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The long-term financial toll of breast cancer
The financial fallout from breast cancer can last years after diagnosis, particularly for those with…
Sequencing genomes of Nigerian women could help prevent many lethal breast cancers
For the first time, DNA contributed by Sub-Saharan African women has been thoroughly evaluated with…
Is it time to remove the cancer label from low-risk conditions?
Brooke Nickel, University of Sydney Over the past few decades, our understanding of cancer has…
Paper identifies genes associated with risk for aggressive breast cancer
A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has identified specific genes associated…
Back to the future: breast cancer reprises pathways found in foetal cells
Using just a microscope, Italian surgeon Francesco Durante was struck by the similarities between cells…
Arsenic in combination with an existing drug could combat cancer
Investigators have discovered that arsenic in combination with an existing leukaemia drug work together to…
The risk of lung cancer for young breast cancer survivors
Jean-Philippe Pignol, Dalhousie University and Nienke Hoekstra, Dalhousie University New research shows the risk of…
Prioritise cardiac monitoring for high-risk breast cancer patients
Overall, heart failure is an uncommon complication of breast cancer treatment; however, the risk is…
PET tracer identifies oestrogen receptor expression differences in breast cancer patients
In metastatic breast cancer, prognosis and treatment is largely influenced by oestrogen receptor (ER) expression…
Oestrogen therapy may still hold the key to fight specific ER resistant breast cancers
Oestrogen receptors (ORs) may act as a hub where several molecular pathways converge, while the…