Breast Cancer News and Research

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Study expands breast cancer patient population that can benefit from PARP inhibitors

A drug approved to treat breast cancer patients with mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes may also benefit people who have other genetic mutations.

31 Oct 2022

Breastfeeding support extends breastfeeding duration and exclusivity

Researchers determine the impact of different support on the duration and exclusivity of mothers breastfeeding healthy term babies.

31 Oct 2022

New system to detect cancer-related markers on CTCs

Having biopsies taken and endless tests run is nobody's idea of a good time, even if it's necessary for monitoring your health.

31 Oct 2022

Properties of dense breasts promote cancer growth, study suggests

The risk of developing breast cancer is higher in what are known as dense breasts, which appear white in mammograms, than in nondense breasts, which appear grey.

31 Oct 2022

Cleveland Clinic awarded $12 million NIH grant to define how cytokines regulate inflammation

Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute was awarded a five-year $12 million grant by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to define how cytokines - proteins produced during immune response - regulate inflammation and interact with cells and molecules surrounding tumors.

28 Oct 2022

Cancer cells' sticky fingers contribute to building a barrier surrounding breast tumors

Researchers at Turku University and Åbo Akademi University, Finland, have identified that finger-like cellular extensions called filopodia contribute to building a barrier surrounding breast tumors.

28 Oct 2022

Overall cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, says Annual Report to the Nation

Overall cancer death rates continued to decline among men, women, children, and adolescents and young adults in every major racial and ethnic group in the United States from 2015 to 2019, according to the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. From 2014 to 2018, overall cancer incidence, or new cases of cancer, remained stable for men and children but increased for women and adolescents and young adults.

28 Oct 2022

Newly developed chemical compounds show promise as potential anticancer therapy

A University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researcher's team developed new chemical compounds that show promise as a potential anticancer therapy to treat aggressive tumors.

27 Oct 2022

Study shows potential for eliminating surgery in a small subset of breast cancer patients

Researchers evaluate the efficacy of radiotherapy in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer or TNBC after neoadjuvant systemic therapy.

27 Oct 2022

AKT inhibitor shows promise in a trial matching new treatments to cancer patients based on genetic make-up of tumors

In a trial matching new treatments to cancer patients based on the genetic make-up of their tumors, 22% of the patients treated with the AKT inhibitor drug ipatasertib had their tumors shrink.

27 Oct 2022

Research reveals molecular pathways of aggressive cribriform prostate cancer

Cribriform prostate cancer is an aggressive subtype of the disease characterized by its histology, but little is known about its molecular pathways.

26 Oct 2022

Exploring new therapeutic targets and biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders

In this interview, Dr. Shebna Massey discusses neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and more. She also discusses and explores new therapeutic targets and biomarkers for these diseases.

From Sino Biological Inc. 26 Oct 2022

UArizona researchers working on a less toxic treatment for deadly breast cancer

After decades of research and two previous drug development attempts, things are looking promising for a team of University of Arizona researchers working on a less toxic treatment for a specific type of breast cancer.

25 Oct 2022

New evidence on how intermittent fasting impacts women's reproductive hormones

Intermittent fasting has been shown to be an effective way to lose weight, but critics have worried that the practice may have a negative impact on women's reproductive hormones.

25 Oct 2022

Researchers set sights on a new therapeutic target for aggressive breast cancer

Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center have set their sights on a new therapeutic target for an aggressive form of breast cancer with limited treatment options.

25 Oct 2022

Study reconsiders the recommended age for screening women with family history of breast cancer

A new study released in the American Cancer Society journal Cancer reconsiders guidelines for when to start screening with mammograms if a woman has a mother, sister, or daughter who was diagnosed with breast cancer.

21 Oct 2022

Cedars Sinai experts remind men of their breast cancer risk

Although breast cancer is more common in women, during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, experts from Cedars-Sinai Cancer are reminding men that they are at risk as well. One in every 100 breast cancers in the U.S. is diagnosed in a man, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

21 Oct 2022

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Study expands breast cancer patient population that can benefit from PARP inhibitors

Breastfeeding support extends breastfeeding duration and exclusivity

New system to detect cancer-related markers on CTCs

Properties of dense breasts promote cancer growth, study suggests

Cleveland Clinic awarded $12 million NIH grant to define how cytokines regulate inflammation

Cancer cells' sticky fingers contribute to building a barrier surrounding breast tumors

Overall cancer death rates continue to decline in the United States, says Annual Report to the Nation

Newly developed chemical compounds show promise as potential anticancer therapy

Study shows potential for eliminating surgery in a small subset of breast cancer patients

AKT inhibitor shows promise in a trial matching new treatments to cancer patients based on genetic make-up of tumors

Research reveals molecular pathways of aggressive cribriform prostate cancer

Exploring new therapeutic targets and biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders

UArizona researchers working on a less toxic treatment for deadly breast cancer

New evidence on how intermittent fasting impacts women's reproductive hormones

Researchers set sights on a new therapeutic target for aggressive breast cancer

Study reconsiders the recommended age for screening women with family history of breast cancer

Cedars Sinai experts remind men of their breast cancer risk

Mayo Clinic scientists awarded $12.1 million NCI grant for breast cancer research

Study develops a strategy to noninvasively track tumor-associated macrophages

Salk's three collaborative projects win 2022 Curebound Discovery Grant

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