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The latest breast cancer news from News Medical |
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 | | Genetic link between migraines and breast cancer risk uncovered Using Mendelian randomization analysis, the study finds a genetic link between migraine susceptibility and increased risk of overall and estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. However, the findings suggest caution in interpretation, highlighting the need for further research to solidify these associations. | | | | Everyday chemicals linked to increased cancer risk, especially in women This study identifies links between exposure to chemicals like PFAS, parabens, and phenols and increased cancer risk, particularly among women and across racial groups. The findings spotlight the role of environmental toxins in hormone-related cancers, suggesting new avenues for cancer prevention and mitigation strategies. | |
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| |  | | Treating cancer with immunotherapies known as an immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) prior to surgery (so-called neoadjuvant immunotherapy) has been a rapidly growing area of research, but the scientific community is just scratching the surface of what is possible, according to a review article co-authored by several current and former investigators from the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer... | | | | Unequal power dynamics across society have resounding negative impacts on how women interact with cancer prevention, care and treatment. | | | | A new editorial paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 17, entitled, "Promising trends in lung cancer care, but are we overlooking the majority?" | | | | A new imaging agent, 68Ga-ABY-025, can predict early metabolic response to human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted treatment in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients, according to new research published in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. | |
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