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New approach to immunotherapy leads to complete response in breast cancer patient unresponsive to other treatments
A novel approach to immunotherapy developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has…
Irradiating chest lymph nodes in patients with early stage breast cancer improves survival without increasing side effects
Giving radiation therapy to the lymph nodes located behind the breast bone and above the…
Most Women With Early Stage Breast Cancer Can Forgo Chemotherapy When Guided by a Diagnostic Test
A federally funded phase III clinical trial shows that most women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative,…
ASCO 2018: New targeted therapy slows growth of advanced breast cancer
In a phase III clinical trial, a new targeted medicine, taselisib, combined with standard hormone…
Increasing physical activity linked to better immunity in breast cancer patients, study finds
A new study from the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education has…
New Targeted Therapy Slows Growth of Advanced Breast Cancer
In a phase III clinical trial, a new targeted medicine, taselisib, combined with standard hormone…
A cascade of immune processes offers insights to triple-negative breast cancer
To survive and thrive, tumours find a way of thwarting our body’s natural systems. By…
Beyond BRCA: Links between breast, second primary cancer and inherited mutations
Rates of inherited mutations in genes other than BRCA1/2 are twice as high in breast…
Low-fat diet tied to better breast cancer survival
Breast cancer patients who adopted a low-fat diet were more likely to survive for at…
Is lower-fat diet associated with breast cancer overall survival?
Women diagnosed with breast cancer during the Women’s Health Initiative Dietary Modification trial who were…