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New mathematical modeling technique can accurately predict tumor response to chemotherapy

A public/private collaboration led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has resulted in a new mathematical modeling technique that can accurately predict the response of tumors in breast cancer patients to treatments such as chemotherapy soon after treatment initiation.

5 Oct 2021

Automated system based on AI helps rule out cancer in women with dense breasts

An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) can quickly and accurately sift through breast MRIs in women with dense breasts to eliminate those without cancer, freeing up radiologists to focus on more complex cases, according to a study published in Radiology.

5 Oct 2021

Novel mouse model uncovers resistance mechanism in human breast cancers

Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center and an international team of collaborators have generated mice with an improved hormone profile that supports growth and metastatic spread of implanted human breast tumors.

5 Oct 2021

WHO's new List of Essential Medicines prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments

WHO today published the new edition of its Model Lists of Essential Medicines and Essential Medicines for Children, which include new treatments for various cancers, insulin analogues and new oral medicines for diabetes, new medicines to assist people who want to stop smoking, and new antimicrobials to treat serious bacterial and fungal infections.

1 Oct 2021

Protein network map uncovers previously unknown cancer drivers

In three studies from the Cancer Cell Map Initiative, researchers uncovered previously unknown interactions between proteins that drive cancer and combined this new data to generate a map of protein pathways informing cancer outcomes.

30 Sep 2021

Research points the way to identifying new precision treatments for cancer

Researchers at University of California San Diego and University of California San Francisco have mapped out how hundreds of mutations involved in two types of cancer affect the activity of discrete groups of proteins that are the ultimate actors behind the disease.

30 Sep 2021

Death in Dallas: One family’s experience in the Medicaid gap

For years, Millicent McKinnon of Dallas went without health insurance. She was one of roughly 1 million Texans who earn too much to qualify for Medicaid in the state but too little to buy their own insurance.

30 Sep 2021

New AI-based tool improves the diagnosis of breast cancer tumors

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have developed an AI-based tool that improves the diagnosis of breast cancer tumors and the ability to predict the risk of recurrence.

30 Sep 2021

Clinical dilemmas in breast cancer patients solved by newly approved PET imaging agent

A non-invasive, patient-friendly imaging technique can help physicians make treatment decisions for breast cancer patients when diagnostic dilemmas arise.

29 Sep 2021

MRIs found to be cost effective for detecting breast cancer for women with very dense breasts

A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that MRIs are cost effective for detecting breast cancer for women with very dense breasts detected by mammography.

29 Sep 2021

Mayo Clinic internist advocates a comprehensive approach to breast cancer prevention

A commentary by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center researchers published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology Practice suggests that advances in breast cancer prevention research have resulted in new and innovative opportunities to modify breast cancer risk and potentially reduce breast cancer incidence and mortality.

27 Sep 2021

Promising data from early clinical trials of new anticancer therapies presented at ESMO Congress 2021

Data from early clinical trials presented at the ESMO Congress 2021 suggest that new anticancer treatments are on the horizon, with a clear emphasis on precision medicine.

24 Sep 2021

University of Helsinki-led breast cancer research project receives US Department of Defense grant

University of Helsinki led research project that partners with the University of California, San Francisco, was awarded a Breast Cancer Research Program Breakthrough grant from the US Department of Defense.

24 Sep 2021

Central obesity associated with poor outcomes for Black breast cancer survivors

Findings from a recent population based cohort study show that Black women diagnosed with breast cancer who also have central obesity, which means excess body fat in the abdominal area, were more likely to die from breast cancer or any other cause than similar women who didn't have central obesity.

24 Sep 2021

Cardiotoxic effects of common chemotherapy drug could be prevented

Harmful side effects from a common chemotherapy drug could be the result of a single mutation, according to a study published in Cell Stem Cell.

24 Sep 2021

Trained computer program can aid physicians in accurately diagnosing breast cancer

A computer program trained to see patterns among thousands of breast ultrasound images can aid physicians in accurately diagnosing breast cancer, a new study shows.

24 Sep 2021

Researchers identify two subtypes of metastatic prostate cancer

Scientists have identified two subtypes of metastatic prostate cancer that respond differently to treatment, information that could one day guide physicians in treating patients with the therapies best suited to their disease.

24 Sep 2021

Community-based physical activity program could help diverse populations of cancer survivors

Breast cancer survivors who participated in Active Living After Cancer, an evidence-based 12-week group program, markedly increased their physical activity and ability to accomplish the basic pursuits of daily life, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported today in Cancer.

23 Sep 2021

New discovery offers clues to overcoming resistance to cancer therapies

Cancer cells proliferate despite a myriad of stresses-;from oxygen deprivation to chemotherapy-;that would kill any ordinary cell.

23 Sep 2021

Adhesive protein facilitates cluster formation in circulating tumor cells

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with stem cell features use the adhesive protein ICAM1 to facilitate formation of CTC clusters, which can travel from primary tumors to other organs in the body, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.

22 Sep 2021

Breast Cancer News and Research

Latest Breast Cancer News and Research

New mathematical modeling technique can accurately predict tumor response to chemotherapy

Automated system based on AI helps rule out cancer in women with dense breasts

Novel mouse model uncovers resistance mechanism in human breast cancers

WHO's new List of Essential Medicines prioritizes access to diabetes and cancer treatments

Protein network map uncovers previously unknown cancer drivers

Research points the way to identifying new precision treatments for cancer

Death in Dallas: One family’s experience in the Medicaid gap

New AI-based tool improves the diagnosis of breast cancer tumors

Clinical dilemmas in breast cancer patients solved by newly approved PET imaging agent

MRIs found to be cost effective for detecting breast cancer for women with very dense breasts

Mayo Clinic internist advocates a comprehensive approach to breast cancer prevention

Promising data from early clinical trials of new anticancer therapies presented at ESMO Congress 2021

University of Helsinki-led breast cancer research project receives US Department of Defense grant

Central obesity associated with poor outcomes for Black breast cancer survivors

Cardiotoxic effects of common chemotherapy drug could be prevented

Trained computer program can aid physicians in accurately diagnosing breast cancer

Researchers identify two subtypes of metastatic prostate cancer

Community-based physical activity program could help diverse populations of cancer survivors

New discovery offers clues to overcoming resistance to cancer therapies

Adhesive protein facilitates cluster formation in circulating tumor cells

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