Category Archives: Breast cancer

How Long am I Going to Live With my Metastatic Breast Cancer?

Posted on February 6, 2011 by wngai

Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is a disease that is essentially incurable.  Women with MBC are given chemotherapy at some stage of their illness to extend their lives.  When starting chemotherapy for MBC, most women would like to know how the … Continue reading →

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Physical Activity and Risk of Breast Cancer Among Postmenopausal Women

Posted on December 22, 2010 by wngai

Physical activity has many health benefits, including weight loss and maintenance, improved insulin sensitivity and improved lipid profile.   An analysis, which was based on the Nurses’Health Study, reported that moderate physical activity was associated with a reduced risk of postmenopausal … Continue reading →

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Aspirin Can Prevent From Several Common Cancers

Posted on December 22, 2010 by wngai

If you are taking aspirin to prevent heart attack, you should be glad to know that you might also be protected from a variety of cancers.   According to a new study published in Lancet, taking aspirin over a long period … Continue reading →

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Pertuzumab Plus Herceptin Shows Promise in Early Breast Cancer

Posted on December 22, 2010 by wngai

Just after four cycles of neoadjuvant use, the combination of Roche’s pertuzumab,  Herceptin (trastuzumab) and chemotherapy improved the rate of complete tumor disappearance by more than half compared to conventional therapy in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.  The results came … Continue reading →

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Breast and Endometrial Cancer – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis and Hormonal Treatment

Posted on November 27, 2010 by wngai

Breast Cancer  Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.  It is estimated that the lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is one in eight, with … Continue reading →

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FDA Approves Halaven for Late-Stage Breast Cancer

Posted on November 22, 2010 by wngai

Good news for patients with late stage metastatic breast cancer.  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved eribulin mesylate injection (Halaven; Eisai, Inc) for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in patients who have received at least 2 prior … Continue reading →

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It is Better for Cancer Patients to Die at Home

Posted on November 14, 2010 by wngai

Cancer patients who die at home do so more peacefully and their caregivers also end up doing better emotionally, reported in the September 13th issue in the Journal of Clinical Oncology  Wright’s team studied 342 terminal cancer patients and their … Continue reading →

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Soy Intake Lowers Recurrence of Hormone-Sensitive Breast Cancers

Posted on November 8, 2010 by wngai

The intake of soy isoflavones among women with breast cancer has become a public health concern since these compounds have been found to have weak estrogenic effects.   A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, however, suggested soy intake … Continue reading →

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Cetuximab (Erbitux) Reduces Disease Progression in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Posted on October 16, 2010 by wngai

Patients with triple negative breast cancer usually have poor prognosis, but a new drug might soon be available to improve the survival in these patients.   Mid-stage study results presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology congress indicated that cetuximab(Erbitux) … Continue reading →

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HER2-positive Breast Cancer with Brain Metastases? Use Lapitinibi (Tykerb) and Capecitibine (Xeloda) but NOT Trastuzumab (Herceptin)

Posted on September 27, 2010 by wngai

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer (BC) is a disease that accounts for up to one third of all invasive breast tumors. The natural history of this disease, however, has been dramatically improved with the introduction of … Continue reading →

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