROM THE DIVISION OF CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), helps low-income, uninsured, and under- served women gain access to lifesaving screening programs for early detection of breast and cervical cancers. Many deaths from breast and cervical cancers could be avoided by increasing cancer screening rates among women at risk. Deaths from these diseases occur dispro- portionately among women who are uninsured or underinsured. Mammography and Papanicolaou (Pap) tests are underused by women who have less than a high school education, are older, live below the poverty level, or are members of certain racial and ethnic minority groups. Studies show that early detection ...

FACT SHEET 2004 / 2005 FROM THE DIVISION OF CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), helps low- income, uninsured, and under- served women gain access to life- saving screening programs for early detection of breast and cervical cancers. Many deaths from breast and cervi- cal cancers could be avoided by increasing cancer screening rates among women at risk. Deaths from these diseases occur disproportion- ately among women who are unin- sured or underinsured. Mammogra- phy and Papanicolaou (Pap) tests are underused by women who have no source, or no regular source of healthcare; women with- out health insurance; and women who immigrated to the United States within the last 10 years. ...

UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES IN BREAST CANCER MANAGEMENT Special Focus on Breast Care Program Development and Novel Patient Care Management Strategies Developed in Collaboration with the Fox Chase Network PROGRAM PURPOSE: The twofold purpose of this program is to provide nurses working in the field of oncology with cutting edge information pertaining to current and evolving treatment options for women with breast cancer and to provide workshops related to the administrative development of a communitybased breast program. Our esteemed f...

What are the facts on Breast Cancer ? Garvan Institute of Medical Research What is breast cancer ? Cancers are made up of cells that were originally normal, but have been damaged in some way so that their growth control mechanisms no longer work properly. In breast cancer , cells in a certain part of the breast (typically in the lining of the milk ducts) multiply uncontrollably and form a cancer . If undetected, these rogue cells may also spread to other parts of the breast , the lymph nodes under the arm, and further to other parts of the body. It is important to realise that breast cancer isn’t just one simple disease. It takes many different forms, characterised by differences in disease aggression and response to treatment. Contrary to popular belief breast cancer doesn’t just affect women, it also occurs to a small percentage of men. How ...

Title of the project: Electromagnetic detection and ablation of female breast cancer Supervisor: Dr.Ir. Bert Jan Kooij Technical advisor: Dr.ing. Ioan E. Lager Description of the project: Cancer of the breast is the most common type of cancer affecting women in the Western world. Early detection of small malignant tumours increases life expectancy significantly. In close collaboration with the University Medical Center (UMC) in Utrecht we are investigating the detection and ablation of female breast tumours by means of electromagnetic radiation. By using electromagnetic radiation in the range of 1 to 10 GHz. we hope to detect tumours with a diameter as small as 1 to 3 mm. Subsequently, we aim at ablation of the detected tumour by applying high-power electromagnetic radiation focussed on the location of the detected tumour. As a first step in this research project we want to compute the electromagnetic ...

Battle Against Breast Cancer Page 2 Battle Against Breast Cancer Placeholder Leaderboard (728x90) Placeholder Big Box (300x250) Sponsor Logo How often do you have a mammogram Every second year Every Year Self Exam A Patient’s Journey Finding Help Vote Battle Against Breast Cancer I have never had one done Five Steps of a breast self exam Deborah was recently diagnosed with breast cancer . Follow her journey through visits to the doctors, radiation and the emotional ups and downs. More Finding Help: Links to resources for those with breast cancer and their families. Breast cancer and early detection Online support True facts of breast cancer Step 1: In the shower Step 2: Before a mirror ...

HOPE FOR BREAST CANCER IN BANGLADESH DHAKA, JUNE 26 -- Dr. Richard Love, breast oncologist and professor at The Ohio State University, U.S.A., recently visited Bangladesh to discuss a pioneering clinical trial and to offer Bangladeshi breast cancer sufferers hormonal treatment for the disease. Dr. Love spoke with doctors at several hospitals in Dhaka, saying “hormone therapy should be the first line of treatment for women whose tumors show sensitivity to hormonal change.” Through a grant from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation in New York, Dr. Love is conducting a study in 11 countries in Asia and Africa designed to investigate the optimal timing for hormonal breast cancer treatments. During his visit he encouraged doctors to consider hormone therapy for cancer sufferers whose tumors are hormone receptor positive and asked for their help in enrolling eligible patients in this study. ...

