Study suggests biological clock is key to reducing heart damage from radiation therapy
Findings could one day lead to improved outcomes for breast cancer patientsCredit: Photo by Cori Kogan, WSU Health Sciences Spokane ...
Tag: Breast Cancer
New mechanism may safely prevent and reverse obesity
Researchers at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer Center observed that blocking a cellular receptor not only prevented but reversed obesity, with ...
Two projects receive NIH grant for breast cancer research
UC Riverside research is supported by a four-year grant worth more than $1.2 millionCredit: Stan Lim, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. ...
Cancer mortality continues steady decline, driven by progress against lung cancer
Drop of 2.2% from 2016 to 2017 is largest ever reportedCredit: American Cancer Society The cancer death rate declined by ...
New compounds block master regulator of cancer growth, metastasis
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists have developed new drug compounds that thwart the pro-cancer activity ...
Obesity is a risk factor for cardiotoxicity in chemotherapy-treated patients with breast cancer
Credit: OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay Anthracyclines remain a cornerstone of breast cancer therapy in combination with new-generation targeted drugs such as trastuzumab. ...
A new role for a triple-negative breast cancer target
The protein, known to be implicated in an aggressive form of cancer, is also critical for normal mammary gland development ...
National clinical trial provides mastectomy alternative for recurrent breast cancer
Credit: VCU Massey Cancer Center Mastectomy has historically been the standard treatment for breast cancer patients experiencing recurrence after an ...
Novel genetic signature that can predict some kinds of breast cancer is identified
The research, published in the journal PLOS Genetics, combined a study of the genes involved in retinopathy, as a model ...
AI improves breast cancer risk prediction
Credit: Radiological Society of North America OAK BROOK, Ill. - A sophisticated type of artificial intelligence (AI) can outperform existing ...
Breast cancer patients with government insurance at higher risk of death
Medicare and Medicaid patients with breast cancer also had an increased likelihood of stopping their clinical trial treatment early, same ...
Tucatinib ‘game changing’ against HER2+ breast cancer, especially with brain metastases
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Phase III clinical trial results reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine ...
Drug combination shows promise in preclinical models of triple negative breast cancer
Hollings Cancer Center researchers explore how to help the 60 percent of patients with TNBC who do not respond well ...
Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention Continues with $6.85 million NCI Grant
Since 2002, the University of Arizona Cancer Center and Northern Arizona University have received funding from the National Cancer Institute ...
Immune checkpoint therapy for ER+ breast cancers, a missed opportunity?
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine In the United States, apart from some forms of skin cancer, breast cancer is the ...
Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk
Credit: NIEHS Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair ...
Reflecting on photos helps young cancer survivors regain confidence
Retelling cancer story through photography increases self-esteemCredit: University of Houston/Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Young cancer survivors face unique ...
Research affirms imaging technique’s ability to characterize healthy and non-healthy tissue
The research, published in the SPIE Journal of Biomedical Optics, cites 92 studies that assert intra-surgery feasibility of diffuse reflectance ...
Two Rutgers professors named fellows of AAAS
Rutgers-New Brunswick and RBHS faculty honored for scientific contributionsCredit: Jeff Heckman Two Rutgers professors have been named fellows of the ...
Cancer patients are at higher risk of dying from heart disease and stroke
Credit: European Heart Journal More than one in ten cancer patients do not die from their cancer but from heart ...
