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September 17, 2014October 18, 2016

Radiation Therapy Not Found To Increase Lymphedema Risk in Node-Negative Breast Cancer, According To Patient-Reported Data

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During the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s (ASTRO’s) 56th Annual Meeting at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, September 14-17, 2014, a study entitled “The Impact of Radiation Therapy on ... Read more

September 17, 2014September 17, 2014

Breast Cancer Study on Atorvastatin for Cardiotoxicity Prevention Receives $4.4 Million Funding

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Cardiotoxicity is a common concern in cancer patients receiving chemotherapeutic agents, as it can lead to serious cardiovascular complications such as heart failure, myocardial ischemia, hypertension, thromboembolism, and arrhythmias. These conditions ... Read more

September 16, 2014September 16, 2014

OncoCyte Develops Blood Test for Early Detection of Breast Cancer

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The importance of detecting breast cancer very early on cannot be emphasized enough. Thousands of lives have been saved thanks to early screening tests for this common yet highly fatal type ... Read more

September 12, 2014September 12, 2014

First Nintedanib Clinical Trial For Breast Cancer From CNIO is Successful

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Positive results from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)’s first Phase 1 clinical trial of nintedanib may advance the therapeutic forward in studies to treat HER-2-negative breast cancer. A ... Read more

September 12, 2014October 18, 2016

Maine Breast Cancer Coalition Helps With Treatment Costs

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Breast cancer is one of the deadliest, most common types of cancer, ranking second only to lung cancer as one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in the United States. ... Read more

September 11, 2014September 11, 2014

Soy Supplements May Affect Breast-Cancer Genes, According to Study

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In a recent study entitled “The Effects of Soy Supplementation on Gene Expression in Breast Cancer: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study” published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), ... Read more

September 9, 2014September 9, 2014

Breast Cancer Interaction With Mammary Stem Cells Revealed in New Study

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During pregnancy, a rapid and controlled expansion of mammary stem cells (MaSCs) is induced to produce milk-producing cells essential to lactation. The pool of mammary stem cells is required to ... Read more

September 9, 2014September 9, 2014

Geneticist Who Identified Breast, Ovarian Cancer Genes At The Center of Genetic Testing Debate

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Mary-Claire King, the scientist who identified breast cancer genes and who also co-developed a way to screen for all genes that predispose women to breast and ovarian cancer, was awarded ... Read more

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

Promising Findings For Breast Cancer Patients Who Respond Well To Neoadjuvant Chemo

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A new hope for women with breast cancer is being pursued through the development of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Neoadjuvant therapy is a treatment given to patients before their primary treatment, usually either a ... Read more

September 8, 2014October 18, 2016

Novel Vaccine Decreases Recurrence in HER2 Positive Breast Cancer Patients

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Immunotherapy as a treatment to prevent cancer recurrence is now being further confirmed by a new breast cancer vaccine candidate, GP2. New findings about the vaccine are the result of a ... Read more