http://www.nyp.org/library/audio-podcasts.html NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Breast Health Podcast Feeder 1.4.4 http://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us (c) NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:03:22 -0400 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:03:22 -0400 10080 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/bh.jpg http://www.nyp.org/library/audio-podcasts.html NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Breast Health Podcast NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Breast Health Podcast Breast Health, Women's Health no NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster webmaster@nyp.org no http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0910bh.mp3 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:00:00 GMT does-insulin-level-raise-risk-for-breast-cancer NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster A new study published in the International Journal of Cancer suggests that postmenopausal women with higher insulin levels may be at greater risk of developing breast cancer. no 3:17 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0909bh.mp3 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GMT reduced-breast-cancer-risk-and-migraines-linked NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster For women who suffer from migraines, here's a bit of good news: New research shows that your risk for breast cancer may be reduced by as much as 26 percent. no 2:58 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0908bh.mp3 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:00:00 GMT breast-cancer-survival-status-found-with-blood-marker NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster A link has been found between breast cancer survival and two proteins at high levels in the blood that are indicators of inflammation. The study results were reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology no 3:26 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0907bh.mp3 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:00:00 GMT dense-breasts-may-be-a-risk-factor-for-breast-cancer NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Breast cancer risk assessment and prevention should start much earlier in life than it currently does, say Canadian researchers who examined breast cancer risk factors in young women. The study appears online and in the June print issue of the The Lancet Oncology. no 3:03 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0906bh.mp3 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:00:00 GMT lymphedema-difficult-for-women-after-breast-cancer NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster A new study has found that women who develop lymphedema fare worse than women without the condition and have higher out-of-pocket medical costs after radiation and surgery. no 3:38 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0905bh.mp3 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:00:00 GMT hispanic-women-discover-own-breast-cancer-but-wait NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Most breast cancers in Hispanic women are detected by the women themselves, a new study shows. This is despite high rates of screening mammography in this population. no 2:39 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0904bh.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:00:00 GMT childhood-cancer-survivors-need-mammograms NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Experts say female childhood cancer survivors who have had radiation should get mammograms earlier than general population of women. no 3:39 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0903bh.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT breast-cancer-risk-not-higher-with-limited-caffeine-use NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Researchers are making progress in predicting breast cancer risk, recurrence risk, and response to cancer treatment by looking at factors such as breast density and tumor size. no 2:50 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0902bh.mp3 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:00:00 GMT breast-cancer-risk-not-higher-with-limited-caffeine-use NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Two newer breast imaging techniques will help doctors diagnose and stage breast cancer, but neither technique will replace standard mammography for the detection of breast cancer. Results from both studies were presented at the Radiological Society of North America's annual meeting. no 3:29 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0901bh.mp3 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT breast-cancer-risk-not-higher-with-limited-caffeine-use NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Drinking coffee or consuming other caffeine-laden foods does not appear to boost breast cancer risk, says a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. no 3:21 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0812bh.mp3 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT breast-cancer-recurrence-in-women-of-all-ages-studied NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Young women diagnosed with a common form of early-stage breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are no more likely to have recurrences than older women with the disease, a new study finds. no 2:54 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0811bh.mp3 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT telling-family-and-friends-about-your-breast-cancer-di NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Shelley Volz, now age 59, got the news about her breast cancer diagnosis 10 years ago, right before she was headed from San Francisco to New York for the wedding of her younger brother. While she says she does not think she found it as difficult as many people to disclose the diagnosis, she did think about others' reactions. no 3:08 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0810bh.mp3 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 GMT breast-cancer-risk-liked-to-bone-den NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Calculating a woman's bone mineral density appears to shed light on her risk for breast cancer, says a report in the journal Cancer. no 2:53 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0809bh.mp3 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT raloxifene-may-help-lower-the-risk-of-invasive-breast-ca NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster A medication already approved to reduce the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women also appears to cut the risk for other women, says a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. no 3:22 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0808bh.mp3 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT low-vitamind-a-problem-for-women-with-breast-ca NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Women with breast cancer who have a vitamin D deficiency at the time of diagnosis are more likely to have a recurrence or to die from their disease, say researchers at an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting. no 3:12 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0807bh.mp3 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT breast-cancer-patients-benefits-from-weekly-taxol-dos NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Women who take the drug Taxol? weekly after receiving chemotherapy for 12 weeks live longer compared to women who take four Taxol treatments every three weeks, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine. no 2:41 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0806bh.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT study-shows-concern-for-obese-breast-cancer-pa NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Women who are overweight or obese when diagnosed with locally advanced breast cancer face a higher chance of recurrence than either normal or underweight patients, a new study shows. In addition, overweight and obese patients have a shorter life expectancy, according to a report in the medical journal Clinical Cancer Research. no 3:46 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0805bh.mp3 Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT womens-perception-of-precamcerous-lesion-a-con NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Many women diagnosed with a precancerous breast lesion known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) face a low risk of a recurrence or of developing invasive breast cancer, says a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. no 2:56 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0804bh.mp3 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT lobular-breast-cancer-linked-to-hrt-use NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Not only does hormone replacement therapy raise the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, it raises the risk of a specific type of malignancy called lobular breast cancer. Researchers, reporting