Breast cancer patients could benefit from controversial hormone
An international team of researchers involving the University of Adelaide is tackling the controversy over…
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SABCS 2016: Depression drug reduces joint pain for women with early stage breast cancer
A drug typically used to treat depression and anxiety can significantly reduce joint pain in…
SABCS 2016: Genomic sequencing of treatment-resistant metastatic breast cancer reveals clinically relevant genetic alterations
Genomic sequencing of oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive metastatic breast cancer that had become resistant to therapies…
SABCS 2016: Extended letrozole therapy showed limited benefit in postmenopausal women with early-stage, HR-positive breast cancer
Five additional years of hormone therapy with letrozole following an initial five years of aromatase…
Fat intake shows link to metastasis
The discovery of metastasis-promoting protein receptors (CD36) in mouse cells has led to the launch…
SABCS 2016 : Adding everolimus to fulvestrant improved outcomes for postmenopausal patients with HR-positive breast cancer
Progression-free survival was more than doubled for patients with metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast…
Double whammy for triple negative breast cancer
A promising new combination therapy for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer has been…
Immunotherapy before surgery could dramatically improve cancer survival rates
QIMR Berghofer scientists have found that reversing the order of treatment for patients with certain…
Map of drugs reveals uncharted waters in search for new treatments
Scientists have created a map of all 1,578 licensed drugs and their mechanisms of action…
Next-generation HPV vaccine will further reduce cervical cancer risk
New vaccine to protect against 90 per cent of all cervical cancers, instead of the…