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Immutep Announces Positive Interim Results In Phase I/II Chemoimmunotherapy Trial In Breast Cancer
Immutep S.A. announced today interim results from its ongoing Phase I/II chemoimmunotherapy clinical trial in metastatic breast carcinoma. ImmuFact IMP321 was administered the day after weekly paclitaxel for six months. The interim results show a clinical response rate of 50 per cent compared to 25 per cent with paclitaxel alone. In addition, a robust immune response was observed in clinically-responding patients.

Cyclophilin B Is A Possible New Target For Treating Breast Cancer
Dr. Charles Clevenger and colleagues at Northwestern University have uncovered that cyclophilin B may contribute to progression in breast cancer. Their report can be found in the January 2009 issue of The American Journal of Pathology. The protein cyclophilin B affects cell division, motility, and death, all of which are altered in cancerous cells. To explore the role of cyclophilin B-mediated gene regulation in breast cancer, Dr.

UPCI Researcher Receives Grant To Study Breast Cancer Biomarkers
Susan G. Komen for the Cure has awarded Jean Johanna Latimer, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry Program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), a grant to develop biomarkers that will help identify which forms of a common, noninvasive cancer-ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)-will metastasize. The research, focusing in part on DCIS in African-American women, may eventually spare patients from unnecessary treatments.

Medicare Rebate For Breast MRI, Australia
A Medicare rebate for an MRI breast scan will be available to women under 50 at high risk of breast cancer and with no symptoms from 1 February 2009. Being at high risk of breast cancer can cause significant anxiety. These scans can help reduce unnecessary concern, and help pick up breast cancer early.

MRI Scans Funded For Younger Women At High Risk Of Breast Cancer, Australia
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre welcomes the addition of two new items to the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) for the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the surveillance and diagnosis of women under 50 years of age at high risk of developing breast cancer.

New York Times Examines Reconstructive Surgery Options For Women With Breast Cancer
The New York Times on Tuesday examined reconstructive breast surgery options provided to cancer patients undergoing mastectomies. According to the Times, despite recent advances in reconstructive breast surgery procedures, many plastic surgeons fail to inform women about the extent of their options.

Lymphedema Risk For Breast Cancer Survivors Increased By Obesity
Throughout the world, 10 million breast cancer survivors have a lifetime risk for developing lymphedema, a chronic condition that involves swelling of the limbs and impacts physical and psychosocial health. Second only to the recurrence of cancer, it is the most dreaded effect of breast cancer treatment.

IU Simon Cancer Center's Tissue Bank Collecting Samples Jan. 10
Would you like to contribute to breast cancer research? You can help by donating a tissue sample to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, in the Hematology Clinic and Women's Center (second floor) in the new patient building of the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, 1030 W. Michigan St.

Fruit, Veggie Intake Doubled With Switch To Mediterranean Diet Plan
In a new study led by the University of Michigan Health System, women more than doubled their fruit and vegetable intakes and dramatically increased their consumption of "good" fats when they were counseled by registered dietitians and provided with a list of guidelines on the amount of certain foods they should eat each day. The six-month study of 69 women divided the participants into two groups.

Baby Girl Free Of Breast Cancer Gene Due To Be Born Soon
The first British baby girl free of the faulty BRCA 1 gene, which significantly raises a woman's chances of developing breast cancer, is due to be born soon. The girl has been genetically selected to be free of the faulty gene. As an embryo, she was screened to make sure she did not have the faulty gene. The BRCA 1 gene passes the risk of breast cancer down generations. Experts say a woman who carries this gene runs a 50% to 85% risk of developing breast cancer.

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Has Anti-Cancer Components
Good quality extra-virgin olive oil contains health-relevant chemicals, 'phytochemicals', that can trigger cancer cell death. New research published in the open access journal BMC Cancer sheds more light on the suspected association between olive oil-rich Mediterranean diets and reductions in breast cancer risk.

'Molecular Manual' For 100s Of Inherited Diseases Compiled By Researchers
An international research team has compiled the first catalogue of tissue-specific pathologies underlying hundreds of inherited diseases. These results provide information that may help treat conditions such as breast cancer, Parkinson's disease, heart disease and autism. The report from scientists at the Technical University of Denmark and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) will appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and has been published online.

Breast Cancer Recovery Hampered By Poor Marriage
Researchers in the US found that breast cancer patients who had a poor relationship with their spouse or partner were likely to recover more slowly and experience worse physiological as well as psychological outcomes.

Daily Women's Health Policy Report Examines Latest Research On Breast Cancer
The following summarizes news coverage of recently reported studies on breast cancer. ~ Tumor removal: An experimental device developed by a team at Duke University Medical Center can help surgeons determine if they have removed a breast cancer tumor in its entirety, reducing the chances that a patient will have to undergo subsequent surgeries, researchers reported at the recent

Cabinet Secretary For Health & Wellbeing Hears Breast Cancer Patient Experiences At Breakthrough Breast Cancer's Scottish Launch Event
Nicola Sturgeon, MSP and Deputy First Minister & Cabinet Secretary for Health & Wellbeing heard breast cancer patients talk about their experiences of breast cancer services in Scotland at Breakthrough Breast Cancer's Scottish Conversation event on Wednesday 10th December.