Posts by: Joana Carvalho

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Women with HER2-positive breast cancer that has spread to distant organs live longer if they have surgery to remove their primary tumor, according to research presented at the recent ... Read more

April 3, 2019

FDA Proposes New Policies to Modernize, Improve Quality of Mammography Screenings

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a set of new policies to modernize and improve the quality of mammography screenings for breast cancer. The federal agency ... Read more

April 1, 2019

Breast Cancer Survivors Weigh in on Ways to Reduce the Financial Burden of the Disease

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A qualitative study has proposed nine recommendations from breast cancer survivors about how to reduce the financial burden associated with the disease, which include changes to insurance, supportive services, ... Read more

March 29, 2019

Frying Oil Reheated Often, Like in Deep Frying, Seen to Promote Breast Cancer’s Spread in Animal Study

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Frying oil that has repeatedly been reheated to high temperatures — as can take place in deep frying of foods — may cause genetic changes that trigger the growth ... Read more

March 22, 2019

AI Matches Radiologists’ Skill at Detecting Breast Cancer on Mammograms

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An artificial intelligence (AI) system based on deep learning algorithms is able to detect breast cancer in digital mammography screenings as well as experienced radiologists, a study says. The ... Read more

March 13, 2019

Thousands of Lives Spared Thanks to Screening, Treatment, Study Reports

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Since 1989, between 384,000 and 615,000 women’s lives have been spared thanks to significant advancements in breast cancer screening methods and treatment, a study reports. The findings of the ... Read more

March 8, 2019

FDA Approves Under-the-skin Formulation of Herceptin for Certain Breast Cancers

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an under-the-skin formulation of Genentech‘s breast cancer treatment Herceptin (trastuzumab), called Herceptin Hylecta. Also by Genentech, the treatment consists of a combination of trastumuzab ... Read more

February 25, 2019

More Intense Chemotherapy May Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence and Death, Study Says

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Reducing the interval between chemotherapy treatment cycles or administering chemotherapy medications sequentially at higher doses, rather than simultaneously at lower doses, increases treatment efficacy and decreases the risk of ... Read more

February 22, 2019

Plerixafor Improves Immunotherapy Response in Mouse Model of Breast Cancer

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Plerixafor — approved for the treatment of lymphoma and multiple myeloma — decreases tumor fibrosis and improves immunotherapy response in a mouse model of metastatic breast cancer, a study finds. ... Read more

February 1, 2019

Blocking Interaction Between Blood Vessels, Cancer Cells Could Prevent Disease’s Spread, Study Says

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Blocking the interaction between cancer cells and their microenvironment could be a viable strategy to eliminate cancer cells that stray from the primary tumor, thereby preventing cancer’s spread, according ... Read more

Posts by: Joana Carvalho

Joana Carvalho

Surgery Extends Lives of Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer, Study Says

FDA Proposes New Policies to Modernize, Improve Quality of Mammography Screenings

Breast Cancer Survivors Weigh in on Ways to Reduce the Financial Burden of the Disease

Frying Oil Reheated Often, Like in Deep Frying, Seen to Promote Breast Cancer’s Spread in Animal Study

AI Matches Radiologists’ Skill at Detecting Breast Cancer on Mammograms

Thousands of Lives Spared Thanks to Screening, Treatment, Study Reports

FDA Approves Under-the-skin Formulation of Herceptin for Certain Breast Cancers

More Intense Chemotherapy May Lower Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence and Death, Study Says

Plerixafor Improves Immunotherapy Response in Mouse Model of Breast Cancer

Blocking Interaction Between Blood Vessels, Cancer Cells Could Prevent Disease’s Spread, Study Says

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