Latest Breakthrough Breast Cancer Stories
LONDON, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 16th year running River Island [http://www.riverisland.com ] is delighted to announce continuous support for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer. Due to the huge success of past annual Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaigns, River Island will be supporting this year's campaign with two limited edition t-shirts and a friendship bracelet in a variety of 4 colours. With spring fast approaching, the graphic print slogan t-shirts are...
Smile Pink is a group of dedicated dental professionals who have come together to increase Breast Cancer Awareness using the dental community. Bayonne, NJ (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 Smile Pink is a group of dedicated dental professionals who have come together to increase Breast Cancer Awareness using the dental community. Smile Pink is devoted to comprehensive and preventive patient care, including drawing attention to the symptoms of breast cancer, breast cancer treatments, and creating...
NEW YORK, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In July 2013, Walk the Walk will bring The MoonWalk marathon from the United Kingdom to America for the first time to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer causes. At 10 p.m., on July 20, 2013, thousands of women and men will Power Walk through the city wearing brightly decorated bras to inspire and encourage others to get fit, have fun, and raise money for breast cancer charities in New York. Presented by Empire BlueCross BlueShield,...
LONDON, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Topshop is delighted to announce its continued support of charity initiative Fashion Targets Breast Cancer this year with the launch of a limited edition t-shirt, available online and instore nationwide. Topshop has been working with Fashion Targets Breast Cancer since 2005, producing printed canvas bags and t-shirts each year. Following on from the success of 2010's 'Love to Love' vest, this year the charity garment will be a soft jersey t-shirt with...
The first research from the Breakthrough Generations Study could lead to a test to predict a woman's reproductive lifespan.The findings, published October 17 in Human Molecular Genetics, could have considerable impact on women in the UK and other western countries, where many start having children at a later age. Early menopause affects one in 20 UK women.The study from scientists at the University of Exeter Peninsula Medical School and The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), funded by The...
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Genomic Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: GHDX) today announced findings from a European study demonstrating that the Oncotype DX Recurrence Score(R) result is a significant independent predictor of distant recurrence in both node-negative and node-positive, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients who are treated with the aromatase inhibitor anastrozole or with tamoxifen. Researchers from the Royal Marsden Hospital in London discussed...
A new survey conducted by Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Britain's leading breast cancer charity, has found that only 35% of women regularly check their breasts for signs of cancer, and 23% never or seldom do. The survey included 2,005 women between the ages of 18 and 64, and found that nearly 4 in 10 (37%) who reported not regularly examining their breasts did not know how to perform the checks or what signs or to look for. Breast cancer is Britain's most common form of cancer, with...
Breakthrough Breast Cancer today announce that UK scientists have discovered that a gene "“ named after the James Bond villain Scaramanga "“ can trigger the development of breasts. This has important implications for breast cancer, as reported in the journal Genes and Development. During the development of an embryo, formation of organs is tightly controlled by specific genes. In the case of breasts, this process controls the development of two breasts in humans but this can go awry,...
