Macmillan Cancer Support reveals 10 of the inaccurate beliefs circulating online Another false theory is that cancer sufferers should not eat sugar People also believe that having a mammograms will give you cancer The charity has appointed its first ‘digital nurse to combat ‘fake news’ Baking soda can cure breast cancer and deodorants and underwire bras can cause...
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How does excess weight drive breast cancer? Study sheds light
Obesity is a known risk factor for breast cancer, but precisely how does excess weight drive the disease? A new study has shed some light, revealing the process by which obesity increases the aggression of breast cancer cells. Researchers reveal how obesity may promote breast cancer metastasis. By studying mouse and human breast cancer tissue, researchers discovered...
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Major study of genetics of breast cancer provides clues to mechanisms behind the disease
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 23, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ – Seventy-two new genetic variants that contribute to the risk of developing breast cancer have been identified by a major international collaboration involving hundreds of researchers worldwide. The studies reported today in the journals Nature and Nature Genetics identified 72 common variants that predispose to breast cancer. Among these genetic regions some are specifically associated with...
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Immunotherapy treatment option for selected breast cancer patients, genetic study suggests
Immunotherapy drugs could help some breast cancer patients based on the genetic changes in their tumours, researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators find. Published today (13 September) in Cancer Research, scientists identify particular genetic changes in a DNA repair mechanism in breast cancer. The results open up the possibility to another therapy...
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Immunotherapy treatment option for selected breast cancer patients, genetic study suggests
Existing immunotherapy drugs could help some breast cancer patients, based on the genetic changes in their tumors Immunotherapy drugs could help some breast cancer patients based on the genetic changes in their tumours, researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators find. Published today (13 September) in Cancer Research, scientists identify particular genetic changes...
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Z-endoxifen shows promise as new treatment for common breast cancer type
Z-endoxifen, a potent derivative of the drug tamoxifen, could itself be a new treatment for the most common form of breast cancer in women with metastatic disease. This finding was reported from a clinical trial conducted by researchers at Mayo Clinic and the National Cancer Institute, and published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The final...
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How a chemo drug can help cancer spread from the breast to the lungs
COLUMBUS, Ohio -The very same treatment that thwarts breast cancer has a dark side—it can fuel the spread of the disease to the lungs. Researchers at The Ohio State University studied the cascade of events that lead to metastatic cancer and found clues to why it happens, opening up the possibility of one day interfering with the...
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Hormone replacement therapies help breast cancer grow, spread
Hormone replacement therapies could cause specialized cancer cells to induce growth, metastasis Hormone replacement therapies, or medications containing female hormones that substitute those no longer produced by the body, often are prescribed to reduce the effects of menopausal symptoms in women. Research has indicated that women who take hormone replacement therapies have a higher incidence...
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A simple breath test could be the next step in diagnosing breast cancer
The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center is recruiting people for a clinical trial that will research the effectiveness of a breath test for breast cancer diagnostics. The BreathLink device captures a two-minute sample of a patient’s breath and provides prompt results on whether there are indications of breast cancer. If proven effective, the test would...
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Chemotherapy before breast cancer surgery might fuel metastasis
When breast cancer patients get chemotherapy before surgery to remove their tumor, it can make remaining malignant cells spread to distant sites, resulting in incurable metastatic cancer, scientists reported last week. The main goal of pre-operative (neoadjuvant) chemotherapy for breast cancer is to shrink tumors so women can have a lumpectomy rather than a more...