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Downward-facing mouse: Stretching reduces tumour growth in mouse model of breast cancer
Many cancer patients seek out gentle, movement-based stretching techniques such as yoga, tai chi and…
Scientists discover how breast cancer hibernates: study
Scientists have identified the mechanism that allows breast cancer cells to lie dormant in other…
A ‘dirty bomb’ battles cancer metastasis
The death of her mother from ovarian cancer when Dr. Sui Huang was only 12…
Particle shows promise to prevent the spread of triple-negative breast cancer
USC researchers have pinpointed a remedy to prevent the spread of triple-negative breast cancer. Metastatic…
Translating Research and Biomarkers
By Ian Olver AM for oncologynews.com.au The term translational research is broad but most often…
Six months of Herceptin could be as effective as 12 months for some women with HER2 positive breast cancer
For women with HER2 positive early-stage breast cancer taking Herceptin for six months could be…
New guidelines to help clinicians manage GSM in women with breast cancer
Although the genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) is more prevalent in survivors of breast cancer…
Diagnosing breast cancer with an imaging pill
For women, mammograms are a sometimes uncomfortable, but necessary, annual ritual. But this procedure doesn’t…
Shorter Trastuzumab Treatment for HER2+ Breast Cancer Can Be as Effective, With Fewer Cardiac Side Effects
“The use of trastuzumab has been a major advance for women with HER2-positive breast cancer…
Multigene testing replacing BRCA tests for breast cancer risk, researcher says
The use of genetic tests aimed at detecting the presence of mutations in the BRCA1…