Scientists say they now have an almost clear picture of the genetic events that lead to breast cancer.
Tag: Breast Cancer
Newly Discovered Protein Could Stop the Spread of Breast Cancer
A new receptor protein has been discovered that has promise in being used to stop the spread of breast cancer in patients. When this protein is active, it prevents tumor cells transmitted…
Charity raises red flag over shortage of specialist breast cancer nurses
Through startling figures, Breast Cancer Care has highlighted the shortage of specialist breast cancer nurses, stating that the increase in number of breast cancer patients by a fifth is putting extra load…
Shorter course of whole breast radiation therapy may be better
Shorter course of whole breast radiation therapy may be better than the longer course of treatment according to researchers as those who received shorter course experienced less toxicity and improved quality of…
Inexpensive generic drugs could help reduce breast cancer deaths
Two studies have established that inexpensive generic drugs currently used to treat different conditions hold the potential of reducing breast cancer deaths across the globe. The studies, published in the The Lancet,…
Breast cancer survivors are gaining more weight than their cancer-free peers
Researchers have found that women with a family history of breast cancer and who are breast cancer survivors themselves are gaining more weight than their cancer-free peers – especially if they were…
Progesterone could help treat breast cancer
Scientists have long known that a breast cancer patient had tumours with progesterone receptors had a better outlook, but were unable to pinpoint the exact reason behind this. Now a new research…
Mammography isn’t much beneficial after all
The goal of cancer screening is principally to reduce mortality from the disease and the same is the case with mammography; however, British researchers have found that benefits of mamographic screening are…
Screening mammography doesn’t reduce breast cancer deaths
Researchers have revealed through a new study that screening mammography is effectively an over-diagnosis and that there are no proofs that such a step has helped bring down the number of cancer…
Despite guidelines 86% women with early-stage breast cancer undergo imaging
In a startling find researchers have revealed that despite international guidelines against testing, about 86 per cent of women with early-stage breast cancer undergo imaging to determine if the cancer has metastasized….
DDT exposure said to quadruple breast cancer risk
A new research has established that women who were exposed to higher levels of the pesticide DDT in utero were at four times greater risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer in…
Aspirin may block growth of breast cancer tumours
Aspirin, which has already been laboratory tested as being a cancer tumour growth inhibitor in case of colon, gastrointestinal, prostate, and other cancers, has proved its mettle once again by effectively blocking…
Researchers grow mini-breast in petri dishes; will aid in cancer research
Just days after we reported a development wherein researchers grew fully functional forelimb of a rat in lab, a team of researchers have grown mini-breast in petri dishes that they say will…
Breast cancer breakthrough could pave way for therapies that could cull its spread
Researchers have discovered a trigger that allows breast cancer cells to spread to the lungs and this breakthrough means that scientists could possibly cull its spread through development of new therapies. Scientists…
Pfizer’s Ibrance shows huge promise in phase 3 trial
Pfizer has revealed results of phase 3 PALOMA-3 study wherein it said that palbociclib in combination with fulvestrant showed promising results and was superior to treatment with a standard of care by…