Breast Health Blog

This test shows almost 1/3 of breast cancer patients didn’t need chemotherapy. Although this test is expensive, the cost completely outweighs the cost of chemotherapy- at an average of $10,000 PER CHEMO TREATMENT! This article was taken from medical news today.
A 21-gene test that predicts whether early stage breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy is [...]

From Medical News today
US researchers found that pomegranates contain six natural compounds that may prevent the growth of hormone-dependent breast cancer by blocking the enzyme aromatase, which changes androgen to estrogen. However, experts caution this does not mean people should expect the same results from eating pomegranates, because this was an “in vitro” (test tube) [...]

Here is a good article to start off the new year right!!
A study conducted at Scott and White Healthcare in Temple, Texas, found that a new drug stopped the growth of breast tumors in mice. This drug is unique in that it works both by stopping the cancer cells from growing and metastasizing to other [...]