Hormone replacement therapy tied to breast cancer
Post-menopausal women should think twice before going in for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) because it is tied to breast cancer globally, reveals a study. The study by McMaster University...
View ArticleMedical imaging ups breast cancer risk
A review of all the available scientific data compiled to date about potential environmental risks of breast cancer have identified two factors that are likely to cause the illness. The factors that...
View ArticleRoughly 50 different mutated genes may be involved in breast cancer
Deeper exploration of the genetic changes that drive breast cancer is revealing new complexity in the leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. Breast cancer is not a single disease, but a...
View ArticleWomen turning to breast milk to fight cancer
An Australian woman, who has drunk a glass of breast milk every day since being diagnosed with cancer believes that it is saving her life. Jenny Jones consumes a daily 400ml dose of milk from an...
View ArticleFertility drug usage `may up breast cancer risk`
Ovulation-stimulating fertility drugs temporarily elevate estrogen levels, which is known to play an important role in breast cancer, a new study has found. While some studies report increased breast...
View Article`Quick fix` for breast cancer set to revolutionize treatment
Breast cancer patients could be escape major surgery thanks to a new 10-minute operation. While the patient is under local anaesthetic a pencil-sized probe is inserted into the tumour and blasts it...
View ArticleHow genetics ups breast cancer risk
Cancer researchers, who studied 44 known genetic variants, have opened the door to future therapeutic applications based on personalized medicine by finding a method to identify why they increase...
View ArticleMan suffers from breast cancer for second time
A man who was cured of breast cancer has been diagnosed with the disease for a second time, a million-in-one instance. Peter Fleming, 79 was first diagnosed with breast cancer – a disease that rarely...
View ArticleEating peach may slow breast cancer growth
Certain compounds in peaches can inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells and their ability to spread, a promising research shows. These compounds could be a novel addition to therapies that reduce...
View ArticleSelf-breast exam can do more harm: Expert
A self-breast check campaign launched by The Sun newspaper in Britain to make women aware of breast cancer risks may actually harm women, a reputed physician has warned. “Teaching women to examine...
View ArticleResearchers found a promising breast cancer drug to work in combination...
Ewing sarcoma tumors disappeared and did not return in more than 70 percent of mice treated with combination therapy that included drugs from a family of experimental agents developed to fight breast...
View ArticleAtypical hyperplasia ups risk of breast cancer
Women with atypical hyperplasia of the breast, a precancerous condition, have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than previously thought, a Mayo Clinic study has found. Atypia contains breast...
View ArticleScientists identify novel breast cancer gene
British researchers have identified a novel gene that is especially active in a difficult-to-treat form of breast cancerand could thereby help in the search for new treatments. “Our understanding of...
View ArticleFDA approves Pfizer’s breast cancer drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today granted accelerated approval to Ibrance (palbociclib) to treat advanced (metastatic) breast cancer. Breast cancer in women is the second most common type of...
View ArticleTwo new genetic variants to breast cancer found
In a worldwide study of the DNA of 100,000 women, British scientists have discovered two new genetic variants associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. The team from the Institute of Cancer...
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