Research Highlights
After breast cancer surgery, low-income women and Latina women return
to work more quickly than other groups of women. They also experience more
pain, swelling, depression, and fatigue.
See “Return to Work after Breast Cancer Surgery,”
Women who exercise may be less likely to have their breast cancer recur
than those who exercise little or not at all.
See “Exercise and Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence,”
A gene may play a role in determining whether hormone replacement therapy
raises a woman’s risk for breast cancer.
See “The Androgen Receptor and Mammographic Density,”
A compound extracted from red wine stopped the growth of tumor cells in
laboratory cultures.
See “Breast Cancer Prevention with Phytoestrogens from Grape Juice,”
In experiments with rats, a vaccine designed to stimulate the immune system
to stop breast cancer from recurring is showing promise.
See “A New Genetic Vaccine Therapy for Breast Cancer,”
Researchers have developed a protein fragment that attaches itself to
breast tumor vessels, but not normal blood vessels. It could eventually
be used to deliver chemotherapy directly to tumors, bypassing normal tissues
and causing fewer toxic side effects.
See “Blood Vessel Markers in Breast Cancer,”
A breath test could pinpoint the chemotherapy dose that will give an individual
breast cancer patient the most therapeutic benefit with the fewest side
effects.
See “A Patient Decision Support Framework for Breast Cancer,”
