IMAGINIS.COM BREAST HEALTH NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3
JANUARY 18, 2001
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WOMEN'S HEALTH NEWS
1. FDA APPROVES FEMARA AS INITIAL TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED BREAST CANCER
After a unanimous recommendation from its advisory panel in December, the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug Femara (generic name, letrozole) as an initial
treatment option for women with advanced breast cancer. The FDAs decision was based
on data that showed Femara may be more effective than tamoxifen, the standard drug used to
treat advanced breast cancer.
Click here to read more:
http://www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/news/news1.12.01.asp
2. HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY (HRT) INCREASES BREAST DENSITY, DENSITY DECREASES AFTER HRT
IS DISCONTINUED
The results of a newly published study confirm previous findings which show that the use
of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can increase breast density in some women, making
breast cancer more difficult to detect with screening mammography. However, the
researchers also found that breast density usually decreases again after HRT is
discontinued. According to Carolyn M. Rutter, PhD and her colleagues, the study
provides important new information that women and their physicians should consider when
beginning or discontinuing HRT. The study also reinforces the belief that women on
HRT should be closely monitored by physicians with regular physical breast exams in
addition to annual mammograms and monthly breast self-exams.
Click here to read more:
http://www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/news/news1.17.01.asp
3. YOU'VE HEARD OF THE CAT SCAN? NOW, HERE'S THE DOG SCAN: CANINE HELPS WITH CANCER
DETECTION
Dogs have been trained to detect bombs, sniff out drugs, and even smell gas leaks in
pipelines 20 feet below the ground. But can canines detect cancer? Well, in
Tallahassee, Florida, a 43-pound Standard Schnauzer named George has been trained to
successfully detect melanoma (a type of skin cancer) on humans. In one case, George
pointed out a mole that had previously been examined by three different doctors and
biopsied twice. After doctors finally removed the lesion and sent it to the pathology
laboratory for a cell-by-cell analysis, they discovered that the patient had Stage II
melanoma. If the mole had been left alone for another year, the patient could very well
have died from skin cancer.
Click here to read more:
http://www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/news/news1.15.01.asp
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"Has anyone who has taken tamoxifen gained a lot of weight from the drug? I've heard
that you gain lots of weight, but just want to know if it's true."
-recent post from patient breast health discussion, http://www.imaginis.com/discussions/
Click here to visit the Imaginis discussions:
http://www.imaginis.com/discussions/
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BREAST CANCER ADVOCACY
1. DONATE FREE MAMMOGRAMS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED WOMEN
The Breast Cancer Site was founded to offer free mammograms to underprivileged women
across the United States. Screening mammograms help detect breast cancer in its earliest
stages when the chances for survival are the greatest. With a simple daily
"click" at The Breast Cancer Site, users help provide mammograms to those in
need. Proceeds benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.
Click here to learn more:
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
To learn more about organizations involved in raising breast cancer awareness and funds
for research, please visit http://www.imaginis.com/breasthealth/links/advocacy.asp
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IMAGINIS BOOKSTORE - CURRENT FEATURE
"Lymphedema: A Breast Cancer Patient's Guide to Prevention and Healing" by
Jeannie Burt, Gwen White, and Judith R. Casley-Smith (2000) provides clear information on
what lymphedema is, how it occurs, and describes treatment procedures to suit a range of
needs; http://www.imaginis.com/bookstore/breasthealth/survival.asp#lymphedema
Please visit the patient or professional sections of the Imaginis bookstore for nearly 150
books on breast health, breast cancer, and related women's health topics:
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