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Study finds fibre from beans and grains, but not fruits and vegetables, reduces breast cancer risk
High dietary fibre intake has been associated with reduced breast cancer risk. However, few studies…
Breast cancers detected at smaller size in women with implants
Breast augmentation with implants does not interfere with the ability to detect later breast cancers…
Why are women at high breast cancer risk not having supplemental MRI screening?
Women at high lifetime breast cancer risk might benefit from breast MRI screening in addition…
The use of immunotherapy to treat metastatic breast cancer
Breast cancer, in the stage with distant metastases, is an incurable disease with a 5…
Preventative double mastectomy reduces risk of breast cancer death BRCA1 mutation carriers, but not low risk BRCA2
Healthy women who carry a breast cancer-causing mutation in the BRCA1 gene, not only reduce…
Women with DCIS at lowest risk of recurrence if they are post-menopausal or have oestrogen receptor positive cancer
Patients with an early form of breast cancer are less likely to suffer a recurrence…
Lymph node surgery could be avoided for women with aggressive types of breast cancer that respond well to upfront chemotherapy
Sentinel lymph node biopsies, where lymph nodes are surgically removed to check for signs of…
Risk of a second breast cancer can be better quantified in women carrying a BRCA mutation
The risk of a second breast cancer in patients with high-risk BRCA gene mutations can…
In BRCA mutation carriers, obesity is linked with increased DNA damage
Being obese or having a higher body mass index (BMI) while carrying a BRCA (BReast…
Area surrounding a tumour impacts how breast cancer cells grow
Cancer is typically thought of as a tumour that needs to be removed or an…