Scientists have identified genetic changes that may predict the likelihood of breast cancer relapse in women taking a common type of hormone therapy. The findings could in future help to identify women at risk so they can be given alternative treatments to lower their chances of developing secondary breast cancer, which is incurable. Hormone therapy...
Tag: <span>Breast Cancer</span>
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Oolong tea extract may stave off breast cancer
New research finds that oolong tea can damage breast cancer cells and that people who consume large amounts of this tea have a lower risk of developing breast cancer. Oolong tea may have secret cancer-fighting properties, a new study suggests. Despite recent advances in screening procedures and treatment, breast cancerremains both the most common form...
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Researchers identify drug against the formation of metastasis
The most deadly aspect of breast cancer is metastasis, cancer cells spreading throughout the body. Researchers at the University and the University Hospital of Basel have now discovered a substance that suppresses the formation of metastases. In the journal Cell, the team of molecular biologists, computational biologists and clinicians reports on their interdisciplinary approach. The image represents an artistic coloration of...
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Persistent hot flashes may lead to increased risk of breast cancer
Studies examining the association between vasomotor symptoms (VMS) and breast cancer are not new, but results have been inconsistent. A new larger-scale study concludes that women participating in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trials who had persistent VMS are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than women who never experienced VMS. Study results...
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Experimental treatment shows promise against triple-negative breast cancer
Mouse study illustrates the potential efficacy of Tinagl1 protein PRINCETON UNIVERSITY By simultaneously tackling two mechanisms for cancer’s growth, an experimental therapy reduced the spread of triple-negative breast cancer in a study conducted in mice. IMAGE: TREATMENT WITH RECOMBINANT TINAGL1 PROTEIN SIGNIFICANTLY SUPPRESSED LUNG METASTASIS, AS SHOWN BY THE BLUE ARROWS IN MICE WITH (RIGHT) OR WITHOUT...
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Novel technique may significantly reduce breast biopsies
OAK BROOK, Ill. – A novel technique that uses mammography to determine the biological tissue composition of a tumor could help reduce unnecessary breast biopsies, according to a new study appearing in the journal Radiology. IMAGE: IMAGES IN 71-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH 1.6-CM INVASIVE DUCTAL CARCINOMA (BREAST IMAGING REPORTING AND DATA SYSTEM CATEGORY 5, WITH CATEGORY C...
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Taking uncertainty out of cancer prognosis
An analysis of breast cancer patient gene reveals that copy number alterations (CNAs) within cancer-causing genes is more likely to accurately indicate the severity of the disease (shown) than simply measuring how many of those genes. A cancer diagnosis tells you that you have cancer, but how that cancer will progress is a terrifying uncertainty...
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Women benefit from mammography screening beyond age 75
CHICAGO – Women age 75 years and older should continue to get screening mammograms because of the comparatively high incidence of breast cancer found in this age group, according to a new study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Guidelines on what age to stop...
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AI can’t replace doctors. But it can make them better
A machine can collate environmental data, genetic data, and patient history way better than I can. Several years ago Vinod Khosla, the Silicon Valley investor, wrote a provocative article titled “Do We Need Doctors or Algorithms?” Khosla argued that doctors were no match for artificial intelligence. Doctors banter with patients, gather a few symptoms, hunt...
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Repurposing FDA-approved drugs can help fight back breast cancer
Screening Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved compounds for their ability to stop cancer growth in the lab led to the finding that the drug flunarizine can slow down the growth of triple-negative breast cancer in an animal model of the disease. Led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the National Taiwan University College...