Breast Clinic

News

2008

• New Study of Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer Establishes Model for Global Clinical Trials

2007

• Even Tiny Breast Tumors Can Be Aggressive and May Require Maximum Therapy
• Addressing Care Gap in Underserved Women Not Easy, Mayo Researchers Find
• Herceptin Helps Women With Multiple Chromosomes Containing HER2 Gene, Study Finds
• Mayo Clinic Study Shows Drug Could Effectively Treat, Prevent the Spread of Breast Cancer
• Normal tissue not spared in new forms of breast cancer radiotherapy
• Biodesign Institute Leads Innovative Project to Prevent Breast Cancer
• Mayo Clinic-led Study Improves Breast Cancer Risk Prediction in Women with Atypia
• Benefits of Trastuzumab Are Lasting, Reducing Both HER2 + Breast Cancer Deaths and Recurrence
• MRI Detects Cancers Missed by Mammography in Breast Cancer Patients
• Spread of breast cancer to lungs in asthma patients may be prevented by use of common inhalers
• Breast Cancer Vaccine Stimulates Potent Immune Response to Cancer Cells
• Computerized Reminders Boost Mammography Screening Rates

2006

• Mayo Clinic — Advances in Breast Imaging
• Fresh use of targeted therapy advances treatment of early HER2-positive breast cancer
• Mayo Clinic Study Observes Normal Aging Process Lowers Breast Cancer Risk
• Initial Results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) Released: Osteoporosis Drug Raloxifene Shown to be as Effective as Tamoxifen in Preventing Invasive Breast Cancer
• Mayo Clinic Study Finds Two Genes Predict Outcome for Breast Cancer Patients

2005

• Benign Breast Disease an Important Breast Cancer Risk Factor
• Mayo Researchers to Announce New Findings about Promising Early-Stage Breast Cancer Treatment
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Report on Effectiveness of Treatments for Hot Flashes
• Mayo Clinic Researchers Report Success in New Molecular Breast Imaging Technique

2004

• New Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer Patients at Mayo Clinic

2003

• Mayo Clinic to Conduct Large Mammography Study
• New Treatment Significantly Improves Long-Term Outlook for Breast Cancer Survivors
• Paclitaxel, Carboplatin and Trastuzumab Better Tolerated by HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients When Administered Weekly
• Mayo Clinic Women's Cancer Program Will Lead National Research Study to Search for Molecular Predictors of Breast Cancer
• MR-guided breast biopsy offered as surgical alternative
• Mayo Clinic receives funding to continue program to diagnose uninsured women with abnormal mammograms

2001

• Folate Intake Counteracts Breast Cancer Risk Associated with Alcohol Consumption