Breast Cancer News and Research

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Breast cancer survival could be extended with two new drug combinations

A new study has shown that a combination of drugs palbociclib, along with hormone therapy can significantly increase the survival among women with advanced breast cancer.

21 Oct 2018

Breast Cancer as a Dynamic Disease

An interview with Dr. Andrew Ewald, discussing the influence of the myoepithelium on breast cancer growth and the importance of studying metastasis.

19 Oct 2018

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center wins NIH grant to study health disparities

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a three-year, $3,194,947 grant from the National Cancer Institute to investigate colorectal and breast cancer health disparities.

19 Oct 2018

Muscle mass plays a critical role in health, shows research

Adults go to the doctor roughly three times a year. During their visit, vitals are taken such as blood pressure, pulse, and weight, but are these measurements really showing the full picture of a person's overall health?

19 Oct 2018

New statistical method estimates long- and short-term risk of recurrence of breast cancer in US women

A statistical method could fill the gaps in the U.S. cancer registry data to estimate the short- and long-term risk of recurrence of hormone receptor (HR)-positive and HR-negative breast cancers.

19 Oct 2018

High rate of non-adherence to hormonal therapy found among premenopausal early breast cancer patients

Nearly one in six premenopausal women being treated for early stage breast cancer do not adhere adequately to tamoxifen therapy after one year of treatment, potentially putting themselves at increased risk of recurrence and reduced survival, a French prospective study reports at ESMO 2018.

19 Oct 2018

UC researcher focuses on light-mediated therapies to target breast cancer

When treatment is working for a patient who is fighting cancer, the light at the end of the tunnel is easier to see.

17 Oct 2018

Women not warned about cancer associated with breast implants

Breast surgeons across the UK must ensure women are aware of BIA-ALCL, a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (a rare form of cancer) that is associated with implants; and more responsibility must be taken to diagnose and report cases, surgeons attending the 2018 London Breast Meeting have warned.

17 Oct 2018

New automated model identifies dense breast tissue in mammograms

Researchers from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed an automated model that assesses dense breast tissue in mammograms -- which is an independent risk factor for breast cancer -- as reliably as expert radiologists.

17 Oct 2018

Study of Nigerian breast cancer patients reveals prevalence of aggressive molecular features

A study comparing DNA and RNA data from Nigerian breast cancer patients to patients in a United States database found that certain aggressive molecular features were far more prevalent in tumors from Nigerian women than in black or white American women.

16 Oct 2018

Age-related estrogen increase may be the culprit behind inguinal hernias in men

An age-related increase in estrogen may be the culprit behind inguinal hernias, a condition common among elderly men that often requires corrective surgery, according to a Northwestern Medicine study was published Oct. 15 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

16 Oct 2018

Fish oil based diets may suppress growth and spread of breast cancer cells

Omega-3 fatty acids, such as those typically contained in fish oil, may suppress the growth and spread of breast cancer cells in mice.

16 Oct 2018

Breast tomosynthesis detects 34% more tumors than traditional mammography

After screening 15 000 women over a period of five years, a major clinical study in Sweden has shown that 3D mammography, or breast tomosynthesis, detects over 30% more cancers compared to traditional mammography – with a majority of the detected tumours proving to be invasive cancers.

15 Oct 2018

Study identifies molecular switch that controls fate of milk-producing breast cells

A research team, led by investigators from Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, details how a natural and dramatic process -- changes in mammary glands to accommodate breastfeeding -- uses a molecular process believed to contribute to survival of pre-malignant breast cells.

15 Oct 2018

New findings could benefit patients with triple-negative breast cancer

About 15 percent of breast cancers are classified as triple-negative, lacking receptors for estrogen, progesterone, and Her2.

12 Oct 2018

Many breast cancer patients share and discuss their experiences on Twitter, study finds

Twitter is a place where many cancer patients go to share and discuss their experiences of the disease. This is the main finding of a recent exploratory study (1), to be presented at the ESMO 2018 Congress in Munich, which analyzed the contents of over 6,000 tweets and retweets about breast cancer.

12 Oct 2018

Study shows no added benefit of pertuzumab combination in treatment of early breast cancer

For the third time since 2013, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) examined in an early benefit assessment the added benefit of the drug pertuzumab in the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer.

12 Oct 2018

Cornell dots equipped with antibody fragments offer a new cancer weapon

Antibody-based imaging of a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer is undergoing clinical trials worldwide, but the path from trial to application is being hampered by a major obstacle: safety.

12 Oct 2018

AI approach could identify nuanced imaging features specific for recalled-benign mammograms

An artificial intelligence approach based on deep learning convolutional neural network could identify nuanced mammographic imaging features specific for recalled but benign (false-positive) mammograms and distinguish such mammograms from those identified as malignant or negative.

11 Oct 2018

New publication offers evidence-based content for global breast imaging medical community

JBI is a peer-reviewed publication that aims to provide high quality, evidence-based content for the global breast imaging medical community.

11 Oct 2018

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Breast cancer survival could be extended with two new drug combinations

Breast Cancer as a Dynamic Disease

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center wins NIH grant to study health disparities

Muscle mass plays a critical role in health, shows research

New statistical method estimates long- and short-term risk of recurrence of breast cancer in US women

High rate of non-adherence to hormonal therapy found among premenopausal early breast cancer patients

UC researcher focuses on light-mediated therapies to target breast cancer

Women not warned about cancer associated with breast implants

New automated model identifies dense breast tissue in mammograms

Study of Nigerian breast cancer patients reveals prevalence of aggressive molecular features

Age-related estrogen increase may be the culprit behind inguinal hernias in men

Fish oil based diets may suppress growth and spread of breast cancer cells

Breast tomosynthesis detects 34% more tumors than traditional mammography

Study identifies molecular switch that controls fate of milk-producing breast cells

New findings could benefit patients with triple-negative breast cancer

Many breast cancer patients share and discuss their experiences on Twitter, study finds

Study shows no added benefit of pertuzumab combination in treatment of early breast cancer

Cornell dots equipped with antibody fragments offer a new cancer weapon

AI approach could identify nuanced imaging features specific for recalled-benign mammograms

New publication offers evidence-based content for global breast imaging medical community

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