Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have discovered two new genes that cause head and neck cancer patients to be resistant to chemotherapy, and that silencing either gene can make cancer cells previously unresponsive ...
Sep 4, 2023
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Chemotherapy is one of the main therapeutic modalities for cancer patients. Chemotherapeutic drugs destroy cancer cells in the body, but patients frequently face side effects since the drugs do not selectively target cancer ...
Aug 31, 2023
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Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients, and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery.
Aug 30, 2023
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BRCA1 and BRCA2 are well-known breast cancer genes associated with a significantly increased risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. However, there are an additional 11 genes associated with elevated risk for these ...
Aug 24, 2023
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A new editorial paper titled "Are cis-spliced fusion proteins pathological in more aggressive luminal breast cancer?" has been published in Oncotarget.
Aug 21, 2023
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Anti-estrogenic therapies can suppress the growth of cancer that does not express estrogen receptors; when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies, they halt tumor progression in mice models.
Aug 21, 2023
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Researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a computational model that makes it possible to predict each woman's genetic risk of developing breast cancer based on her genetic profile. The research was based on a large-scale ...
Aug 15, 2023
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I have diabetes and high blood pressure. I take medication but have committed to a healthier lifestyle, including daily walks outside, swimming and other outdoor activities with my family. Recently, I was diagnosed with breast ...
Aug 9, 2023
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A Kaiser Permanente study provides new information that may help oncologists answer one of the most common questions they hear from breast cancer survivors: Is it safe to drink alcohol?
Aug 9, 2023
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Deanna Denham Hughes was stunned when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. She was only 32. She had no family history of cancer, and tests found no genetic link. Hughes wondered why she, an otherwise healthy Black ...
Aug 7, 2023
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