Doxorubicin and trastuzumab are effective drugs for treating breast cancer, but they can cause damage to the heart muscle. A study is being conducted to evaluate whether blood tests called cardiac biomarkers (troponins and pro-brain natiuretic peptides) which...

In this study a new type of imaging camera which depends on a radioactive probe that detects cancer was evaluated in women at high risk of developing breast cancer (e.g. BRCA1/2 carriers). The goal was to detect early breast...

Thyroid hormone receptors in breast cancer: prognosis, predictive and therapeutic implications. Researchers: Dr. B Dhesy The survival of breast cancer patients has improved in the past 20 years due to advancements in anti-hormonal and anti-HER2 directed therapies. These therapies...

Innovation in breast cancer treatment isn’t always dramatic. For Carla Purcell of Brantford, the best possible treatment for her breast cancer included radiation therapy. To do that, she needed to know when to breathe in and hold it. But...

Development of an intra-surgical decision support system for use by breast cancer surgeons to identify tumour margin Researchers: Dr. M. Farquharson Breast Cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women. There is a need to optimize...

It has been recognized that an established tumor is able to shut down immune rejection cells so they cannot work. A molecule called CD200 appears to be very important in this shut down process. In this project, breast cancer...

Vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes are a troublesome symptom in women with breast cancer. The use of hormones is contraindicated. In this randomized trial a non-needle treatment using acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical stimulation (ALTENS) is being studied to see if...

Women who undergo mastectomy sometimes receive radiation to the chest wall and regional lymph nodes. Post mastectomy radiation reduces local recurrence but it can cause swelling of the arm called lymphedema. In this study the records of 800 patients...

How the breast looks (referred to as cosmesis) after lumpectomy and radiation is very important to a patient. Currently more intensive radiation regimens which may be associated with worse cosmesis than standard radiation are being studied. This study evaluated...

The disparity in outcomes between Black and Caucasian women with breast cancer is currently a hot topic (New York Times December 2013). In part, the disparity is due to differences in socioeconomic status between the races. Blacks tend to...