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April 12, 2019

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

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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 American ... Read more

April 10, 2019

FDA Approves Ibrance Combo Therapy for Some Male Breast Cancers

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the use of Ibrance (palbociclib) capsules in combination with an aromatase inhibitor or Faslodex (fulvestrant) to men with a subset of advanced ... Read more

April 8, 2019

Time-Restricted Feeding May Cut Tumor Risk in Obese Women, Mouse Study Suggests

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A preliminary study in mice suggests that when a person eats, and not what a person eats, may decrease the risk of breast tumors in obese women. Researchers at the ... Read more

April 5, 2019

Faslodex-Arimidex Improves Survival in Post-menopausal Women with Advanced BC, Trial Shows

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First-line treatment with Arimidex (anastrozole) plus Faslodex (fulvestrant) prolongs the lives of post-menopausal women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive advanced breast cancer, particularly those who have never taken tamoxifen, results of ... 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 is ... 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, financial ... 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 and ... Read more

March 27, 2019

Molecular Patterns of Breast Cancer May Predict Chance of Relapse Up to 20 Years Later

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Screening a woman’s breast cancer for certain genetic and molecular patterns may be used to predict the risk of the cancer returning (relapsing) up to 20 years later, a study ... Read more

March 25, 2019

Estrogen May Trigger Brain Metastasis in Triple-negative Breast Cancer, Study Shows

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Estradiol, a type of estrogen and the major female hormone, may drive the spread of cancer to the brain in women with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a study in mice ... 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 findings ... Read more