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Enzyme in milk production identified as target for novel breast cancer drugs
VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have identified a protein involved in milk production that stimulates…
‘Evil’ proteins a force for good in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers, striking 1 out of 8 women.…
Breast cancer screening does not reduce mortality
Fewer and fewer women die from breast cancer in recent years but, surprisingly, the decline…
Gene-editing technique CRISPR identifies dangerous breast cancer mutations
Jay Shendure, University of Washington; Greg Findlay, University of Washington, and Lea Starita, University of…
Tetris-like program could speed breast cancer detection
Researchers from the University of Adelaide’s Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) are developing a…
Potential new approach to treat HER2 positive breast cancer
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified an important new pathway by which HER2 positive breast…
Does chemotherapy harm ability to function for older women with breast cancer?
Older women are at higher risk for developing breast cancer than younger women are–almost half…
Breast cancer breakthrough: Some tumours can stop their own spread
Certain types of breast tumours can send signals that freeze the growth of their own…
New online tool for clinicians could predict long-term risk of breast cancer returning
A new, simple web-based calculator that could better predict the long term risk of breast…
Living close to urban green spaces is associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer
An increasing number of studies are reporting health benefits of contact with urban green spaces.…