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Study highlights benefits of Medicaid expansion for Michigan enrollees

When the state of Michigan expanded its Medicaid program to provide health coverage to more low-income residents, its leaders built special features into the plan, different from most states.

9 Dec 2019

Study shows safety of palbociclib for advanced breast cancer patients with unique gene alteration

Women who receive palbociclib (Ibrance) to treat their advanced breast cancer and have a gene alteration that can lead to a condition known as benign ethnic neutropenia (BEN), can safely receive the drug without major concerns of developing infections associated with neutropenia, or low white blood cell counts, say Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers.

9 Dec 2019

New technique holds promise in cancer research and science studies

A new technique reported this week in Science overcomes several limitations of typical high-throughput chemical screens conducted on cell samples. Such screens are commonly used to try to discover new cancer drugs, and in many other biomedical applications.

8 Dec 2019

Novel nanopipette pH biosensor could help with cancer diagnosis and treatment

Nanopipettes with zwitterionic membranes may offer improved monitoring of changes in pH surrounding living cells, which can indicate traits of invasive cancer cells and their response to treatment, report researchers at Kanazawa University in Nature Communications.

6 Dec 2019

Researchers identify a missed opportunity in the treatment of ER+ breast cancers

In the United States, apart from some forms of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. It is also the most common cause of death from cancer among Hispanic women and the second most common among all other women, after lung cancer.

6 Dec 2019

Shorter course of high-dose radiation treatment shows promise in breast cancer patients

A shorter course of higher-dose radiation treatment to part of the breast is showing promise in women with early-stage breast cancer who undergo breast conserving surgery, says a study led by Hamilton researchers.

6 Dec 2019

Researchers confirm two new prognostic markers for triple negative breast cancer

Physicians who treat patients with triple negative breast cancer have two new ways to predict which patients may benefit most from the well-established post-surgery treatment known as AC chemotherapy, short for adjuvant doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide.

5 Dec 2019

Hair dyes raise the risk of breast cancers especially among black women says study

A new study has confirmed that permanent hair dyes and chemical hair straightener use are associated with breast cancers especially among African American women. There have been animal studies that reveal that these hair dyes and chemicals used for straightening the hair are associated with cancers. Human studies however have not shown consistent results establishing the relationship between the chemicals and the cancers.

5 Dec 2019

Coriell scientist awarded grant to explore epigenetic drivers of breast cancer

Shoghag Panjarian, PhD, a research scientist at the Coriell Institute for Medical Research, has been awarded a grant from the W. W. Smith Charitable Trust to support her search for epigenetic factors that contribute to the development and growth of breast cancer.

5 Dec 2019

Epigenomic techniques used to fight disease

Humans differ from one another in many ways, including how they react to disease, because of their DNA blueprint, as well as the difference in the environments they face. These factors combine to make each person unique. Now a new study published in the journal Nature Protocols reports the development of a promising technology to uncover the process by which the body fights diseases in different ways.

4 Dec 2019

One-third of lung cancer patients have depression symptoms, study finds

About one-third of patients newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer have moderate to severe symptoms of depression, a new study suggests.

4 Dec 2019

Genetic testing results help woman to make decisions about her treatment and preventive care

Wendy Richardson, 52, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, has always been aware that she has a strong family history of cancer.

3 Dec 2019

Scientists are developing a new diagnostic tool for different types of breast cancers

Scientists are developing a new way to identify the unique chemical 'fingerprints' for different types of breast cancers.

2 Dec 2019

Researchers identify key protein required for therapeutic resistance in aggressive breast cancer

Researchers at the Lady Davis Institute have identified a key protein that is required for resistance to chemotherapy in the most aggressive form of breast cancer. This holds the promise of opening the door to new therapies for overcoming drug resistance.

2 Dec 2019

SDSU researchers show cancer-inhibiting potential of flavonoid metabolite

Eating fruits and vegetables is more important than ever.

2 Dec 2019

Research asserts ability of DRS technique to characterize healthy and non-healthy tissue

In an article published in the peer-reviewed SPIE publication Journal of Biomedical Optics (JBO), "Influence of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on diffuse reflectance spectra of tissue in breast surgery specimens," research observed across 92 ex vivo breast specimens suggests that there is little to no impact on the optical signatures of breast tissue after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

27 Nov 2019

Few things to know before buying at-home genetic testing kits

At-home genetic testing kits, also known as direct-to-consumer or lab-to-consumer DNA tests, are growing in popularity - especially as holiday gifts.

26 Nov 2019

Mcl-1 inhibition blocks cell survival in ER+ breast cancers

While estrogen receptor - + breast cancers express high levels of three anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family members, pharmacological inhibition of Bcl-2 and/or Bcl-xL fails to induce cell death in ER + breast cancer cell lines, due to rapid and robust Mcl-1 upregulation.

26 Nov 2019

Splicing factor enhances ability of triple negative breast cancers to grow and metastasize

If your DNA is a cookbook, a single gene is a recipe. But it's a flexible recipe that if edited one way can make a pie; edited another way can make a cake. And that difference can mean cancer, as a team of researchers who looked at those gene editors writes in the 26 November issue of Cell Reports.

26 Nov 2019

Stem cells do not take the day off on national holidays

While most of us are stuffing ourselves with turkey and pumpkin pie at home on Thanksgiving Day, the staff at one Cedars-Sinai laboratory will be on the job, feeding stem cells.

26 Nov 2019

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Study highlights benefits of Medicaid expansion for Michigan enrollees

Study shows safety of palbociclib for advanced breast cancer patients with unique gene alteration

New technique holds promise in cancer research and science studies

Novel nanopipette pH biosensor could help with cancer diagnosis and treatment

Researchers identify a missed opportunity in the treatment of ER+ breast cancers

Shorter course of high-dose radiation treatment shows promise in breast cancer patients

Researchers confirm two new prognostic markers for triple negative breast cancer

Hair dyes raise the risk of breast cancers especially among black women says study

Coriell scientist awarded grant to explore epigenetic drivers of breast cancer

Epigenomic techniques used to fight disease

One-third of lung cancer patients have depression symptoms, study finds

Genetic testing results help woman to make decisions about her treatment and preventive care

Scientists are developing a new diagnostic tool for different types of breast cancers

Researchers identify key protein required for therapeutic resistance in aggressive breast cancer

SDSU researchers show cancer-inhibiting potential of flavonoid metabolite

Research asserts ability of DRS technique to characterize healthy and non-healthy tissue

Few things to know before buying at-home genetic testing kits

Mcl-1 inhibition blocks cell survival in ER+ breast cancers

Splicing factor enhances ability of triple negative breast cancers to grow and metastasize

Stem cells do not take the day off on national holidays

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