Briefs

Bone Loss Drugs May Prevent Cancer

BY MELISSA WEBER

Women taking oral bisphosphonates have less chance of developing invasive breast cancer than women who don't take the bone-strengthening drugs... [MORE]

Denosumab Outperforms Zometa in Treating Bone Metastases

BY MELISSA WEBER

A new drug called denosumab may soon give Zometa (zoledronic acid) competition as the standard of care in treating bone metastases in patients with... [MORE]

Obesity and Alcohol Linked to Negative Outcomes in Women with Breast Cancer

BY LAURA BEIL

Women diagnosed with breast cancer could lower their risk of recurrence by cutting back on alcohol consumption, a new analysis suggests. While numerous... [MORE]

Blogs

DEBU TRIPATHY, MD

Bisphosphonates and Breast Cancer Risk

Breast cancer prevention can be accomplished with tamoxifen, and this cuts the risk by about one-third to one-half, but very few women actually choose to go... [MORE]

KATHY LATOUR

Lifestyle and Breast Cancer

It's time to get the weight off ladies. We've been hearing the indications for months if not years and now the studies are building to show that a high body mass index (BMI) has a connection not only to... [MORE]

SUSAN MCCLURE

Endocrine Therapy Passion Gives Three Researchers Rock Star Status

This afternoon I attended a general session at SABCS where Susan G. Komen for the Cure awarded Brinker Awards for Scientific Distinction to three... [MORE]

BEV PARKER

Breast Cancer in Rural and Urban Areas

The symposium got underway this morning with 9,000 participants, according to welcoming comments by C. Kent Osborne, MD. The day was filled with reports of... [MORE]

Message Board

Studies from SABCS have shown that various lifestyle choices (like obesity and alcohol consumption) can be risk factors for breast cancer diagnosis and recurrence. Did you make any lifesytle changes because of your cancer diagnosis? Share your thoughts on the CURE Message Board.

PROFILE:

Taming the Beast

BY KATHY LATOUR

Krysti Hughett listens intently to the woman on the other end of the phone. From her side of the conversation, it's clear—there is one more breast cancer survivor now living in Hughett's... [MORE]

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