Pediatrics
Breastfeeding 101: Tips for new moms
There's a host of studies supporting the numerous ways breastfeeding helps baby's development—and the health of mothers, too.
Mar 4, 2024
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Breast Cancer
Medications
Cancer trial discovers a potentially broader role for an established dual HER2-blocking treatment
An important discovery from the NCI-MATCH precision medicine initiative is published in Clinical Cancer Research.
Mar 4, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeted immunotherapy could lead to pioneering treatment for breast cancer
A new type of immunotherapy that targets non-cancer cells could help prevent the growth and spread of breast cancer tumors, according to new research.
Feb 29, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New findings could be life-changing for genetic syndrome sufferers
An international research team led by QIMR Berghofer and Peter MacCallum Cancer Center has discovered that people with the hereditary cancer disorder Li Fraumeni syndrome are at greater risk of a much broader spectrum of ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Whole breast ultrafractionation radiotherapy after breast‐conserving surgery in early breast cancer
The FAST-Forward randomized trial from the U.K. found that ultrahypofractionated whole breast irradiation (WBI, 26 Gy in five fractions over 1 week) was just as effective as the 3-week regimen for local control. This approach ...
Feb 22, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Combining causal and correlative approaches to discover response biomarkers to paclitaxel
A new research perspective titled "Combining causal and correlative approaches to discover biomarkers of response to paclitaxel" has been published in Oncotarget.
Feb 21, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Annual breast cancer screening beginning at 40 saves lives, study suggests
Annual breast cancer screening beginning at age 40 and continuing to at least age 79 results in the highest reduction in mortality with minimal risks, according to a new study published in Radiology.
Feb 20, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists develop new monoclonal antibody to treat HER2-positive breast cancer
In a step forward for breast cancer treatment, researchers at Tohoku University have developed a novel monoclonal antibody that specifically targets a certain type of breast cancer cell. Their findings, published in the International ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
What reactivates dormant cancer cells?
Researchers at Columbia University have found a molecule that is responsible for arousing dormant cells from breast cancer and nudging them to create metastases. Silencing this molecule, called Malat1, in mice with breast ...
Feb 19, 2024
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Genetics
Researchers optimize genetic tests for diverse populations to tackle health disparities
To prevent an emerging genomic technology from contributing to health disparities, a scientific team has devised new ways to improve a genetic testing method called a polygenic risk score. Since polygenic risk scores have ...
Feb 19, 2024
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