Oncology & Cancer

In vitro model helps show why breast cancer spreads to bone

Researchers from Tampere University, Finland, and Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey, have developed an in vitro cancer model to investigate why breast cancer spreads to bone. Their findings hold promise for advancing ...

Oncology & Cancer

3D tattooing after breast reconstruction: Q&A

Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in U.S. women with about one in eight women diagnosed over the course of their lifetime. In about 35% of cases, a mastectomy is part of a woman's treatment plan and involves removing ...

Medications

FDA approves Itovebi for locally advanced, metastatic breast cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Itovebi (inavolisib), in combination with palbociclib (Ibrance) and fulvestrant, for the treatment of adults with endocrine-resistant, PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor (HR)-positive, ...

Oncology & Cancer

Breast cancer drug shows potential for rare appendix cancer

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine found an FDA-approved drug used to treat breast cancer has the potential to be an effective therapeutic for a specific type of appendix cancer.

Cardiology

Hot news flash: Menopause can impact a woman's heart health

The risk of heart disease increases with age for most people, however, for women that may be even more true. The menopause transition, those years leading up to and through menopause, is a time of increasing heart disease ...

Oncology & Cancer

The importance of breast cancer screening

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women across the U.S. And rates of the disease continue to climb, notably among younger women. A report from the American ...

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