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Team plucks needle from genomic haystack, finding essential transcription factor binding sites
Using CRISPR/Cas9 knockout screens a multi-institutional research team systematically interrogated the essentiality of more than…
New insights into cause and treatments for aggressive form of breast cancer
Potential environmental risk factors and new targets for treating an aggressive form of breast cancer…
Increase in physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis may lower risk of death
At least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity, such as brisk walking, post…
Subgroups of breast and ovarian cancers exhibit the same unique drug sensitivity
Precision oncology aims to use genetic features of a patient’s tumour to tailor anti-cancer therapy.…
3D mammography: More breast cancers detected
A pilot trial of 3-D mammography—tomosynthesis—has shown that breast cancer detection, recall for assessment, and…
Whole-genome study of metastatic tumours provides a catalog of genetic features of metastatic cancer
A team of researchers with members affiliated with multiple institutions in The Netherlands and Australia…
Can solar technology kill cancer cells?
Scientific breakthroughs don’t always happen in labs. For Sophia and Richard Lunt, Michigan State University…
The nervous system can contribute to breast cancer progression
In a study published in Nature Neuroscience researchers at Okayama University developed a method to stimulate different…
Combination of AI & radiologists more accurately identified breast cancer
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool–trained on roughly a million screening mammography images–identified breast cancer with…
Acceptance and commitment therapy may ease fear of recurrence in cancer survivors
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) shows promise for treating fear of cancer recurrence in women…