http://www.newstin.com/us/female-health Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57512287 ATHENS, Greece (AP) - A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said Thursday. Doctors at Larissa General Hospital examined the girl and surgically removed a growth they later discovered was an embryo... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:08:54 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57512287 2008-05-16T09:08:54Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57521970 Medical studies have shown a link between vitamin D and various forms of cancer WASHINGTON (AFP) - Women deficient in vitamin D at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die or see the tumor spread, a Canadian study published in the United States has shown. "We were concerned to... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:51:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57521970 2008-05-16T09:51:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57471522 A combination of two new-generation cancer drugs modestly delayed the time it took for cancer to worsen in a study of 300 women with very advanced disease who had stopped responding to other treatments. It was the first test of these two highly targeted drugs, Herceptin and Tykerb. Both aim at a... Fri, 16 May 2008 02:08:16 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57471522 2008-05-16T02:08:16Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57508729 More breast cancer patients are undergoing mastectomies, reversing a trend in which women were choosing less extensive surgeries that let them keep their breasts, a new study suggests. The change appears to be driven by the increased use of MRIs, or magnetic resonance imaging, according to... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:56:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57508729 2008-05-16T05:56:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57514234 Patients with breast or colorectal cancer, two of the world's most common cancers, can expect further treatment advances with Avastin® and Herceptin® following new data that is being presented at the 44th American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago at the end of May. Fri, 16 May 2008 09:19:01 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57514234 2008-05-16T09:19:01Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487434 WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Corporation of North America announced today that results from 16 clinical data abstracts about compounds in the company's oncology pipeline, product portfolio and preclinical oncology research have been accepted for presentation at the 44th... Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:05 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487434 2008-05-16T05:00:05Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487356 WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The investigational chemotherapeutic agent eribulin mesylate (E7389) demonstrated activity in a heavily pretreated population of women with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, according to results of a multi-center Phase II clinical trial. Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:06 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57487356 2008-05-16T05:00:06Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57461276 Canada's pharmacy regulation body is recommending that Canada's provinces allow the emergency contraceptive drug known as Plan B to be sold as an over-the-counter product. The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities decided Wednesday to support sales of the "morning-after pill" on... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:14:20 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57461276 2008-05-16T00:14:20Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57460737 LAKEWOOD - The Lakewood Blue- Claws have teamed up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central and South Jersey to host Breast Cancer Awareness Day, presented by Molly Maid, May 18, at FirstEnergy Park, 2 Stadium Way. The event will not only benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure, but it will also... Fri, 16 May 2008 00:08:46 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57460737 2008-05-16T00:08:46Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57520967 An anesthetic injection into a collection of nerves in the neck of breast cancer survivors may reduce the severity and frequency of debilitating hot flashes and night awakenings associated with breast cancer treatment, according to a new study published online by The Lancet Oncology and appearing... Fri, 16 May 2008 09:58:37 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/57520967 2008-05-16T09:58:37Z