in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, also found that the cancer risk appeared earlier than the five-year period cited by other research. no 3:37 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0803bh.mp3 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:00:00 -0400 brca1-more-prevalent-among-hispanic-and-young-african-american-women NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster The gene mutation BRCA1 which is known to increase the risk of breast cancer is prevelant among Hispanics and young African American women with breast cancer, says a new report. no 3:27 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0802bh.mp3 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:00:00 -0400 stereo-mammography-adds-tool-for-finding-breast-cancer NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster A new diagnostic tool called Stereo Mammography allows clinicians to detect more lesions, and could greatly reduce the number of women who are recalled for added test after routine screening mammography. no 3:29 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0801bh.mp3 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:00:00 -0400 double-mastectomy-for-breast-cancer-prevention-on-the-rise NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Women diagnosed with breast cancer who have a mastectomy are increasingly choosing to have their other healthy breast removed as a preventive measure. no 3:21 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0712bh.mp3 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:00:00 -0400 breast-cancer-survival-rates-better-but-not-for-all NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Breast Cancer death rates continue to decline more than two percent each year. This trend can be traced to early detection and better treatment, says a new American Cancer Society Report. no 3:34 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0711bh.mp3 Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:00:00 -0400 substance-in-fried-foods-may-not-ba-a-risk-for-breast-cancer NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster There appears little or no link between breast cancer and acrylamide, a substance found in many baked and fried foods no 3:43 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0710bh.mp3 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:00:00 -0400 extra-fruits-and-veggies-may-not-protect-cancer-survivors NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster While a healthy diet remains a mainstay of cancer prevention, eating more than the recommended amounts of fruits, vegetables, and fiber won't give you added protection against breast cancer recurence no 3:59 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0709bh.mp3 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:00:00 -0400 experts-look-closely-at-gauging-breast-cancer-risk NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Current methods of learning a woman's breast cancer risk using her family history may underestimate the danger, says a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association no 3:59 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0708bh.mp3 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 13:00:00 -0400 breast-cancer-radiation-treatment-time-sho NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster A sophisticated radiation therapy system safely allows the delivery of a higher daily dose for breast cancer patients and shortens the treatment time for women from six or seven weeks to just four, researchers say. no 3:19 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0707bh.mp3 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:00:00 -0400 tamoxifen-still-promoted-for-many-breast-cancer-ca NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Tamoxifen helps prevent breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease who have also had their ovaries removed as part of a hysterectomy, says a study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. no 3:41 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0706bh.mp3 Wed, 16 May 2007 17:41:20 -0400 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0706bh.mp3 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer should have a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of the other breast in addition to mammography, says the American Cancer Society (ACS). no 3:57 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0705bh.mp3 Mon, 14 May 2007 17:22:35 -0400 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0705bh.mp3 Breast cancer treatment trials that are funded by drug companies are more likely to show positive results than studies sponsored by other sources, say researchers in the journal Cancer. no 3:41 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-0704bh.mp3 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:00:00 +0000 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0704bh.mp3 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster A genetic "signature" that consists of 186 genes combined together can predict the risk of recurrence for some common cancers, according to a report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). no 2:49 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0703bh.mp3 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:00:00 +0000 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0703bh.mp3 The mammogram is changing for the better, say experts trained in breast imaging.New computer-driven technologies should make the yearly exam more accurate and easier on patients than ever before. no 2:58 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0702bh.mp3 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:00:00 +0000 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0702bh.mp3 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Women who are heavier in young adulthood have a lower risk of developing breast cancer before they reach menopause, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine. no 3:36 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0701bh.mp3 Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:34:14 -0500 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0701bh.mp3 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Steaks, hamburgers, and other red meat could raise younger women's risk for an estrogen-linked form of breast cancer, says a report in Archives of Internal Medicine. no 3:09 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0612bh.mp3 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:00:00 +0000 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0612bh.mp3 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster A breast biopsy is the preferred follow-up procedure to confirm a cancer diagnosis, even though several other test options exist and may be offered by physicians, according to a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). no 3:35 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0611bh.mp3 Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:42:06 -0400 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0611bh.mp3 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Women who are physically active in the year before they receive a diagnosis of breast cancer are more likely to survive the disease, according to a study reported in the journal Cancer. no 3:43 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0610bh.mp3 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:07:20 -0400 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0610bh.mp3 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Women whose mothers took DES, a synthetic estrogen, while pregnant have nearly double the risk of breast cancer, according to a report in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. no 3:15 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0609bh.mp3 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:45:15 -0400 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0609bh.mp3 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Older American women are not getting as many mammograms as they say, or think they are, according to a report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. no 2:52 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0608bh.mp3 Sat, 15 Jul 2006 17:00:00 +0000 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0608bh.mp3 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster African-American women who are premenopausal are twice as likely to get a certain type of breast tumor, one that is a particularly virulent form of breast cancer, than other women, according to a study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. no 3:48 http://webmedia.nyp.org/nyp/media/p-breasthealth/0607bh.mp3 Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:50:09 -0400 http://dev.chs.greystone.net/podcasts/0607bh.mp3 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Webmaster Researchers have defined aspects of disabling fatigue that persists for years in almost one-third of breast cancer survivors, says a report in the medical journal Clinical Cancer Research. no 2:58