A new anti-cancer strategy wields light as a precision weapon. Unlike traditional light therapy—which is limited to the skin and areas accessible with an endoscope—this technique can target and attack cancer cells that ...
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Does fasting help make chemotherapy more effective in breast cancer patients? Researchers led by Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) and Breast Cancer Research Group (BOOG) are a step closer to answering that question ...
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A research team at the University of California, Riverside has discovered a way for chemotherapy drug paclitaxel to target migrating, or circulating, cancer cells, which are responsible for the development of tumor metastases.
Feb 23, 2018
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An experimental form of immunotherapy that uses an individual's own tumor-fighting immune cells could potentially be used to treat people with metastatic breast cancer, according to results from an ongoing clinical trial ...
Feb 1, 2022
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Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women in the United States, with most deaths caused by the cancer spreading beyond the breast. In a new study, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive ...
Mar 5, 2018
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The use of trastuzumab, chemotherapy and surgery among women with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer significantly improved survival from the time central nervous system metastases were diagnosed.
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When treatment is working for a patient who is fighting cancer, the light at the end of the tunnel is easier to see.
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For the first time, a drug targeting a protein that drives breast cancer growth has been shown to work against tumors with very low levels of the protein.
Jun 5, 2022
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A new study shows that a novel imaging-based method for defining appropriateness of breast cancer treatment is as accurate as the current standard-of-care and could reduce the need for invasive tissue sampling. The results ...
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Using a virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants, nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego developed a new treatment that could keep metastatic cancers at bay from the lungs. The treatment not only slowed ...
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