Breast Cancer News and Research

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AI algorithm proves to be as accurate as average radiologist in identifying breast cancer

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden have compared the ability of three different artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to identify breast cancer based on previously taken mammograms.

27 Aug 2020

Research identifies protein molecule that could be responsible for aggressive breast cancers

Groundbreaking cancer research by the University of South Australia has identified an invasive protein molecule that could be responsible for some of the most aggressive breast cancers.

27 Aug 2020

Scientists combine 3D bioprinting and computer modeling to study cancer metastasis in blood vessels

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have paired 3D-printed, living human brain vasculature with advanced computational flow simulations to better understand tumor cell attachment to blood vessels, the first step in secondary tumor formation during cancer metastasis.

26 Aug 2020

Premenopausal women previously treated with radiation have worse breast cancer-specific survival

Among premenopausal women with breast cancer, those who were previously treated with radiation for a primary childhood, adolescent, or young adult cancer had worse breast cancer-specific survival.

26 Aug 2020

Tumor hierarchy of breast cancer cells can be potential cause for drug resistance

You might have heard the old proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child."

25 Aug 2020

Blood cancer patients are more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19, study finds

A newly published study led by the Universities of Oxford and Birmingham has found that, compared to other cancers, patients with blood cancers are more vulnerable to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

25 Aug 2020

Women with T1a breast cancers could benefit from hormone treatment

Many people diagnosed with breast cancers that are small but invasive could benefit from hormone treatment, a new study led by physicians at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center confirms. Their findings were published today in the journal JAMA Network Open.

24 Aug 2020

New surgical approach is highly acceptable among women with ovarian cancer risk

A new two-stage surgical approach for cancer prevention is highly acceptable among premenopausal women at high risk of ovarian cancer, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London.

24 Aug 2020

Developing more precise, targeted therapy for a highly aggressive breast cancer

Taking advantage of a cancer cell's altered metabolism that drives its runaway growth, Princess Margaret researchers are zeroing in on these molecular changes to help them develop more precise drug targets for one of the most deadly breast cancers.

21 Aug 2020

Key molecule can be used to assess prognosis of triple negative breast cancer

Hokkaido University scientists have shown that Interleukin-34 is a prognostic marker and drug target for Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

21 Aug 2020

FDA provides update on adverse events associated with breast implants

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on adverse events reported to the Agency related to breast implants, including breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), and systemic signs and symptoms referred to by patients as breast implant illness (BII), which some patients report after receiving breast implants.

20 Aug 2020

Study shows why certain genetically predisposed individuals do not develop heart disease

Life can change dramatically when someone learns they are genetically predisposed to a disease, such as a condition called familial hypercholesterolemia, where a mutated gene can lead to elevated cholesterol and increased risk for a premature heart attack.

20 Aug 2020

New database could speed the development of gene-targeted therapies for breast cancer

All current breast cancer drugs were first tested in cell lines. Each cell line began as cancer in a patient. As such, each cell line is a surrogate for that patient's disease.

19 Aug 2020

COVID-19 pandemic delays care for half of breast cancer survivors

The results of an online questionnaire of 609 breast cancer survivors in the U.S. suggest that nearly half of patients experienced delays in care during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago, is published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

19 Aug 2020

Study considers strategies used for multidisciplinary breast cancer management during COVID-19 pandemic

Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this commentary article the authors Chi Wei Mok, Yert Li Melissa Seet and Su-Ming Tan from Changi General Hospital, Singapore and Singhealth Duke-NUS Breast Centre, Singapore consider experiences and strategies used by a Singapore breast surgical unit for multidisciplinary breast cancer management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

19 Aug 2020

New test could help predict survival of women with ovarian cancer

A global team of medical researchers led by UNSW have developed a test that could help to predict survival for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and pave the way towards personalized treatment.

17 Aug 2020

Using music therapy to combat 'chemobrain'

Music as medicine has become a more widely adopted concept over the years and considered as complementary therapy for a number of health issues.

17 Aug 2020

Smartphones could be used to detect Type 2 diabetes

Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a "digital biomarker" that would use a smartphone's built-in camera to detect Type 2 diabetes - one of the world's top causes of disease and death - potentially providing a low-cost, in-home alternative to blood draws and clinic-based screening tools.

17 Aug 2020

New type of immunotherapy extends survival of mice with triple negative breast tumors

Immunotherapies for cancer -; treatments that prime the immune system to attack tumors -; are valuable weapons in the anti-cancer arsenal. But some cancers are more difficult to target with this strategy than others.

17 Aug 2020

Back to life: COVID lung transplant survivor tells her story

Mayra Ramirez remembers the nightmares. During six weeks on life support at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Ramirez said, she had terrifying nightmares that she couldn't distinguish from reality.

14 Aug 2020

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

AI algorithm proves to be as accurate as average radiologist in identifying breast cancer

Research identifies protein molecule that could be responsible for aggressive breast cancers

Scientists combine 3D bioprinting and computer modeling to study cancer metastasis in blood vessels

Premenopausal women previously treated with radiation have worse breast cancer-specific survival

Tumor hierarchy of breast cancer cells can be potential cause for drug resistance

Blood cancer patients are more vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19, study finds

Women with T1a breast cancers could benefit from hormone treatment

New surgical approach is highly acceptable among women with ovarian cancer risk

Developing more precise, targeted therapy for a highly aggressive breast cancer

Key molecule can be used to assess prognosis of triple negative breast cancer

FDA provides update on adverse events associated with breast implants

Study shows why certain genetically predisposed individuals do not develop heart disease

New database could speed the development of gene-targeted therapies for breast cancer

COVID-19 pandemic delays care for half of breast cancer survivors

Study considers strategies used for multidisciplinary breast cancer management during COVID-19 pandemic

New test could help predict survival of women with ovarian cancer

Using music therapy to combat 'chemobrain'

Smartphones could be used to detect Type 2 diabetes

New type of immunotherapy extends survival of mice with triple negative breast tumors

Back to life: COVID lung transplant survivor tells her story

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