by Krista Conger, Stanford University Medical Center Women with early-stage breast cancer that has a specific pattern of gene expression are more likely than others to benefit from treatment with a class of common but potentially harmful chemotherapy drugs called anthracyclines, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Identifying these women is...
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Attacking metastatic breast cancer with sound
TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Drugs can be safely delivered to cancerous lymph nodes via the lymphatic system and then released inside the nodes using sound waves. Tohoku University researchers tested the treatment on mice with metastatic breast cancer and published their findings in the journal Scientific Reports. “We believe that our technique has the potential to be...
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New method identifies aggressive breast cancer
Aggressive forms of breast cancer often manipulate the immune response in their favor. This manipulation is revealed in humans by the same immunological “signature” as in mice. This is shown by a study carried out by scientists from the University of Bonn together with Dutch colleagues. Their method makes it possible to obtain an indication of the prognosis of the disease...
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy has no benefits for stage zero breast cancer
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, Conn. — Older women with a very early, non-invasive breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) gain no long-term benefit from undergoing a sentinel lymph node biopsy to see if the cancer has spread, new research by the Yale School of Public Health has found. The study, believed to be the first to examine the long-term impact of sentinel lymph node biopsies on thousands of older women, found...
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New study reveals why breast cancer spreads to the brain
Posted Today Most cancers kill because tumor cells spread beyond the primary site to invade other organs. Now, a USC study of brain-invading breast cancer cells circulating in the blood reveals they have a molecular signature indicating specific organ preferences. The findings, which appeared in Cancer Discovery, help explain how tumor cells in the blood...
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Thousands of women with incurable breast cancer have at least three GP visits before being diagnosed, new report reveals
Breast Cancer Now study found some waited years to be told disease had spread Some women said they were made to feel like ‘hypochondriacs’ when visiting GP The study found four in ten felt symptoms were not taken seriously on a first visit By ELEANOR HAYWARD FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 19:32 EDT, 10 October 2019 | UPDATED: 04:04 EDT, 11 October...
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Researchers discover critical process for how breast cancer spreads in bones
Once breast cancer spreads to bone, treatment becomes nearly impossible. Breast cancer cells can lie dormant in the bone, often undetectable and able to escape typical treatments. Unfortunately, these dormant cells can awaken at any time to generate tumors. All of this combined makes it difficult to understand how the cells proliferate and how to...
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New evolution-busting drug overcomes resistance in aggressive breast cancers
INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH A new type of drug that blocks one of cancer’s key evolutionary escape routes from chemotherapy could be used to treat aggressive breast cancers, a new study has shown. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, found that the drug could reinvigorate the response to chemotherapy in cancers that had...
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Menopause symptom may trigger brain fog in breast cancer survivors
By Amy Pashler Fact checked by Gianna D’Emilio A new study suggests that night sweats could have a negative impact on cognitive function in women who sleep for longer periods and who have a history of breast cancer. Lead study author John Bark and colleagues from the University of Illinois at Chicago have recently presented...
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Choosing chicken over red meat could reduce the risk of breast cancer
Posted Today Eating red meat, especially in large quantities, is not good for you. In fact, eating a lot of red meat has been associated with heart disease and cancer. Meanwhile chicken, according to this new international study, might actually reduce the risk of breast cancer. We say “might” because, regardless what you’ve read online,...