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Diet high in leucine may fuel breast cancer’s drug resistance
About one in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her…
Partner status influences sexual problems and self-efficacy in survivors of breast cancer
Vaginal dryness and painful intercourse are some of the more common adverse events of post-breast…
New guideline decreases breast cancer re-operation rates
A UBC medical student has determined that a new surgical guideline is making a difference…
Simple test could predict response to anthracycline chemotherapy for patients with triple negative breast cancer
A new biomarker could predict whether a common type of chemotherapy will be effective for…
New evidence about why clear margins in breast cancer surgery are such good news
When a breast cancer tumour is removed with no signs of cancer left behind, it’s…
Patients resistant to breast cancer therapy show epigenetic differences
According to a new study, breast cancer patients who don’t respond to targeted therapy have…
AACR 2019: Older women benefit significantly when screened with 3D mammography
Mammography remains an effective method for breast cancer screening in women ages 65 and older,…
AACR 2019: Oestrogen byproducts linked to survival in breast cancer patients
Researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center found preliminary evidence that…
AACR 2019: Surgery associated with increased survival for patients with HER2-positive stage 4 breast cancer
Surgery was associated with higher survival rates for patients with HER2-positive (HER2 ) stage 4…
Fulvestrant plus anastrozole extends lives of women with advanced HR+ breast cancer
Women with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer live longer when they receive a combination of…