A promising drug could lead to a new treatment for the most aggressive form of breast cancer, which affects thousands of women each year. A pre-clinical study led by the University of Adelaide found the new drug successfully ...
Feb 5, 2024
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When I was a child, my grandma was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a radical mastectomy at 55, which back then meant removing all her muscle, skin, and breast tissue—a disfiguring surgery that resulted in lingering ...
Jan 22, 2024
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Men with enlarged breast tissue, not caused by excess weight—a condition formally known as gynecomastia—may be at heightened risk of an early death before the age of 75, suggests the first study of its kind, published ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Mutations of the tumor suppressor p53 not only have a growth-promoting effect on the cancer cells themselves, but also influence the cells in the tumor's microenvironment. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) ...
Jan 3, 2024
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Research reveals that around 20 percent of all cases of the most severe form of breast cancer may arise from the small group of normal tissue cells carrying an epimutation of a specific gene.
Dec 7, 2023
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A new AI (artificial intelligence) tool may make it possible to spare breast cancer patients unnecessary chemotherapy treatments by using a more precise method of predicting their outcomes, reports a new Northwestern Medicine ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Kanazawa University in Japan have made a new discovery that could improve breast cancer treatments. The researchers studied cancer stem cells (CSCs), which can resist chemotherapy ...
Nov 24, 2023
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New Cleveland Clinic research reveals how BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations may impact cell communication in breast tissue, furthering the understanding of how cancer develops.
Nov 13, 2023
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Question: I'm a 28-year-old woman recently diagnosed with breast cancer. My care team recommends starting treatment as soon as possible. While I'm ready to do the necessary treatments, I'm worried about the affect it may ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among women, with more than 2 million new cases diagnosed each year. In cases where the tumor remains localized in the breast, survival rates are remarkably high, at around ...
Nov 9, 2023
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