Breast Cancer Related News
Genes associated with risk of aggressive breast cancer identified
A new study has discovered the genes associated with risk of an aggressive breast cancer known as triple-negative breast cancer, which will help provide...
England one of worst countries for survival rates for breast cancer
Older women with breast cancer in England are less likely to survive the disease than four other European countries (Poland, Belgium, Ireland and the...
New approach to immunotherapy treats unresponsive breast cancer
A new approach to immunotherapy developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has resulted in a positive response in a once unresponsive...
Six months of Herceptin good for women with HER2-positive breast cancer
Taking Herceptin for six months could be just as effective as taking it for 12 months in preventing relapse and death, as well as...
New chemotherapy drug effective with triple-negative breast cancer
Women with triple-negative breast cancer who have faults in their BRCA genes see much better results on the chemotherapy drug carboplatin than standard treatment,...
Testing entire population for ovarian cancer would be cost-effective
New research led by Queen Mary University of London, UK, reveals that screening the whole population for ovarian and breast cancer would be cost...
Women with breast cancer have higher risk of chronic diseases
New research from the University of South Australia (UniSA) has found that women receiving hormonal therapy for breast cancer are at greater risk of...
Breast cancer survival rate is no different with BRCA gene
A new study of over 2,000 women suggests that young women being treated for breast cancer who don’t have the BRCA gene mutation have...