Tag: Breast Cancer
Vaccine shows promising results for early-stage breast cancer patients
Deregulation and inhibition of the immune system contributes to cancer development. Many therapeutic strategies aim to re-stimulate the immune system to recognize cancer cells...
Gene therapy technique may help prevent cancer metastasis
Gene-regulating RNA molecules could help treat early-stage breast cancer tumors before they spread.
The spread of malignant cells around the body, known as metastasis, is...
‘Bursts’ of chromosome changes fuel breast cancer tumor growth
As with most cancers, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells have abnormal amounts of chromosomes or DNA copy number aberrations (CNAs) in their genomes. A...
Breast microbiome/bacterial differences identified between healthy, cancerous tissue
A team of Mayo Clinic researchers has identified evidence of bacteria in sterilely-obtained breast tissue and found differences between women with and without breast...
Exercise improves memory in breast cancer survivors
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is related to improved subjective memory in breast cancer survivors, who often complain about memory problems, reports a new Northwestern Medicine...
‘Holy grail’ of breast cancer prevention in high-risk women may be...
A potential new strategy to prevent breast cancer in women carrying a faulty BRCA1 gene has been discovered by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute...
Women’s long work hours linked to alarming increases in cancer, heart...
Work weeks that averaged 60 hours or more over three decades appear to triple the risk of diabetes, cancer, heart trouble and arthritis for...
Decade of hormone therapy reduces breast cancer recurrence: study
Micrograph showing a lymph node invaded by ductal breast carcinoma, with extension of the tumour beyond the lymph node. Credit: Nephron/Wikipedia
Doubling the duration of...
Promising treatment prospects for invasive breast cancer
The new active ingredient consists of DARPins (red and orange) bend the HER2 receptors (blue) so no more growth signal is transmitted into the...
Even light drinking may increase breast cancer risk
Alcohol was established as a carcinogen in 1987, with a causal relationship between alcohol and breast cancer being acknowledged in 2007. Research conducted as...
Women may be able to reduce breast cancer risk predicted by...
Women with a high risk of developing breast cancer based on family history and genetic risk can still reduce the chance they will develop...