Fox Chase Cancer Center 2005 Scientific Report 1 Jose Russo, M.D., Senior Member, Director, Breast Cancer Research Laboratory Irma H. Russo, M.D., Member, Chief, Molecular Endocrinology Section of Breast Cancer Research Laboratory Fathima Sheriff, M.D., Coordinator Rachael Fernbaugh, M.S., Histotechnologist A definitive evaluation of breast tumor markers has been hindered by a lack of adequate specimens. Though systems for collecting archival breast cancer tissue blocks have existed for many years, they have been of limited usefulness. The Fox Chase Breast Cancer Tissue Resource provides the foundation for a multidisciplinary, coordinated research effort by supplying archival breast cancer tissue with associated clinical data for the study and validation of prognostic indicators in breast cancer . Information ...

Alberta Breast Cancer Research Initiative Oct 15, 2005 BC Operating Grant Competition Dec 1, 2005 Translational Group & High Risk Grant Competition TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP PROGRAMS Project Title 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 Novel surrogate markers as predictors of radiation toxicity in breast cancer patients undergoing Helical Tomotherapy compared to standard radiation therapy 484,837 521,375 466,775 Employing pre-clinical models of breast cancer metastasis to bone to evaluate preventive and disease- modifying strategies. 400,283 233,645 233,645 885,120 755,020 700,420 Project Title 2005/06 2006/07 Strategies to improve bone pain in breast cancer patients: a phase II open label study of sublingual methadone for breakthrough pain 51,002 51,002 A Genome-Wide ...

For immediate release Contact Cindy Abram, 533-6625 cindy.abram@mail.house.gov Murtha: New breast - cancer research project launched at Windber institute JOHNSTOWN, PA, June 2, 2006 – Congressman John Murtha joined officials of Windber Research Institute and Temple University’s Sbarro Health Research Organization at the Showcase for Commerce today to announce the launch of a pilot project in breast cancer research at the local institute. The Cancer Biomolecular Markers Research is designed to better understand and treat breast cancer using the latest technologies and approaches in genetic research at WRI’s world-class biomedical research facility. SHRO will provide research scientists to work on the proect at the Windber facility. “In addition to the other ongoing research programs at WRI, I’m proud to support this new collaboration,” ...

O UT L OO K Volume 19 June Number 4 (REVISED) 2002 Breast Cancer : Increasing Incidence, Limited Options B reast cancer is the most common cancer and leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide. 1 In 2000, breast cancer resulted in an estimated 189,000 deaths in developed countries and 184,000 deaths in developing countries, accounting for 16 and 12 percent, respectively, of all cancer deaths in women. 1 While the age-standardized incidence of breast cancer is generally lower in developing countries than in developed countries (23.1 versus 63.2 per 100,000 women), incidence rates vary widely between and within countries (see Figure 1). 1 In temperate areas of South America, for example, the incidence of breast cancer is almost as high as in North America ...

SPECIAL EMBARGO FOR RELEASE: 10 a.m. (ET) Thursday, June 22, 2006 Media Advisory: To contact Richard Theriault, DO, FACP, contact Nancy Jensen at 713/792-0655, nwjensen@mdanderson.org or Stephanie Dedeau at 713/792-0655, srdedeau@mdanderson.org. On the day of the briefing, call the AMA’s Science News Department at 312/464-2410. Researcher: Breast cancer can be safely treated during pregnancy Dissolution of the ethical decision between mom’s, baby’s health NEW YORK—The National Cancer Institute reports that one in 3,000 pregnant women in the United States must share the happiness of their pregnancy with the anguish of breast cancer . But, according to a leading breast cancer specialist, pregnant women with breast cancer can be safely treated for their breast cancer without an adverse impact on their child. “In the past, many women were encouraged to terminate their pregnancy or avoid ...

Lives Renewed: The Emergence of a Breast Cancer Survivor Movement in Ukraine Background Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women in Ukraine. Approximately 15,000 new cases are identified annually and about 8,000 women die per year. Due to the difficult economic conditions that continue to grip post-Soviet Ukraine, medical providers face great challenges in providing basic primary health care, let alone early detection services and optimal clinical care for women with the disease. In addition to the physical toll that breast cancer takes, the psychosocial needs of women diagnosed with the disease are great, and these are rarely recognized formally or addressed. Since 1997, a remarkable transformation has begun to take place, however. In a few short years, a nascent breast cancer survivor movement has emerged ...

