Posts by: admin

News

In two recent studies titled “Systematic identification of signaling pathways with potential to confer anticancer drug resistance” and “RAS signaling promotes resistance to JAK inhibitors by suppressing BAD-mediated apoptosis”, published ... Read more

December 22, 2014December 22, 2014

MIT Researchers Identify New Family Of Proteins Involved In Breast Cancer Progression

News

A recent study from MIT researchers published in eLife journal showed that a type of RNA-binding protein known as Musashi proteins, are involved in breast cancer regulation by increasing the proliferation ... Read more

December 19, 2014December 19, 2014

Microwave Imaging Of The Breast: A Safer And Improved Diagnostic Screening Technique

News

A recent study published in Review of Scientific Instruments, shows that microwaves can be an alternative way to search for signs of breast cancer. Currently, the methods applied to screen ... Read more

December 17, 2014December 17, 2014

Sudy Finds Oncotype DX Diagnostic Reduces Chemotherapy Use In Young Breast Cancer Patients

News

Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer have conducted a large population-based study of Oncotype DX, finding it was significantly linked to a reduced use of chemotherapy in ... Read more

December 17, 2014December 17, 2014

Three Different Studies Target Androgen Receptors in Breast Cancer

News

During the 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, three studies presented by researchers from the University of Colorado Cancer Center showed the outcomes of androgen receptor blockade in breast cancer. ... Read more

December 10, 2014December 10, 2014

Study Finds Thrombotic Effects Can Delay Breast Reconstruction Surgery

News

In a recent study titled “Pre-operative thrombotic complications of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: Implications for immediate breast reconstruction”, published in the Annals of Medicine and Surgery, a team of ... Read more

December 8, 2014December 8, 2014

Study Finds Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients Benefit From Genetic Screening

News

In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers found that patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) should be tested for mutations in known predisposition genes, such ... Read more

December 3, 2014December 3, 2014

Study Compares Breast Cancer Recurrence Over Time

News

In a recent publication titled “Comparison of Breast Cancer Recurrence and Outcome Patterns Between Patients Treated From 1986 to 1992 and From 2004 to 2008”, published in the Journal of ... Read more

December 2, 2014December 2, 2014

Breast Cancer Vaccine Shows Promising Results According to Study

News

In a recent study titled “Safety and preliminary evidence of biological efficacy of a mammaglobin-A DNA vaccine in patients with stable metastatic breast cancer”, and published in the Clinical Cancer ... Read more

December 1, 2014December 1, 2014

Study Finds Gene Linked to Tamoxifen Resistance in Breast Cancers

News

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center found a gene, MACROD2, which ... Read more