Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Innovative nanoparticle breaks blood-brain barrier to target breast cancer and brain metastases

Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have developed a nanoparticle that can penetrate the blood-brain barrier.

6 May 2024

Breast Cancer Now funds new research to investigate how breast cancer cells survive and grow

Researchers in Sheffield are investigating how breast cancer cells survive and grow, thanks to new funding from Breast Cancer Now.

6 May 2024

Aspirin shows no benefit in preventing breast cancer recurrence, study finds

Whether aspirin decreases the risk of invasive cancer events among survivors of breast cancer.

2 May 2024

Toxic gas adds to a long history of pollution in Southwest Memphis

For many years, Rose Sims had no idea what was going on inside a nondescript brick building on Florida Street a couple of miles from her modest one-story home on the southwestern side of town.

30 Apr 2024

Georgetown study raises concerns over aspirin's role in breast cancer treatment

A new study examining the role of aspirin in breast cancer treatment reveals critical issues related to health equity and aging that have broad implications for cancer and other disease intervention trials, say researchers from Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.

29 Apr 2024

Genetic associations of key genes in breast cancer pathogenesis

Breast cancer remains a significant global health concern, warranting further exploration into its genetic basis and potential therapeutic targets.

29 Apr 2024

Study finds major gaps in cancer screening use in Federally Qualified Health Centers

A national study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of New Mexico (UNM) Comprehensive Cancer Center found major gaps in breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening use in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the U.S., relative to overall screening rates in the country.

29 Apr 2024

Largest study of BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers refines cancer risk estimates in Asian population

A team of clinician-scientists and scientists from the University of Nottingham (Malaysia campus), National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS), Cancer Research Malaysia, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), University of Malaya, University of Cambridge, A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and other institutions, have conducted the largest study done to date of BRCA1 and BRCA2 (BReast CAncer Gene 1 and 2) carriers in an Asian population and refined breast and ovarian cancer risk estimates for this population.

26 Apr 2024

First UK real-world study shows promise for sacituzumab govitecan in metastatic breast cancer

The real-world safety and efficacy of sacituzumab govitecan (SG) against metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.

26 Apr 2024

Cancer history raises cardiovascular disease risk in hypertensive patients

Research reveals that individuals with hypertension and a history of cancer are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, with those undergoing chemotherapy facing the highest risk.

25 Apr 2024

Breast cancer survivors at higher risk of developing second cancers

Survivors of breast cancer are at significantly higher risk of developing second cancers, including endometrial and ovarian cancer for women and prostate cancer for men, according to new research studying data from almost 600,000 patients in England.

24 Apr 2024

Research reveals potential target for enfortumab vedotin therapy in urothelial carcinoma

Under the leadership of PD Dr. Niklas Klümper, Assistant Physician at the Department of Urology at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and Clinician Scientist of the BMBF-funded ACCENT program and PD Dr. Markus Eckstein, senior physician at the Institute of Pathology at the Uniklinikum Erlangen of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), an interdisciplinary research team has published new findings that indicate which patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma could benefit in particular from the new targeted therapy with the antibody-drug conjugate enfortumab vedotin.

24 Apr 2024

The hidden struggle of lateropulsion in stroke survivors

Lateropulsion, a clinical condition which results in the body leaning to one side, affects about half of all stroke survivors.

23 Apr 2024

ChatGPT shows promise in automating data transfer for stroke treatment

In an ischemic stroke, an artery in the brain is blocked by blood clots and the brain cells can no longer be supplied with blood as a result.

22 Apr 2024

Do neighborhood-level disparities in breast cancer–specific survival remain after accounting for individual, tumor, and treatment characteristics?

The role of neighborhood-level disparities in determining shorter breast cancer-specific survival.

22 Apr 2024

Engineered peptides show promise in cancer immunotherapy

In a new study published today in Nature Biomedical Engineering, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have designed a new method for developing immunotherapy drugs using engineered peptides to elicit a natural immune response inside the body.

22 Apr 2024

Korean fermented food Doenjang shows promise in alleviating menopausal symptoms

Study compares the effects of traditional versus commercial Korean Doenjang on menopausal symptoms, finding that traditional variants with high beneficial microorganisms are more effective in reducing these symptoms and improving cardiovascular and gut health.

21 Apr 2024

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Innovative nanoparticle breaks blood-brain barrier to target breast cancer and brain metastases

Breast Cancer Now funds new research to investigate how breast cancer cells survive and grow

Aspirin shows no benefit in preventing breast cancer recurrence, study finds

Toxic gas adds to a long history of pollution in Southwest Memphis

Georgetown study raises concerns over aspirin's role in breast cancer treatment

Genetic associations of key genes in breast cancer pathogenesis

Study finds major gaps in cancer screening use in Federally Qualified Health Centers

Largest study of BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers refines cancer risk estimates in Asian population

First UK real-world study shows promise for sacituzumab govitecan in metastatic breast cancer

Cancer history raises cardiovascular disease risk in hypertensive patients

Breast cancer survivors at higher risk of developing second cancers

Research reveals potential target for enfortumab vedotin therapy in urothelial carcinoma

The hidden struggle of lateropulsion in stroke survivors

ChatGPT shows promise in automating data transfer for stroke treatment

Do neighborhood-level disparities in breast cancer–specific survival remain after accounting for individual, tumor, and treatment characteristics?

Engineered peptides show promise in cancer immunotherapy

Korean fermented food Doenjang shows promise in alleviating menopausal symptoms

Discovery of DNA repair mechanism advances understanding of how human cells stay healthy

Triple-negative breast cancer patients with high immune cell levels have lower relapse risk after surgery

DASH diet may lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in breast cancer survivors

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Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

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