Pfizer Says Two Breast Cancer Drug Studies Fail

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Pfizer Says Two Breast Cancer Drug Studies Fail (Fox News)

Many women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a condition that researchers at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare want to change by aggressively targeting specific genes.

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Effort aims to spike breast cancer with new approach (PhysOrg)

DEAD SEA, Jordan — Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to better understand the underlying molecular and environmental causes in an effort to curb the incidence of cancer.”Breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy recorded in the cancer registries of almost all countries within the Eastern Mediterranean …

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Breast Cancer Incidence Among Iraqi Women Profiled (redOrbit)

Recent studies show that more women with cancer in one breast are opting for removal of both breasts, even though removal of the healthy breast does little to improve survival rates, New York Times columnist Tara Parker-Pope writes. In 2006, roughly 6% of women who underwent surgery for breast cancer chose to remove both the cancerous and healthy breasts, a procedure known as contralateral …

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Research Shows Removing Healthy Breast Does Not Improve Breast Cancer Survival, NYT Columnist Writes (Medical News Today)

Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to better understand the underlying molecular and environmental causes in an effort to curb the incidence of cancer. “Breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy recorded in the cancer registries of almost all countries within the Eastern Mediterranean Region. In Iraq, the …

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Breast Cancer Incidence Among Iraqi Women Profiled (Medical News Today)