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Can AI-chatbots promote health-lifestyle changes?

Researchers discuss the impact of AI chatbot interventions on a wide range of health behaviors.

11 Jul 2022

The interplay of family history and genome-wide polygenic risk scores across 24 common diseases

A new study has investigated the interplay of FH and genome-wide PRS

11 Jul 2022

In America, cancer patients endure debt on top of disease

Jeni Rae Peters would make promises to herself as she lay awake nights after being diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago.

9 Jul 2022

$3.1 million grant will help researchers to study signs of heart damage in young breast cancer survivors

A 5-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, will enable researchers from Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and Duke Cancer Institute to collaborate in a first-of-its-kind prospective study to look for the earliest signs of heart vessel damage in young, pre-menopausal breast cancer survivors.

6 Jul 2022

‘Free’ screening? Know your rights to get no-cost care

An ounce of prevention … well, you know the rest. In medicine, prevention aims to spot problems before they worsen, affecting both a patient's health and finances.

6 Jul 2022

Research uses big data to find cancerous mutations in cells

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are among the latest tools being used by cancer researchers to aid in detection and treatment of the disease.

5 Jul 2022

Motherhood does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving breast cancer

Having a baby after breast cancer does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving the disease. A new study shows that survival is no worse in younger women, those who had not been pregnant before, and those with hormone-receptor positive breast cancer.

5 Jul 2022

A gentle, cost-effective method for breast cancer diagnosis

If breast cancer is suspected, doctors carry out a biopsy. However, this is invasive, painful and costly. It also takes several days to get the results.

4 Jul 2022

New study supports targeted screening program for prostate cancer

Data from the world's largest prostate cancer screening study provides further evidence to support the introduction of a targeted screening program for the disease, say researchers.

1 Jul 2022

AAP recommends breastfeeding for 2 years

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers to continue breastfeeding for two years or beyond.

30 Jun 2022

Study uncovers new gene that increases Alzheimer's disease risk in women

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most common cause of dementia, affecting more than 5.8 million individuals in the U.S. Scientists have discovered some genetic variants that increase the risk for developing Alzheimer's; the most well-known of these for people over the age of 65 is the APOE ε4 allele.

30 Jun 2022

High levels of blood clotting proteins can lead to poorer outcomes for breast cancer patients, study finds

New research from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has found that high levels in the bloodstream of a key protein involved in blood clotting called von Willebrand Factor, can lead to poorer outcomes for breast cancer patients.

30 Jun 2022

Researchers explore the impact of dance therapy in patients with breast cancer

A new study aimed to determine the impact of dance therapy on pain, sleep disorder, cancer-related fatigue, depression, and body image in women with breast cancer.

30 Jun 2022

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality care with recent expansions

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality primary and specialty care with recent expansions on Long Island and in Brooklyn and southeast Florida.

28 Jun 2022

Sanford Burnham Prebys scientist receives NIH grant to continue research on cellular signaling in cancer

Brooke Emerling from Sanford Burnham Prebys has been awarded a new grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue her work on cellular signaling in cancer.

27 Jun 2022

Bisphosphonates appear to improve COVID-19 exposure outcomes

A new retrospective study examines the effect of bisphosphonates on COVID-19 outcomes.

27 Jun 2022

Study finds a more effective treatment option for HER2 mutant metastatic breast cancer

Breast cancers with HER2 mutations respond to the drug neratinib, but the responses are variable and often not durable.

23 Jun 2022

Novel liquid biopsy test can quickly identify cancer DNA in patients with metastatic breast cancer

A novel, automated liquid biopsy test in development by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center can accurately detect the presence of cancer DNA in the blood of patients with metastatic breast cancer within five hours.

23 Jun 2022

Researchers identify biomarkers that could be targets for novel drugs to treat glioblastoma

Biomarkers that could be targets for novel drugs to treat glioblastoma brain tumors have been identified by investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, providing hope for a cancer that is highly lethal.

22 Jun 2022

Susan G. Komen awards $21.7 million to 48 new research projects aimed at improving breast cancer patient outcomes

Susan G. Komen, the world's leading breast cancer organization, is awarding $21.7 million to fund 48 new research projects at 26 distinguished academic medical institutions in the U.S. that are focused on improving patient outcomes – particularly for people with the most aggressive breast cancers, or who have experienced a recurrence or metastasis.

22 Jun 2022

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

Can AI-chatbots promote health-lifestyle changes?

The interplay of family history and genome-wide polygenic risk scores across 24 common diseases

In America, cancer patients endure debt on top of disease

$3.1 million grant will help researchers to study signs of heart damage in young breast cancer survivors

‘Free’ screening? Know your rights to get no-cost care

Research uses big data to find cancerous mutations in cells

Motherhood does not negatively impact a woman's chance of surviving breast cancer

A gentle, cost-effective method for breast cancer diagnosis

New study supports targeted screening program for prostate cancer

AAP recommends breastfeeding for 2 years

Study uncovers new gene that increases Alzheimer's disease risk in women

High levels of blood clotting proteins can lead to poorer outcomes for breast cancer patients, study finds

Researchers explore the impact of dance therapy in patients with breast cancer

NYU Langone Health continues to broaden access to high-quality care with recent expansions

Sanford Burnham Prebys scientist receives NIH grant to continue research on cellular signaling in cancer

Bisphosphonates appear to improve COVID-19 exposure outcomes

Study finds a more effective treatment option for HER2 mutant metastatic breast cancer

Novel liquid biopsy test can quickly identify cancer DNA in patients with metastatic breast cancer

Researchers identify biomarkers that could be targets for novel drugs to treat glioblastoma

Susan G. Komen awards $21.7 million to 48 new research projects aimed at improving breast cancer patient outcomes

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