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Pairing CRISPR with DNA sequencing could help guide cancer treatment
In search of new ways to sequence human genomes and read critical alterations in DNA, researchers have successfully used the gene cutting tool CRISPR...
Blood test for breast cancer could detect disease up to five years early
A new and simple blood test could help to detect breast cancer up to five years earlier than we are currently able to.
The disease...
Could we attack metastatic breast cancer with sound?
Researchers at Tohoku University believe their technique of using sound waves has the potential to be developed in treating metastatic breast cancer.
Drugs can be...
Drug candidate identified to starve and suffocate breast cancer stem cells
Scientists have identified a new drug candidate that is able starve and suffocate cancer stem cells, paving the way for new therapies to treat...
Drug resistance tackled using new single-cell genetic method
Scientists have used a new technique to identify genetic profiles of individual cells to model a breast cancer tumour’s potential resistance to a drug.
The...
Lifestyle modifications prevent one in three breast cancer cases
A new report has estimated that one in three breast cancer cases could be prevented through lifestyle changes.
Modifications such as weight management, physical activity,...
Breast cancer can form ‘sleeper cells’ after treatment
The study of human breast cancer cells has revealed that some breast cancer medicines may create 'sleeper cells' – allowing them to potentially come...
Substituting poultry for red meat may reduce risk of breast cancer
New study suggests red meat consumption may increase the risk of breast cancer, whereas poultry consumption may be protective against breast cancer risk.
Published in...
With the new Parliament, breast cancer care and prevention must be a top priority
Discover how MEPs Elena Gentile, Cristian-Silviu Bușoi, and Lieve Wierinck, have been working to ensure breast cancer care and prevention remain a significant policy...
Triple negative breast cancer treatment may be on the horizon
A team of Brazilian researchers have developed a strategy that could cut off cancer cells from two major food sources – could this be...
Priorities for breast cancer resources questioned after global HER2 testing survey
A global survey of HER2 testing has raised questions about how resources should be spent on potentially lifesaving HER2 targeted therapies for breast cancer,...
A combination of treatments may help fight breast cancer
According to researchers from the University of Helsinki, Finland, cancer cells can be attacked with a ‘drug cocktail’ which can potentially help to fight...
Breast cancer risk remains high decades after childbirth
Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have found that contrary to previous knowledge, breast cancer risk remains elevated 20-30 years after childbirth.
Generally, women...
Research breakdown: the long-term health risks of breast implants
One of the largest studies to date provides those who have had/are thinking to have breast implants an insight into the rare but serious...
Breast cancer growth rate enhanced by bone marrow cells
Researchers have discovered that breast cancer growth rate is determined by the stromal cells originating from bone marrow cells.
Published in the Journal of Experimental...
New wireless device can assist patients with breast cancer recovery
Studies of a new wireless device has demonstrated early warning of the potential failure of breast reconstruction surgery, assisting patients with breast cancer recovery.
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Breast Cancer Now urges government to tackle rising rates of breast cancer
Breast Cancer Now is calling on the UK Government to act now to prevent a projected rise in rates of breast cancer deaths by...
The immune landscape of breast cancer
At the University of Turku, Maija Hollmén, PhD, is helping to elucidate the significance of macrophage-expressed Clever-1 in defining the immune cell composition in...
Success: effects of antibiotics in breast cancer clinical trial
Scientist inspired by 8-year-old daughter found positive effects of antibiotics in a successful breast cancer clinical trial.
In a breast cancer clinical trial, patients were...
Breast cancer deaths predicted to increase by 2022
According a to report conducted by Breast Cancer Now, the number of breast cancer deaths, though currently decreasing, will start to increase by 2022.
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