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First clinical test could enable personalized prognosis for triple-negative breast cancer patients

A personalized prognosis for patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer was the goal of a new study by Katherine Varley, PhD, researcher at Huntsman Cancer Institute and assistant professor of oncological sciences at the University of Utah.

13 Jun 2019

Vitamin D and estrogen can prevent heart disease, stroke, and diabetes in women

Vitamin D and estrogen have already shown well-documented results in improving bone health in women.

12 Jun 2019

Unhealthy gut microbiome may make breast cancers more aggressive finds study

A new study from the researchers at the University of Virginia Cancer Center connects an unhealthy gut microbiome with breast cancer that can become invasive and spread to other organs faster. The results of the study were published in the latest issue of the journal Cancer Research.

10 Jun 2019

Elevated estrogen levels associated with more severe disease in scleroderma

Estrogen is the quintessentially female hormone. It is surprising, then, that a Medical University of South Carolina study found that a type of estrogen, estradiol, was more abundant in older men with scleroderma than in postmenopausal women with the disease.

6 Jun 2019

Targeted breast cancer therapy shows 'encouraging' results

Researchers have developed a targeted therapy that may significantly increase the survival of pre-menopausal women with advanced breast cancer

3 Jun 2019

Researchers unveil clues into how breast cancer cells spread around the body

Researchers have unveiled clues into how breast cancer cells spread around the body.

31 May 2019

Study reveals hidden changes that happen to female heart during perimenopause

It's known the female heart changes after menopause, but a new University of Guelph study is the first to reveal hidden changes that are happening during perimenopause- the stage before menopause sets in.

23 May 2019

Brazilian researchers develop new strategy to starve triple negative breast cancer cells

A team of Brazilian researchers has developed a strategy that slows the growth of triple negative breast cancer cells by cutting them off from two major food sources.

13 May 2019

Jefferson researcher discovers a population of bone cells that subdues cancer

In breast cancer, there are cases of women and men whose cancer returns in their bones 20-30 years after they were treated for their primary disease and thought they were cancer-free.

13 May 2019

UT Southwestern study suggests why UTIs have high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women

A UT Southwestern study suggests why urinary tract infections have such a high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women - several species of bacteria can invade the bladder walls.

12 May 2019

Researchers unravel the biology of how obesity promotes triple-negative breast cancer

Smoking has long been the biggest cause of cancer in the United States, but obesity, now the second leading cause, has been gaining ground.

7 May 2019

Oral contraceptives may reduce risk of ACL tears in women

Oral contraceptives may lower the risk of anterior cruciate ligament tears in women, according to a large observational study involving over 165,000 female patients (aged 15-49), published in The Physician and Sports medicine journal.

30 Apr 2019

Multigene test helps doctors to make effective treatment decisions for breast cancer patients

A breast cancer test has been found that helps doctors make treatment decisions for some breast cancer patients, following research carried out at Queen Mary University of London and funded by Cancer Research UK.

30 Apr 2019

Cancer drugs reprogram genes in breast tumors to prevent endocrine resistance, finds study

Treating breast tumors with two cancer drugs simultaneously may prevent endocrine resistance by attacking the disease along two separate gene pathways, scientists at the University of Illinois found in a new study.

24 Apr 2019

Gut bacteria and pregnancy

Researchers from Bar-Ilan University have found that with pregnancy there is a change in the composition of gut bacteria in women. This could be associated with the changing hormonal status they speculate. The results of their study titled, “Progesterone Increases Bifidobacterium Relative Abundance during Late Pregnancy,” were published in the latest issue of the journal Cell Reports.

17 Apr 2019

Estrogen News and Research

Latest Estrogen News and Research

First clinical test could enable personalized prognosis for triple-negative breast cancer patients

Vitamin D and estrogen can prevent heart disease, stroke, and diabetes in women

Unhealthy gut microbiome may make breast cancers more aggressive finds study

Elevated estrogen levels associated with more severe disease in scleroderma

Targeted breast cancer therapy shows 'encouraging' results

Researchers unveil clues into how breast cancer cells spread around the body

Study reveals hidden changes that happen to female heart during perimenopause

Brazilian researchers develop new strategy to starve triple negative breast cancer cells

Jefferson researcher discovers a population of bone cells that subdues cancer

UT Southwestern study suggests why UTIs have high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women

Researchers unravel the biology of how obesity promotes triple-negative breast cancer

Oral contraceptives may reduce risk of ACL tears in women

Multigene test helps doctors to make effective treatment decisions for breast cancer patients

Cancer drugs reprogram genes in breast tumors to prevent endocrine resistance, finds study

Gut bacteria and pregnancy

Study explores factors that impact fertility preservation decisions in transgender youth

Study: 5-year-old boys more likely to have cognitive difficulties due to higher lead exposure

GC-MS/MS of dried urine is a ‘good surrogate’ for serum testing of hormones

Measuring estrogen byproducts can help predict survival for breast cancer patients

Research demonstrates clinical utility of ddPCR-powered liquid biopsy at 2019 AACR Annual Meeting

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