In a new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine researchers have suggested that supplemental imaging may not be necessary for all women with dense breasts on mammography and that breast density…
Tag: Breast Cancer
Rosehip extracts said to reduce growth of triple negative breast cancer
Triple negative breast cancer is an aggressive form of cancer that doesn’t respond to most available treatments, but a new research pegs extract from rosehips – the fruit of the rose plant…
Researchers reason poorer outcomes for African-American women with ER+ breast cancer
Researchers may have found the reason why there are poorer outcomes for African-American women with estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer compared with European-American patients. According to a research by investigators at Georgetown…
Simple blood test can predict future breast cancer; still in early stages
A new blood test, which is basically a metabolic blood profile and still in its early stages – holds the potential of predicting breast cancer in women as early as two to…
UBC researchers target protein associated with aggressive, hard-to-treat tumours
University of British Columbia have showed through their latest research that it is possible to inhibit a specific protein associated with aggressive, hard-to-treat tumours thereby slowing down their ability to spread to…
Research finds possible gene ‘switch’ for ‘triple-negative breast cancers’
Australian researchers have found there are two different types of ‘triple-negative breast cancers’ – the most dangerous of breast cancer types – based on the types of cells they originate from. Researchers…
Prostate and breast cancer said to be genetically linked
Women who have a family history of prostate cancer among their first-degree relatives are at an increased risk of breast cancer, a new Wayne State University study has found. The study explained…