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You are at Home>>Cancers>>Breast Cancer>> A recent review article published on the journal “Nutrients (2011 Nov;3(11):962-86)” elaborates over various studies and concludes that taking vitamin E, specifically γ- and δ-tocopherol, might impose a preventative effect on breat cancer. There are eight different forms of vitamin E, including four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. Both the tocopherols [...] Before you start the exercise, following tips will help reduce discomforts: Do exercises after a warm shower which relaxes muscles. Wear comfortable, loose clothing. Start from slow stretch. Hold each stretch at the end of the motion and slowly count to 5. Do each exercise 5 to 7 times, and [...] Depending on surgery types, breast surgery might affect the hand function. Some patients will feel some tightness in your chest and armpit after surgery. Many women have burning, tingling, numbness, or soreness on the back of the arm and/or chest wall. Regular exercise not only decreases side effects of the [...] What is HER2? HER2 is a protein anchored on cell membrane, with enzymatic activity to activate certain functional proteins in cells. The activation of down-stream proteins by HER2 will stimulate the proliferation and growth of cells. HER2 belongs to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) family. HER2 in Breast Cancer [...] To diagnose a cancer like breast cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and liver cancer, etc, a biopsy is commonly performed. A biopsy is referred to as a procedure of medical removal of tissue from a living subject to determine the presence or extent of a disease. It’s important to get accurate results [...] Breast cancer can occur in different areas of the breast – the ducts, the lobules, or in some cases, the tissue in between. In general, primary breast cancers can be classified into two groups - non-invasive and invasive breast cancers. 1. Noninvasive breast cancer. Noninvasice breast cancer is referred to as carcinoma in [...] There are 3-fold implications of breast cancer on bone health. First, most breast cancers developed in post-menopausal women who are at high risk for osteoporosis; second, hormone therapy targeting estrogen and its receptor (e.g. tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitor /anastrozole, letrozole, exemestane) can accelerate bone loss; last, advanced breast cancer can commonly [...] Up to 2/3 of breast cancers are estrogen-receptor positive, meaning cancer cells of estrogen receptor positive breast cancers are responsive to estrogen. Hormone therapy is therefore widely applied in chemotherapy of breast cancers. In this treatment modality, drugs are used to either block binding of estrogen to its receptor or [...] Breast Cancer can be staged from 0-IV according to TNM staging system: Stage 0: Stage 0 is used to describe non-invasive breast cancers which cancer cells are isolated within duct or lobule and do not invade peripheral tissues or vessels. Most stage 0 breast cancer is DCIS (ductal carcinoma in [...] Radiation therapy (radiotherapy) involves using high-energy X-rays or gamma rays that target a tumor or post surgery tumor site. Radiation therapy is a highly highly effective way to kill breast cancer cells. Radiation therapy can be delivered either externally (most common) by a machine called linear accelerator or internally (brachytherapy) [...] |
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