
rheumatoid arthritis | Clinical Trial | Added Aug 14, 2016
A Randomised Controlled Trial Assessing the Effects of a Six-week Exercise Programme on Fitness, Inflammation and Cardiovascular Risk in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis
The aim of this trial is to investigate the effects of a six-week exercise training program on patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The main outcomes will be disease activity, inflammation, fitness and muscle strength. This trial is recruiting in Belfast, Northern Ireland.


breast cancer | Research | Treatment | 17 pages | source: Cancer and Metastasis Reviews | Added Aug 12, 2016
What are the new strategies to overcome resistance to endocrine therapy in breast cancer?
This paper reviewed various strategies of preventing resistance to endocrine therapy.

rheumatoid arthritis | Clinical Trial | Added Aug 12, 2016
Looking for patients who did not respond to methotrexate to test a new biologic, GDC-0853
The aim of this phase 2 clinical trial is to measure the effectiveness and safety of the drug GDC-0853 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have not responded well to other treatments. The main outcomes to be investigated are improvement in pain, function and disease activity, as well as side effects experienced.

breast cancer | Research | 8 pages | source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Added Aug 09, 2016
Breast cancer subtypes and disease prognosis
This study evaluated the impact of breast cancer subtypes on disease prognosis in patients with metastatic breast cancer (cancer that has spread outside the breasts to the other parts of the body).

breast cancer | Research | 14 pages | source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Added Aug 06, 2016
The benefits of melatonin on sleep disturbances in women with breast cancer
The authors aimed to determine whether or not a hormone called melatonin could positively influence the quality of life of women with breast cancer.

breast cancer | Research | 7 pages | source: EJSO | Added Aug 04, 2016
Evaluating outcomes after a local recurrence following breast conserving surgery in young breast cancer patients
This study evaluated survival rates after a local recurrence (return of the cancer close to the place of the initial cancer) in young breast cancer patients treated with breast conserving surgery.

breast cancer | Research | 10 pages | source: Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network | Added Jul 25, 2016
The use of genetic testing for selecting the best treatment for early-stage breast cancer
The aim of this article was to discuss the way in which the latest results on cancer DNA research apply to early-stage breast cancer. Genome analysis is highly likely to play a growing role in the future but more clinical trials are needed.




breast cancer | Research | Treatment | 8 pages | source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment | Added May 06, 2016
Breast cancer patients with BRCA gene mutations have better chances of survival after both breasts are removed
This study looked at women with breast cancer and the BRCA 1 or 2 gene mutations. The authors evaluated the overall survival (the percentage of patients surviving after a defined time from diagnosis or treatment) for these women after removal of both breasts.