Estrogen

January 27, 2020

Younger Women Planning Infertility Treatments Should First Receive Mammogram Screening, Study Suggests

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Women under age 40 who plan to use assisted reproductive technology (ART) should first receive mammogram screenings to detect asymptomatic breast cancers that may potentially get worse with infertility treatments, ... 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

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018

High Body Fat in Young Women Linked to a Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

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High body fat in younger women is associated with a lower risk of premenopausal breast cancer, according to new data from a large-scale study co-led by the University of North ... Read more

May 24, 2017May 24, 2017

Italian Researchers Study Aromatase for Clues on How Enzyme Involved in Breast Cancer Is Activated

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Italian researchers have gained novel insight into molecules that contribute to the pathology of breast cancer, which can be used to design selective and effective anticancer drugs that help fight ... Read more

February 7, 2017February 7, 2017

Breast Cancers Can Produce Their Own Estrogen to Resist Aromatase Inhibitors

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Certain breast cancers that rely on estrogen to grow can become resistant to treatment by producing their own fuel, according to the findings of an international team. The study, “Acquired ... Read more

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016

Specific Protein Seen to Suppress Start of Breast Cancer in Mice After Giving Birth

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Researchers, working with mice, reported that a specific protein stopped the proliferation of mammary cells during pregnancy, a cause of the formation of breast tumors. This protein may be of ... Read more

June 9, 2016June 9, 2016

Exemestane and Everolimus: Hormone and Biological Therapy Treatment Combination

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Exemestane Exemestane, also known as Aromasin, is a type of oral, targeted cancer therapy called an aromatase inhibitor and works by a mechanism that stops the production of estrogen in ... Read more

June 7, 2016June 8, 2016

All About ER Positive, HER2 Negative Breast Cancer

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About one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer, according to commonly used statistics. But other reports indicate that breast cancer rates are on the decline, likely ... Read more

March 18, 2016March 18, 2016

Alcohol Triggers Gene That May Increase Risk of Breast Cancer, According to Researchers

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In a study appearing in the journal PloS ONE, a team of researchers from the University of Houston found a link between breast cancer and alcohol by identifying a cancer-causing gene that is triggered ... Read more

February 24, 2016February 24, 2016

New Breast Cancer Biomarker Guidelines for Clinical Use of Adjuvant Systemic Therapy Issued by ASCO

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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) announced the release of new clinical practice guidelines on the use of biomarker assays. The guidelines intend to aid clinicians in deciding on adjuvant systemic ... Read more