New imaging technique reveals if breast cancer treatments are working

Source: Cancer Research UK

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Date of publication: October, 2010

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In a nutshell: Cancer Research UK scientists have developed a new imaging technique that can show when breast cancer treatment is working.  Using two specially labelled chemical markers they were able to see the very early changes in cancer cells that show treatment is working.

Length of publication: 1 webpage

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T H Witney, M I Kettunen, D-e Hu, F A Gallagher, S E Bohndiek, R Napolitano and K M Brindle (2010) Detecting treatment response in a model of human breast adenocarcinoma using hyperpolarised [1-13C]pyruvate and [1,4-13C2]fumarate. British Journal of Cancer; 103 (9), 1400-1406

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Ten minute talk boosts breast cancer awareness six fold

Source: Cancer Research UK

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Date of publication: October 2009

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In a nutshell: A ten minute talk between a woman and a health professional increases the chances she will be ‘breast cancer aware’ by six fold, according to research published online in the British Journal of Cancer (BJC) and presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in Birmingham.

Length of publication: 1 web page

 

Australian cervical cancer vaccination leads to rapid decline in genital warts

Source: British Medical Journal, 2009, 339:b4241

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Date of publication: October 2009

Publication type: Journal Article

In a nutshell: The number of young women presenting with new cases of genital warts in Australia has declined rapidly since the introduction of the national vaccination programme against cervical cancer, in 2007

Length of publication: 1 web page

Cancer treatment adherence among low-income women with breast or gynecologic cancer

Source: Cancer

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Date of publication: June 2009

Publication type: Abstract

In a nutshell: The authors implemented a controlled, randomized trial that compared 2 interventions: the provision of written resource navigation information (enhanced usual care [EUC]) versus written information plus patient navigation (TPN) aimed at improving adjuvant treatment adherence and follow-up among 487 low-income, predominantly Hispanic women with breast cancer or gynecologic cancer.

Length of publication: 1 page

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Women and GPs lack awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms

Source: Cancer Research UK

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Date of publication: June 2009

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In a nutshell:Research by an ovarian cancer charity has highlighted a widespread lack of awareness of the symptoms of the disease among both women and their GPs

Length of publication: 1 internet page

Weighing the Benefits and Burdens of Mammography Screening Among Women Age 80 Years or Older

Source:Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2009, 27 (11), p. 1774-1780

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Date of publication:May 2009

Publication type:Journal article

In a nutshell:To examine outcomes of mammography screening among women greater than 80 years to inform decision making.

Length of publication:6 pages

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Debate on breast screening ‘should not distract from the benefits’ says Cancer Research UK

Source:Cancer Research UK, 2009

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Date of publication:April 2009

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In a nutshell:The debate over the precise number of women saved by breast screening should not distract people from the fact that it saves lives, say experts from Cancer Research UK.

Length of publication:1 page news bulletin

Evaluation of extension of breast screening to women aged 65–70 in England using screening performance measures

Source: British Journal of Cancer, 2009, 100, p. 1043-1047

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Date of publication:March 2009

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In a nutshell:The objective of this study was to investigate screening performance measures in the English screening units that began inviting women aged 65–70 between 1 April 2001 and 1 April 2004. We analysed results after each unit commenced inviting women aged 65–70. In addition, we analysed data from units that invited this age group for a second time between 1 April 2004 and 31 March 2007. Results for women aged 65–70 were compared to women aged 50–64 and 60–64. Average uptake was 72.8% for women aged 65–70 and 76.7% for women aged 50–64.

Length of publication:4 pages

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Experts to review evidence on cervical cancer screening age

Source: Cancer Research UK

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Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell: The government has announced a review of evidence about the most effective age to routinely screen women for cervical cancer.

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Moderate Alcohol Intake and Cancer Incidence in Women

Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute

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Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: Journal article

In a nutshell: This article discusses results form a study looking and moderate intake of alcohol and incidence of cancer. The results from this were widely reported in the press.

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Breast cancer incidence, stage, treatment and survival in ethnic groups in South East England

Source: British Journal of Cancer 2009 100, pp545–550.  

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Year of publication: 2009

Publication type: Journal article

  

In a nutshell: The findings from this study suggest that a strategy of earlier detection should be pursued in Black and South Asian women. 

 

Length of publication: 1 page abstract

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Rising incidence of breast cancer among female cancer survivors: implications for surveillance

Source: British Journal of Cancer 2009 100, pp77–81.

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Year of publication: 2008

  

Publication type: Research article

In a nutshell: The number of female cancer survivors has been rising rapidly. This article assesses the occurrence of breast cancer in these survivors over time. A marked rise in breast cancer incidence among female cancer survivors was observed. 

 

Length of publication: 1 page abstract, 4 page article

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