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Scientists find key molecular differences between breast cancer cells in initial and metastatic tumors

Studying a deadly type of breast cancer called triple negative, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have identified key molecular differences between cancer cells that cling to an initial tumor and those that venture off to form distant tumors.

8 Aug 2022

Tribe embraces recreational marijuana sales on reservation where alcohol is banned

In a growing number of U.S. states, people can both drink alcohol and legally smoke recreational marijuana. In others, they can use alcohol but not pot. But on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, the opposite is true: Marijuana is legal, but booze is banned.

8 Aug 2022

Researchers uncover genomic characteristics of breast cancers associated with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome

Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered genomic characteristics of breast cancers associated with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) that differentiate them from sporadic breast cancers.

4 Aug 2022

CHOP helps launch new computational platform to harmonize pediatric cancer data

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has helped launch a new computational platform that will harmonize pediatric cancer data, allowing researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and advocacy groups to accelerate the pace of drug development for pediatric cancer.

4 Aug 2022

Queen’s researchers receive grant from Breast Cancer Now to search for new treatments

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have received funding from Breast Cancer Now to search for new treatments inspired by COVID-19 vaccine innovation.

3 Aug 2022

Study: Many breast cancer patients report changes that affect sexual health during and beyond treatment

A new study released by the University of Colorado Cancer Center shows that more than 70 percent of breast cancer patients have reported changes that affect their sexual health during and beyond treatment.

2 Aug 2022

Hormonal treatment provides long-term benefit for premenopausal women with breast cancer

To investigate the long-term benefit of hormone-lowering treatment, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have done a 20-year follow-up of premenopausal women with breast cancer.

2 Aug 2022

UCR researcher employs Actor-Network Theory to open black boxes in breast cancer survivorship care

Today, many women diagnosed with breast cancer live long after completing their cancer treatments and have post-treatment health and information needs.

1 Aug 2022

Researchers use a tumor organoid system to examine bacterial effects on immunotherapy

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine researchers are using a tumor organoid system to examine the effects of metabolites secreted by bacteria on a specialized immunotherapy – immune checkpoint blockage, a promising cancer treatment development – to determine why some patients don't respond or develop a resistance to the treatment over time.

29 Jul 2022

New guidelines for breast cancer screening and diagnosis helps people understand their personal risk

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has published new NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis to help people understand their personal risk for breast cancer,

27 Jul 2022

NHS Breast Screening Programme confers only a low risk of overdiagnosis

In the UK, breast cancer accounts for 31% of all new cancers diagnosed in women each year, with cases having increased by 4% in the last decade.

20 Jul 2022

Researchers report genomic profiling from more than 110,000 tumors

Researchers analyzed data from the latest public release of the GENIE project of the American Association for Cancer Research.

19 Jul 2022

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

Young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults, according to a new analysis published in The Lancet.

15 Jul 2022

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announces latest ASPIRE awards for eight outstanding projects

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announced eight outstanding research projects to receive its latest class of ASPIRE awards.

14 Jul 2022

Brown researchers develop an advanced way to isolate single cells from complex tissues

In cancer research, it all comes down to a single cell. Over the last decade, cancer researchers have homed in on the fact that an individual cell from a tumor can be used to perform molecular analyses that reveal important clues about how the cancer developed, how it spreads and how it may be targeted.

14 Jul 2022

Hitting rewind on the spread of pancreatic cancer

News-Medical speaks to Linxiang Lan, a staff scientist at The Institute of Cancer Research, about a fundamental discovery that could pave way for new pancreatic cancer treatments.

14 Jul 2022

Surveillance program for high risk patients aids in early detection of pancreatic cancer

Surveillance programs for people at high risk of developing pancreatic cancers can help detect precancerous conditions and cancers early, when they are most treatable, according to a new multicenter study directed by experts at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center.

13 Jul 2022

Bioactive compounds in a marine sponge show potential to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria

A research group led by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP) in São Carlos, Brazil, has identified a number of bioactive compounds in a marine sponge collected on Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago about 400 km off the coast of Brazil's Northeast region.

13 Jul 2022

Cancer cells can gravitate toward certain mechanical 'sweet spot' environments, study finds

An international team of researchers led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities engineers have found that cancer cells can gravitate toward certain mechanical "sweet spot" environments, providing new insights into how cancer invades the body.

12 Jul 2022

Study offers insight into cancer cell migration and opens new possibilities for stopping it

An international research group has investigated the mechanisms of cell migration and the impact of tissue rigidity on cell positioning and steering. The research sheds light on e.g. cancer cell migration and opens new possibilities for stopping and directing it.

12 Jul 2022

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Scientists find key molecular differences between breast cancer cells in initial and metastatic tumors

Tribe embraces recreational marijuana sales on reservation where alcohol is banned

Researchers uncover genomic characteristics of breast cancers associated with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome

CHOP helps launch new computational platform to harmonize pediatric cancer data

Queen’s researchers receive grant from Breast Cancer Now to search for new treatments

Study: Many breast cancer patients report changes that affect sexual health during and beyond treatment

Hormonal treatment provides long-term benefit for premenopausal women with breast cancer

UCR researcher employs Actor-Network Theory to open black boxes in breast cancer survivorship care

Researchers use a tumor organoid system to examine bacterial effects on immunotherapy

New guidelines for breast cancer screening and diagnosis helps people understand their personal risk

NHS Breast Screening Programme confers only a low risk of overdiagnosis

Researchers report genomic profiling from more than 110,000 tumors

Alcohol consumption does not provide any health benefits, presents many risks for young people

The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announces latest ASPIRE awards for eight outstanding projects

Brown researchers develop an advanced way to isolate single cells from complex tissues

Hitting rewind on the spread of pancreatic cancer

Surveillance program for high risk patients aids in early detection of pancreatic cancer

Bioactive compounds in a marine sponge show potential to kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Cancer cells can gravitate toward certain mechanical 'sweet spot' environments, study finds

Study offers insight into cancer cell migration and opens new possibilities for stopping it

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