Breast Cancer News

March 11, 2015October 18, 2016

Breast Cancer Patients Should Be Monitored For Thyroid Cancer After Radiotherapy

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Based on a retrospective analysis, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center reported an increased incidence of thyroid cancer among patients with breast cancer. The results were presented during the session “Thyroid/HPT Axis-Clinical/Translational” ... Read more

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015

Royal Philips and University of California Collaborate to Improve Spectral Breast Imaging Screening

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Royal Philips recently announced a collaboration with the University of California to explore how spectral breast imaging can improve the measurement of breast density, potentially aiding clinicians with a better assessment of ... Read more

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015

Breast Cancer Cells’ Shapes Modulate Body Inflammatory Response

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In a new study entitled “Cell shape and the microenvironment regulate nuclear translocation of NF‐κB in breast epithelial and tumor cells” researchers show how tumor cells’ shape impacts their response ... Read more

March 4, 2015March 4, 2015

Low-Androgen Tumors Respond To Anti-Androgen Therapy In Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

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A study from the University of Colorado Cancer Center was recently published in the Molecular Cancer Therapeutics journal showing that only 1 percent of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells in a tumor ... Read more

March 3, 2015March 3, 2015

Novel Breast Cancer Test Associates Immune ‘Hotspots’ To Increased Survival

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In a new study entitled “Beyond immune density: critical role of spatial heterogeneity in estrogen receptor-negative breast cancer,” researchers developed a new test based on automated spatial imaging and statistics ... Read more

February 27, 2015March 3, 2015

Breast Cancer May be Treated by Targeting Blood Vessels

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A study led by Valerie LeBleu of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated the therapeutic potential of targeting both pericytes in blood vessels and a vascular growth ... Read more

February 26, 2015October 18, 2016

Breast, Ovarian Cancer Drug Olaparib Targets Enzymes in Tumor Cells

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A recent study found that olaparib, a drug approved for breast and ovarian cancer patients with inherited mutations in the genes BRCA1 or BRCA2, targets an enzyme called polymerase q (POLQ) ... Read more

February 25, 2015October 18, 2016

Review of Available Treatments For Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

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In a recent article published in the current issue of Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, researchers reviewed the current state of available treatments for patients with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC). LABC ... Read more

February 25, 2015February 25, 2015

CDK4/6 Inhibitors To Treat Metastatic Breast Cancer

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A new promising drug to treat metastatic breast cancer was reported by a research team of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). The study entitled “The cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 ... Read more

February 20, 2015March 20, 2015

Researchers Note Postmastectomy Radiation Should be Given to N2/N3 Breast Cancer Patients

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A recent study entitled “Postmastectomy Radiation for N2/N3 Breast Cancer: Factors Associated with Low Compliance Rate” was published on the Journal of the American College of Surgeons by Dr. Quyen ... Read more