TalkBreast Cancer In The News
I’ve been looking for something other than breast cancer to talk about since I just posted on hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, because September was Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month…but I can’t avoid it. Everyone’s wearing pink ribbons and news about breast cancer abounds:
- A new breast cancer gene has been found: BRIP1.
- The White House issued an official proclamation by the President that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
- The FDA is meeting next week to discuss tamoxifen, a drug metabolism gene called CYP2D6, and their relationship in terms of risk for breast cancer recurrence.
Stay tuned for more info on the FDA hearing next week….
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July 29th, 2007 at 7:41 am
The breast cancer gene scares me ( http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/543066/Health?c_id=wom=kg-jlt ) apparently some people are already responding to it by having propolatic surgeries. As for president bush - he’s all talk, as far as he’s concerned this is a PR move to bolster his tattered image. I cant wait to hear more about the FDA hearings. -kate from the womens health desk at the newsroom.com