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BCN News Articles for: May 15, 2008

  • 'Cool' new treatment for hot flashes in breast cancer survivors: Study shows marked reduction in frequency, severity of hot flashes and sleep disturbances using nerve block
  • Effects of stellate-ganglion block on hot flushes and night awakenings in survivors of breast cancer: a pilot study
  • A Prospective Study of Multivitamin Supplement Use and Risk of Breast Cancer
  • Estrogen Plus Progestin Therapy and Breast Cancer in Recently Postmenopausal Women
  • Aging impacts transcriptomes but not genomes of hormone-dependent breast cancers
  • Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is transcriptionally induced by the Y-box binding protein-1 (YB-1) and can be inhibited with Iressa in basal-like breast cancer, providing a potential target for therapy
  • Autocrine WNT signaling contributes to breast cancer cell proliferation via the canonical WNT pathway and EGFR transactivation
  • BP1 transcriptionally activates bcl-2 and inhibits TNFà-induced cell death in MCF7 breast cancer cells
  • Psychosocial Services for Patients With Cancer (PDF)
  • Ensuring High-Quality Cancer Care in the Medicare Program (PDF)
  • Homecare Referrals and 12-Week Outcomes Following Surgery for Cancer
  • Bedside Physical Therapy Project to Prevent Deconditioning in Hospitalized Patients With Cancer
  • Homecare Referrals and 12-Week Outcomes Following Surgery for Cancer
  • Bedside Physical Therapy Project to Prevent Deconditioning in Hospitalized Patients With Cancer


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