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A group of international researchers has devised a reliable method for subtyping breast tumors into the IntClust subtypes based on gene expression patterns, further demonstrating the clinical and biological validity ... Read more

August 27, 2014October 18, 2016

Predicting Breast Cancer Outcomes May Improve, Thanks To Promising, New Biomarker

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A group of researchers from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, have discovered a new protein, p66ShcA, which could become a reliable biomarker to identify breast cancers with poor prognoses. One of ... Read more

August 26, 2014August 26, 2014

Breast Cancer Risks Increase Due To False Alarms From Mammograms

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According to a recent study, women undergoing mammograms that result in false alarms have an increased risk of developing breast cancer in the future, however, the underlying cause remains unknown. Research had already ... Read more

August 25, 2014August 25, 2014

Older Women Benefit From Mammograms in Detecting Breast Cancer

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According to a recent study, entitled “Improved Prognosis of Women Aged 75 and Older with Mammography-detected Breast Cancer” and published in the Radiology Journal, mammography may be beneficial for women 75 ... Read more

August 21, 2014August 21, 2014

Biomarker Breakthrough In Basal-like Breast Cancer

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A biomarker associated with basal-like breast cancer, a highly aggressive carcinoma resistant to several types of chemotherapy, has been uncovered by researchers at Northwestern University, Illinois. Signal transducer and activator ... Read more

August 21, 2014October 18, 2016

Breast Cancer Relapse, Chemotherapy Effectiveness Can Now Be Determined By Gene

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A recent study entitled “DEAD-box helicase DP103 defines metastatic potential of human breast cancers” and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, identified a gene that can help to predict ... Read more

August 20, 2014October 18, 2016

New Lotion Being Studied for Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effect

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Reata Pharmaceuticals Inc, a Texas based company aiming to translate cutting-edge research into breakthrough medicines, has begun to enroll patients in its Phase 2 trial of RTA 408 Lotion (3% and ... Read more

August 19, 2014August 19, 2014

Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Receive Bisphosphonates With Less Frequency

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Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that women suffering from metastatic breast cancer of the bone can receive bisphosphonates less often after the first year ... Read more

August 18, 2014August 18, 2014

Why Women Need To Know About PALB2 & Breast Cancer Risk

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A recent study has shown that women who are found to have mutations in the gene known as PALB2 are also likely to have a 1 in 3 chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer by ... Read more

August 15, 2014August 15, 2014

Certain Birth Control Pills May Increase Breast Cancer Risk According To Study

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A group of researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle has discovered that women who are taking certain formulations of birth control pills have an increased risk ... Read more