Breast Cancer News and Research

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Report estimates cancer incidence and mortality at the global level

Cancer ranks as a leading cause of death in every country in the world, and, for the first time, female breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer, overtaking lung cancer, according to a collaborative report, Global Cancer Statistics 2020, from the American Cancer Society and the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

4 Feb 2021

Chronic hypoxia upregulates RNA polymerase I, alters methylation on ribosomal RNAs

Hypoxia -- where a tissue is deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen -- is a feature inside solid cancer tumors that renders them highly invasive and resistant to treatment. Study of how cells adapt to this critical stressor, by altering their metabolism to survive in a low-oxygen environment, is important to better understand tumor growth and spread.

4 Feb 2021

Study highlights barriers faced by cancer survivors in maintaining a healthy diet

The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics focuses on the relationship between diet and cancer and the role nutrition may play in successful cancer outcomes.

4 Feb 2021

Research could open the door to next-generation of cancer drugs that work better

Some of the most commonly used drugs for treating hereditary breast and ovarian cancers may not work the way we thought they did, according to new University of Colorado Boulder research.

3 Feb 2021

Tiny molecular motions are of key significance in modern anti-cancer drugs

Modern immunotherapeutic anti-cancer drugs support a natural mechanism of the immune system to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

3 Feb 2021

New analysis highlights prevalence of cognitive impairment and changes in breast cancer patients

A recent analysis of published studies estimates that one-quarter of adults with breast cancer have cognitive impairment before starting therapy.

3 Feb 2021

Fractional CO2 laser therapy may help treat breast cancer survivors with genitourinary syndrome of menopause

Postmenopausal women often complain of painful intercourse or a lack of desire caused by decreased estrogen levels, which affect vaginal elasticity and lubrication.

3 Feb 2021

Breast cancer‐on‐a‐chip to test the effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitor drugs

There are many mechanisms by which the body responds to foreign invaders. One of these involves the T-cells of the immune system, which have a number of different proteins on their surface called "checkpoint proteins."

2 Feb 2021

Women are less likely to undergo CABG, may experience worse outcomes after surgery

Women are significantly less likely than men to undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) using guideline-recommended approaches, which may result in worse outcomes after surgery, according to a scientific presentation at the 57th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

31 Jan 2021

Discovery offers novel possibilities to target drug-resistant HER2-positive cancers

SORLA is a protein trafficking receptor that has been mainly studied in neurons, but it also plays a role in cancer cells.

29 Jan 2021

RPS-12 protein overproduction appears to trigger breast cancer and other malignancies

Using the developing eye of the fruit fly as a test platform, researchers found that RPS-12 protein overproduction appears to trigger triple-negative breast cancer and possibly some other malignancies.

29 Jan 2021

SORLA protein promotes the growth of breast cancer brain metastasis

SORLA is a protein trafficking receptor that has been mainly studied in neurons, but it also plays a role in cancer cells.

29 Jan 2021

Scientists create new way to detect COVID-19 proteins and antibodies

Scientists have created a new way to detect the proteins that make up the pandemic coronavirus, as well as antibodies against it. They designed protein-based biosensors that glow when mixed with components of the virus or specific COVID-19 antibodies.

29 Jan 2021

Optimizing the structure of drug delivery systems can help target cancer cells

The main culprit in cancer is healthy cells that have gone rogue and acquire the ability to divide uncontrollably.

28 Jan 2021

Genetic changes in tumors can help predict the efficacy of immunotherapy drugs

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, the UCL Cancer Institute, and the Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer Centre of Excellence have identified genetic changes in tumors which could be used to predict if immunotherapy drugs would be effective in individual patients.

28 Jan 2021

IU researchers identify how breast cancer cells evade immune attacks

Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified how breast cancer cells hide from immune cells to stay alive. The discovery could lead to better immunotherapy treatment for patients.

27 Jan 2021

Study shows how aneuploidy could become a weak point for cancer cells

What makes cancer cells different from ordinary cells in our bodies? Can these differences be used to strike at them and paralyze their activity? This basic question has bothered cancer researchers since the mid-19th century.

27 Jan 2021

Allarity Therapeutics announces plans to test antiviral activity of stenoparib drug

Allarity Therapeutics of Hørsholm, Denmark, today announced plans to further test the antiviral activity of stenoparib, its PARP inhibitor, against SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7, also known as Coronavirus Variant B117 (the "British variant"), at the COVID-19 Testing Service Center (CTSC) of Northern Arizona University's Pathogen and Microbiome Institute (PMI), a leading U.S. infectious disease testing center.

27 Jan 2021

Initial stages of breast cancer could be detected more accurately with new proteomics-based technology

Breast cancer, even at its initial stages, could be detected earlier and more accurately than current techniques using blood samples and a unique proteomics-based technology, according to findings of a study led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), an affiliate of City of Hope.

26 Jan 2021

Study uses computational framework to identify tamoxifen resistance markers in ER+ breast cancer

One common challenge of cancer therapy is when cancer cells don't respond to a drug that is usually able to kill or weaken them, known as treatment resistance.

26 Jan 2021

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Report estimates cancer incidence and mortality at the global level

Chronic hypoxia upregulates RNA polymerase I, alters methylation on ribosomal RNAs

Study highlights barriers faced by cancer survivors in maintaining a healthy diet

Research could open the door to next-generation of cancer drugs that work better

Tiny molecular motions are of key significance in modern anti-cancer drugs

New analysis highlights prevalence of cognitive impairment and changes in breast cancer patients

Fractional CO2 laser therapy may help treat breast cancer survivors with genitourinary syndrome of menopause

Breast cancer‐on‐a‐chip to test the effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitor drugs

Women are less likely to undergo CABG, may experience worse outcomes after surgery

Discovery offers novel possibilities to target drug-resistant HER2-positive cancers

RPS-12 protein overproduction appears to trigger breast cancer and other malignancies

SORLA protein promotes the growth of breast cancer brain metastasis

Scientists create new way to detect COVID-19 proteins and antibodies

Optimizing the structure of drug delivery systems can help target cancer cells

Genetic changes in tumors can help predict the efficacy of immunotherapy drugs

IU researchers identify how breast cancer cells evade immune attacks

Study shows how aneuploidy could become a weak point for cancer cells

Allarity Therapeutics announces plans to test antiviral activity of stenoparib drug

Initial stages of breast cancer could be detected more accurately with new proteomics-based technology

Study uses computational framework to identify tamoxifen resistance markers in ER+ breast cancer

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