President Clinton and National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund (NBCCF) Launch Virginia Clinton Kelley Fund to Intensify Breast Cancer Fight - New Fund to Support Initiatives that Transform the Status Quo in Breast Cancer - New York, November 4, 2005 - The National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund (NBCCF) and President Bill Clinton last night announced the formation of the Virginia Clinton Kelley Fund, during the organization’s annual gala dinner. Created as part of NBCCF, the new Fund honors the President’s mother, whose bold spirit allowed her to overcome a life filled with adversity, until she finally lost her battle with breast cancer . In the sprit of this courageous woman, the Fund will help power the organization’s tenacious efforts to eradicate breast cancer . "Since 1991, NBCC and the NBCC Fund have had an unprecedented impact on breast cancer , driving real change in the areas ...

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.IOSPRESS.NL OR SEND AN E-MAIL TO MARKET@IOSPRESS.NL New IOS Publication Immunology of Breast Cancer Volume 20 Breast Disease Edited by: Wei-Zen Wei and Diana M. Lopez December 2004, 160 pp., softcover ISBN: 1-58603-494-4 Price: US$168 / €140 / £99 In this publication, exciting new directions are outlined by fourteen groups of investigators working on critical areas in “ Breast Cancer Immunology”. In the clinic, patients are responding to Her-2 peptides or GM-CSF transfected tumor cell vaccines. Futhermore, tumors under vaccine induced immune attack can prime the host to additional antigens. Selected chemotherapeutic agents are used to further vaccine efficacy. These promising results highlight the value of breast cancer immunotherapy. Although the clinical progress is exciting, significant ...

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.IOSPRESS.NL OR SEND AN E-MAIL TO MARKET@IOSPRESS.NL New IOS Publication Genomic Approaches to the Study of Breast Cancer Volume 19 Breast Disease Edited by: J.E. Green August 2004, 90 pp., softcover ISBN: 1-58603-460-X Price: US$135 / €110 / £73 This volume of Breast Disease is dedicated to the emerging science using high-throughput genomic approaches to study breast cancer . These technologies offer great potential for stratifying the classification and treatment of patients based upon individual molecular profiles as well as identifying important new targets for therapy. The application of gene expression profiling to breast cancer research has already revolutionized clinical oncology and is being vigorously applied by the pharmaceutical industry for translational research. The ...

Scenes from THE BREAST CANCER DIARIES June 13-18, Two Thousand Six SILVERDOCS.com The Community Breast Cancer Diary Box Office Hours: June 13-18 10 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. AFI SILVER THEATRE & Cultural Center | 8633 Colesville Road | Silver Spring, MD | 301.495.6776 Tell us your story DOCS RX: A WORLD OF DOCUMENTARIES ON GLOBAL HEALTH INVITES YOU TO TELL US YOUR BREAST CANCER STORY. If you are a breast cancer survivor, spouse, significant other, parent, child, doctor, nurse, researcher—share your story with us. During SILVERDOCS —on June 14, 15, 16, 2006 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.—we will shoot short testimonials about breast cancer and its impact on the people who live with it, treat it, and are trying to conquer it. We will edit a short 10-minute “ breast cancer diary” film with selections from ...

CONTACT : Jan Percival, Scribe Communications, 858-452-8958 SKCC AWARDED BREAST CANCER GRANT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF VACCINE AGAINST TUMOR VASCULATURE Vaccine Designed to Circumvent Defects in the Immune System of Older Patients with Breast Cancer to Reduce Recurrent Rate after Surgery SAN DIEGO (June 5, 2006) – A grant from the California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP) will support the development at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center of a vaccine for breast cancer patients which is specifically designed to overcome the defects acquired in the immune response of older individuals. The research is aimed at developing an anti-tumor, vascular vaccine for breast cancer and is part of a larger program that includes vaccines for melanoma, cancers of the breast , colon, prostate, lung and ovary, and for infectious diseases like human and avian influenza. A phase I clinical trial ...

Applying Technology to Assist in Breast Cancer Diagnosis A family practice physician in a rural clinic in Alabama sees a suspicious mass on a mammogram. There is no expert nearby to consult. So the doctor uploads the image to her computer, which is equipped with specialized software that can access remote databases of participating hospitals via the Internet and search for similar images. The system returns 75 images, with annotations about the outcomes of the cases but no identifying information, to protect patients’ privacy. She discards 52 images that don’t look similar to the mammogram and feeds the rest back into the system, asking it to search again and find images that look closer to these. This iterative process continues, and within ten minutes, the doctor finds four images that are a close match. She determines from the annotations on the images that the mass shown on the mammogram ...