Breast Cancer In The News Breast cancer is often in the news, with fresh treatment options appearing every few years. Here are some recent innovations in prevention, therapy, and diagnosis: the estrogen-like drugs raloxifene and tamoxifen diminish breast cancer occurrences by 50% in postmenopausal women; ELIOT, a radiotherapy device used during surgery, reduces the need for post-op radiation; x-ray and ultrasound mammotomy provide less invasive breast biopsy alternatives. Of course, next year may yield far superior breakthroughs, as breast cancer researchers come to better understand their nemesis.