Four species of Phyllanthus, herbs commonly found throughout the tropics and subtropics, pose great potential as nontoxic breast cancer treatments. While their therapeutic properties have been reported, a team from the University ...
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The breast cancer drug lapatinib which is designed to shrink tumours can sometimes cause them to grow in the lab, according to a new study published in eLife. By understanding the molecular basis of this phenomenon, scientists ...
May 1, 2018
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BRCA1 (BReast CAncer Gene 1), a key gene that becomes faulty in some instances, leading to breast and ovarian cancer, plays an important role in the body's DNA repair mechanisms. BRCA1, once mutated, can cause cancer to develop. ...
Nov 17, 2022
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A DNA mutation that occurs frequently in the development of many pancreatic tumors appears to make these cancers vulnerable to an existing type of drug known as PARP inhibitors, according to a new study from scientists in ...
Dec 15, 2020
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Researchers have found a new way to use immunotherapy, a breakthrough mode of cancer treatment which harnesses the patient's immune system, to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer.
Jun 7, 2017
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Two University of Delaware researchers have developed a new approach to attack cancer, using two light-activated treatments that appear to be more effective together than when applied independently. More research is needed, ...
Mar 12, 2019
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Cleveland Clinic researchers have published findings in Nature Communications on a new stem cell pathway that allows a highly aggressive form of breast cancer - triple-negative breast cancer - to thrive.
Feb 8, 2018
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For patients with early-stage breast cancer, there is a 7% to 11% chance of relapse within five years after receiving initial treatment, and this rate can be higher for patients with more advanced stages of the cancer. While ...
Dec 29, 2023
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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 ...
Jun 25, 2020
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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 ...
Jan 26, 2018
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