Breast Cancer Survivor Sheryl Crow and the Pink Lotus Breast Center Announce Opening of the Sheryl Crow Imaging Center
Breast cancer survivor Sheryl Crow
and the Pink Lotus Breast Center today announced the grand opening of
the Sheryl Crow Imaging Center. A state of the art breast imaging center
featuring the latest advancements in digital screening and diagnostic
imaging technologies.
©
2010 Pink Lotus Breast Center
'Postcode lottery' over cancer cashPatients hoping to access a new £50 million cancer drugs fund could face a postcode lottery, experts have warned. ©
2010 ES London Limited
Emergency fund to pay for 'too expensive' cancer drugs
Cancer
patients denied new treatments because they are too expensive will now
be able to appeal to a £50m government fund to pay for their drugs – a
move that experts said would "overturn" key recommendations by the NHS watchdog, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Nice).guardian.co.uk © Guardian News and Media Limited 2010
Cancer support charity to cut visits after funding falls
A London cancer charity is faced with axing vital home visits for
patients because of a funding crisis. A drop in income from trusts and
donors means the Paul D'Auria Cancer Support Centre, based next to
Clapham Junction station, will have to cut services unless it can
raise £50,000. © 2010 ES London Limited
David Cameron accused of 'ditching' cancer
treatment guarantees
Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman accused
the Prime Minister today of "dodging" questions on guarantees over
cancer care. At Commons question time, Ms Harman said Mr Cameron was
"ditching" the guarantee to see a cancer specialist within two weeks but
did not have the "guts to admit it". ©
independent.co.uk
Health secretary Andrew Lansley promises opportunities for voluntary
sector in NHS shake-up
The voluntary sector will be at the heart of the government’s plans
to reform the NHS, health secretary
Andrew Lansley told delegates at Acevo’s health and
social care conference yesterday.
In a speech to members of the chief executives body, Lansley said the
government wanted to decentralise decision-making on healthcare and
give local communities more of a say in how services were run.
By Femke Colborne,
Third Sector Online,2010
Estrogen-Lowering Drugs Minimize Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds
A nationwide study has confirmed the benefit of giving estrogen-lowering
drugs before surgery to breast cancer patients. The treatment increased
the likelihood that women could undergo breast-conservation surgery,
also called lumpectomy, instead of mastectomy.© 1995-2010 Science Daily LLC
Bone Drug Suppresses Wandering Tumor Cells in Breast Cancer Patients; May Reduce Metastatic Disease
The bone-strengthening drug zoledronic acid (Zometa) can help fight
metastatic breast cancer when given before surgery, suggests research at
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. © 1995-2010 Science Daily LLC
Younger Breast Cancer Patients Most Likely To Discontinue Treatment
Half of breast cancer patients stop taking key
medications ahead of schedule, a decision that can increase their risk
of relapse and death, a new study shows.
The finding underscores the importance of working
with patients to reduce side effects, especially at a time when
patients are increasingly responsible for their own care, says Jennifer
Obel, an
American Society of Clinical Oncology breast cancer expert. Fifty cancer
drugs are now available as pills that can be taken at home.
Pomegranates may prevent estrogen-driven breast
cancer(Natural News)
Many breast cancers are estrogen-dependent. So a class of
drugs called aromatase inhibitors (AI) that block the synthesis of
estrogen are used by mainstream medical doctors to attempt to slow the
growth of estrogen sensitive breast tumors.
