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Combined AI model may improve the accuracy of breast cancer risk assessment

Combining artificial intelligence (AI) systems for short- and long-term breast cancer risk results in an improved cancer risk assessment, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

29 Aug 2023

Trial evaluates behavioral and psychological interventions to reduce cardiotoxic effects of breast cancer treatment

Women with breast cancer are set to be enrolled in a clinical trial examining the ability of behavioral and psychological interventions to reduce the heart damage from anti-cancer therapies.

28 Aug 2023

Beyond traditional models: 3D bioprinted tumor microenvironment unlocks resistance insights

Researchers developed a three-dimensional (3D) biologically printed in vitro model of the breast cancer tumor microenvironment.

28 Aug 2023

Can vitamins really fight cancer? New study uncovers surprising links between micronutrients and cancer risk

The study uses Mendelian randomization to examine the relationship between 14 micronutrients and 22 cancer outcomes, finding significant associations between higher magnesium and vitamin B12 levels and increased risks of breast and colorectal cancers, respectively.

27 Aug 2023

ChatGPT 3.5 provides inappropriate cancer treatment recommendations in one-third of cases, study shows

For many patients, the internet serves as a powerful tool for self-education on medical topics. With ChatGPT now at patients' fingertips, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, assessed how consistently the artificial intelligence chatbot provides recommendations for cancer treatment that align with National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines.

25 Aug 2023

Funding from Breast Cancer Now supports research into new drugs for secondary breast cancer in the bone

Researchers are testing new combinations of drugs to treat breast cancer that’s spread to the bone, thanks to funding from Breast Cancer Now.

25 Aug 2023

New model predicts 10-year risk of dying from breast cancer

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford, led by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, have developed a new model that reliably predicts a woman's likelihood of developing and then dying of breast cancer within a decade.

24 Aug 2023

KAUST researchers refute challenges to targeted cancer therapy

Drugs that inhibit a key protein should offer new targeted cancer therapy for leukemia and breast cancer.

24 Aug 2023

Study shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a helpful immune pathway to spread

A study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a new relationship between cancer cells and the immune system, and shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a normally helpful immune pathway.

23 Aug 2023

Swedish study changes national guidelines for genetic testing in breast cancer

BRCA1 and BRCA2 are well-known breast cancer genes associated with a significantly increased risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. However, there are an additional eleven genes associated with elevated risk for these types of cancer.

23 Aug 2023

NIH awards $3 million grant to study synbiotic medical food for bone health in older women

The NIH/National Institute on Aging has awarded a R01 $3 million grant to study the impact of a probiotic/prebiotic (synbiotic) medical food developed by Solarea Bio on maintaining bone health of older women.

23 Aug 2023

After backlash, feds cancel plan that risked limiting breast reconstruction options

Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients, and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery.

23 Aug 2023

New matching system enables world's first four-way liver exchange

In a breakthrough in liver transplantation that may lead to the ability to connect more living donors and patients, a new matching system designed by a team led by Boston College economists enabled the world's first four-way liver exchange and a cascade of additional matches, researchers reported recently in the American Journal of Transplantation.

22 Aug 2023

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Combined AI model may improve the accuracy of breast cancer risk assessment

Trial evaluates behavioral and psychological interventions to reduce cardiotoxic effects of breast cancer treatment

Beyond traditional models: 3D bioprinted tumor microenvironment unlocks resistance insights

Can vitamins really fight cancer? New study uncovers surprising links between micronutrients and cancer risk

ChatGPT 3.5 provides inappropriate cancer treatment recommendations in one-third of cases, study shows

Funding from Breast Cancer Now supports research into new drugs for secondary breast cancer in the bone

New model predicts 10-year risk of dying from breast cancer

KAUST researchers refute challenges to targeted cancer therapy

Study shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a helpful immune pathway to spread

Swedish study changes national guidelines for genetic testing in breast cancer

NIH awards $3 million grant to study synbiotic medical food for bone health in older women

After backlash, feds cancel plan that risked limiting breast reconstruction options

New matching system enables world's first four-way liver exchange

NCCN publishes new resource on options, benefits of care approaches for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma

UVA Health launches clinical trial to determine if focused ultrasound can help people quit cocaine

Bariatric surgery linked to lower cancer risk in women

Less is more: Radiotherapy omission deemed safe for certain breast cancer patients

Non-traditional gene fusions in luminal breast cancer: A new target for therapy

Anti-estrogenic therapies can suppress growth of ER-negative cancers

What are the patterns in the incidence of early-onset cancers?

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