Breast Cancer News and Research

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Vaginal estrogens do not increase cancer, cardiovascular disease risk in post-menopausal women

Women who have gone through menopause and who have been using a vaginal form of estrogen therapy do not have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer than women who have not been using any type of estrogen.

16 Aug 2017

Chapman University's School of Pharmacy wins more than $3.5 million through 30 research awards

Chapman University’s four-year-old School of Pharmacy continues its aggressive growth in federal grant awards.

16 Aug 2017

Scientists discover novel lineage-restricted stem cell in the mammary gland

One of the key questions in stem cell and cancer biology is to understand the cellular hierarchy governing tissue development and maintenance and the cancer cell of origin.

16 Aug 2017

Study shows how breast cancer cells spread late in disease development

Breast cancer cells that spread to other parts of the body break off and leave the primary tumor at late stages of disease development, scientists from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators have found.

14 Aug 2017

Late diagnosis of breast cancer in India linked to cultural issues, says study

A new study, which is the first of its kind to analyse breast cancer awareness in India, published in the Journal of Business Research, suggests that due to the lack of early diagnosis, the country is moving towards an epidemic.

14 Aug 2017

Moffitt Cancer Center and Cvergenx form research partnership to revolutionize radiation therapy

Moffitt Cancer Center and Cvergenx announced a new research partnership that aims to revolutionize radiation therapy. The goal of the Future of Radiation Therapy project is to create a framework for using a patient's genetic information to provide a personalized radiation treatment plan.

9 Aug 2017

Cancer prognosis improves in young women treated with breast conserving surgery

A new analysis indicates that breast cancer prognoses have improved over time in young women treated with breast conserving surgery.

9 Aug 2017

Potential drug offers hope for therapy-resistant breast cancer patients

UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center researchers have shown that a first-in-class molecule can prevent breast cancer growth when traditional therapies stop working.

8 Aug 2017

Researchers find clues to how chemotherapy drug fuels cancer spread from the breast to lungs

The very same treatment that thwarts breast cancer has a dark side – it can fuel the spread of the disease to the lungs.

8 Aug 2017

Mice study shows why women with obesity have more aggressive breast cancer

Women with obesity are more likely to get breast cancer, and a number of studies have provided a reasonable explanation why: after menopause, fat tissue manufactures estrogen, and the estrogen then promotes tumor growth.

8 Aug 2017

Gold shines bright in cancer therapy research: New Edinburgh University study

According to latest research, gold particles can be effective in certain cancer therapy areas. Researchers at the Edinburgh University report in their new study that gold particles can help enhance the effectiveness of the agents used for lung cancer cells. The study is published in the scientific journal Angewandte Chemie.

8 Aug 2017

Specific drug regimen taken prior to surgery reduces risk of cancer recurrence, study finds

Most cancer-related deaths are the result of post-surgical metastatic recurrence. In metastasis, cells of primary tumors travel to other parts of the body, where they often proliferate into inoperable, ultimately fatal growths.

7 Aug 2017

Scientists creating blood test to identify breast cancer patients at risk for brain metastasis

Houston Methodist cancer researchers are now closer to creating a blood test that can identify breast cancer patients who are at increased risk for developing brain metastasis, and also monitor disease progression and response to therapy in real time.

4 Aug 2017

Immune ‘hotspots’ could help predict the risk of breast cancer relapse in patients, study finds

Scientists from The Institute of Cancer Research, London has developed a new test through which women at a greater risk of relapsing from breast cancer within 10 years of diagnosis can be identified.

4 Aug 2017

Researchers find higher proportion of aggressive breast cancer subtypes in black women

A higher proportion of aggressive breast cancer subtypes are seen in black women, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found.

4 Aug 2017

Breast cancer patients treated with targeted radiotherapy experience fewer side effects

Breast cancer patients who have radiotherapy targeted at the original tumour site experience fewer side effects five years after treatment than those who have whole breast radiotherapy, and their cancer is just as unlikely to return, according to trial results published in The Lancet today (Wednesday).

3 Aug 2017

Researchers ferreting out patients most likely to become resistant to cancer treatment

According to the National Cancer Institute, the number of people beating a cancer diagnosis reached nearly 14.5 million in 2014 and is expected to rise to almost 19 million by 2024. Now, that's good news, but it doesn't mean that cancer researchers - in the lab or clinic - are resting on any laurels.

2 Aug 2017

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Vaginal estrogens do not increase cancer, cardiovascular disease risk in post-menopausal women

Chapman University's School of Pharmacy wins more than $3.5 million through 30 research awards

Scientists discover novel lineage-restricted stem cell in the mammary gland

Study shows how breast cancer cells spread late in disease development

Late diagnosis of breast cancer in India linked to cultural issues, says study

Moffitt Cancer Center and Cvergenx form research partnership to revolutionize radiation therapy

Cancer prognosis improves in young women treated with breast conserving surgery

Potential drug offers hope for therapy-resistant breast cancer patients

Researchers find clues to how chemotherapy drug fuels cancer spread from the breast to lungs

Mice study shows why women with obesity have more aggressive breast cancer

Gold shines bright in cancer therapy research: New Edinburgh University study

Specific drug regimen taken prior to surgery reduces risk of cancer recurrence, study finds

Scientists creating blood test to identify breast cancer patients at risk for brain metastasis

Immune ‘hotspots’ could help predict the risk of breast cancer relapse in patients, study finds

Researchers find higher proportion of aggressive breast cancer subtypes in black women

Breast cancer patients treated with targeted radiotherapy experience fewer side effects

Researchers ferreting out patients most likely to become resistant to cancer treatment

Ground-breaking discovery gives new hope to women with particular breast cancer sub-types

Study shows link between history of gum disease and increased cancer risk in older women

History of periodontal disease linked to greater risk of developing any cancer, study shows

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