Less than 20% of diagnosed breast cancers are designated "triple-negative," lacking three types of receptors often found in other breast cancer types. But TNBCs have a higher risk of recurrence, metastasis and mortality. ...
Nov 30, 2022
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn about breast cancer types and what your type means.
Oct 5, 2022
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A diet high in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) is associated with a reduced risk for breast cancer among women in China, according to a study published online July 26 in Menopause.
Aug 16, 2022
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Estrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy, according to research led by a Texas A&M AgriLife scientist and published in the June issue of Circulation: Heart Failure.
Jun 14, 2022
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The menopause transition is associated with several health issues. The incidence of both sleep apnea and joint pain, for example, are higher in postmenopausal women. A new study aimed to investigate the association between ...
Mar 2, 2022
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Uterine cancers that developed in patients treated with tamoxifen (Soltamox) had fewer PI3K pathway mutations and may have instead been driven by tamoxifen-induced PI3K pathway activation, according to results presented at ...
Dec 9, 2021
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A non-invasive, patient-friendly imaging technique can help physicians make treatment decisions for breast cancer patients when diagnostic dilemmas arise. The 18F-FES PET scan—approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Sep 29, 2021
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Early results from a UCLA-led clinical trial found treating women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-negative early breast cancers with a novel type of anti-hormonal ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Scientists working to understand the cellular processes linking high cholesterol to breast cancer recurrence and metastasis report that a byproduct of cholesterol metabolism causes some cells to send out cancer-promoting ...
Jun 9, 2021
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The lifetime risk of breast cancer is similar among Black and white women in the U.S., but Black women are disproportionately affected by aggressive breast cancer subtypes such as estrogen receptor (ER) negative tumors, which ...
May 24, 2021
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