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2007
The melding of diverse minds around proteomics initiative
Paulovich Lab harnesses specialists from a variety of fields for contributions to $104 million National Cancer Institute network

Safeway's gift supports mobile-mammography clinic

Nora Disis receives 'superhero' grant

2006
The breast benefits from low body mass and exercise
Regular exercise and keeping weight in check can decrease estrogen levels and lower breast-cancer risk for postmenopausal women

'We're ready to take off'
Mac Cheever pilots program poised to lead the nation in translational research for breast, prostate, colorectal and other solid-tumor cancers

Breast density clearly a cancer risk factor
New model emphasizes denser breast tissue as a predictor of cancer risk

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation grants $5 million for biomarker research

Rectifying a research disparity
New PHS study examines under-studied role of DNA changes in breast-cancer gene susceptibility among African-American women

Advancing the big picture
Breast Imaging Center at SCCA leads the nation in radiological techniques and provides positive patient experiences

Komen grant: Support for global guidelines
Breast Health Global Initiative receives funds from Susan G. Komen Foundation for economically feasible cancer care in developing nations

Raloxifene: A star above par with tamoxifen
Osteoporosis drug raloxifene reduces risk of breast cancer with fewer side effects than tamoxifen

Hope in Herceptin
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance oncologists find breast-cancer drug helps block deadly overexpression of cell-regulation protein

Study stresses relaxation techniques
PHS researcher looks at stress reduction to heighten vaccine immune response

Eastern Star donates $73,000 to Breast Specimen Repository

News on the low-fat front
WHI study of postmenopausal women indicates a low-fat diet may reduce breast-cancer risk, but shows little impact on colon cancer or heart disease

2005
Bacteria and your bones
Johanna Lampe's lab finds intestinal bacteria influence bone mineral density, may relate to breast-cancer risk

Stars in the quest for early detection
Lee Hartwell leads research funded by entertainment industry to pinpoint biomarkers for breast cancer

Measure breast-cancer risk in 'pack years'
Li study associates long-term smoking with increased risk of breast cancer; combined HRT may more than double risk

One more strike against long-term HRT
WHI analysis shows hormone-replacement therapy increases breast density, heightens risk of abnormal mammograms

Defusing a focus on fear
SCCA's breast-cancer education and outreach efforts propel patients, high-risk women into survivorship mode

Bedalov's journey from Split to splitomicin and beyond
Toni Bedalov investigates drug candidates for anticancer therapy in breast-cancer malignancies, illuminates the molecular process of gene silencing

Working nights may shift biological balance toward breast cancer
Consistent late-night exposure to light can disrupt levels of melatonin, alter hormones related to increased breast-cancer risk

Cancer protection from within
Spies lab studies on dendritic cells, primed with MICA protein antibodies, could lead to new anti-tumor vaccines, other immune-based therapies

Mary-Claire King elected to National Academy of Sciences

Ethnic differences in breast-cancer
Factors like family history, access to screening account for rate differences; mortality rates in African Americans may be an exception

The altered terrain of early breast tumors
Increase in early stage ductal, lobular breast cancers point to importance of mammography screening and challenges in treatment options

Global guidelines for breast health
Ben Anderson's breast-cancer summit develops guidelines to improve cancer outcomes in nations with limited resources

Clues from chromosomes lost
First systematic comparison of chromosome abnormalities in breast-cancer subtypes may aid in predicting outcomes or customizing treatment

2004
NCI, Avon Foundation awards breast-cancer grants totaling $1 million to Lehman, Rossing

HRT doubles breast density
Study finds combination-hormone therapy increases breast density, quadruples chance of abnormal mammograms for postmenopausal women

Stellar study for breast-cancer prevention
Center's STAR researchers win award for outstanding participant recruitment, compliance and data submission in clinical trial

Disparities in tumor biology
Research on aggressive growth of breast-cancer tumors in African-American women could lead to new strategies to prevent and treat the disease

Statins don't raise breast cancer risk

Regular exercise lowers estrogens
Lowered hormone levels may explain why exercise reduces a woman's risk of developing breast-cancer

Infection protection and breast cancer
In first U.S. study, Group Health, Fred Hutchinson researchers find antibiotic use may be associated with increased risk of breast cancer

Detecting cancer's family ties
Researcher Amanda Paulovich believes study of inherited defects in DNA repair could yield new tools for early cancer detection

2003
'A good advertisement for mammography'
PHS study links frequent mammograms among HRT users to higher breast-cancer survival rates

Higher breast-cancer risk for daily drinkers
PHS study shows daily alcohol consumption can increase risk of lobular breast cancer by 330 percent

Overcoming the barriers to equitable care
Health-care experts seek an end to cancer-treatment inequities through increased awareness, outreach and education

Exercise reduces risk of breast cancer
New Public Health Science Division study finds that regular, moderate physical activity cuts breast-cancer risk by 20 percent and even reduces risks for patients on hormone-replacement therapy

Life after breast-cancer diagnosis
PHS study finds that bearing a child after a breast-cancer diagnosis does not appear to increase a woman's risk of death

Combined HRT doubles breast-cancer risk
PHS study finds long-term use of hormones estrogen and progestin a risk, regardless of regimen

Telomerase: Cancer's double threat enzyme
Basic Sciences Division postdocs discover second cancer-promoting property of longevity enzyme

Armed to beat their odds
Women at high risk of cancer receive personalized prescription for preventive care at the Alliance's leading-edge Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention Program

Rare breast cancer on the rise
Li study indicates increase in hard-to-diagnose lobular tumors may be linked with higher use of hormone therapy

Cancer diagnosis motivates change...
... but women who learn that they have breast cancer slow their physical activity

Lehman to help develop tool to diagnose breast cancer

Mining the power of immunity
Avon gifts support therapy research that promises fewer side effects

'A challenge to society'
Breast-cancer treatments, outcomes vary widely among women of different races, ethnicities, PHS study shows

2002
Less aggressive risk
Large Public Health Sciences study finds hormone therapy associated with increase of rarer, slower-growing form of breast disease - lobular cancer

Can breast-cancer prevention drugs slow memory decline?
Co-STAR studies whether menopause can trigger loss of cognitive function

A $1 million gift from Avon
'Progress for Patients' program pairs foundation, National Cancer Institute to support breast-cancer biomarker study overseen by Fred Hutchinson

Big spending on breast self-exams doesn't work, say Shanghai data
Twelve-year study involving 266,000 mainland Chinese women shows no decline in breast-cancer deaths, points to high cost of benign biopsies

A blood test for breast cancer
Fred Hutchinson to lead nine other centers in Defense initiative totaling $7 million

Clues inside the younger breast
Large regions of density or calcification could translate to high cancer risk, says study by PHS, Clinical and UW

Diversify tactics in the face of danger
Breast-cancer researchers share a strategy with military experts

Why does recent childbirth translate to more breast-cancer deaths in younger women? Answer may lie in hormones produced in pregnancy
Largest study of its kind may lead to new prevention, treatment drugs

International working group affirms value of mammograms

2001
Dark side of the graveyard shift
Exposure to light when it's dark and working overnight hours point to 60-percent higher chance of breast cancer, says Scott Davis' PHS study

New and better cancer-prevention drugs?
Collins brings 25 years of research to bear on seeking a better understanding of tamoxifen's mechanisms

Negotiating the risks
Second breast cancers may be more difficult to treat in women who take the drug tamoxifen, study suggests

HRT for invasive breast cancer points to less recurrence

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