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Familial breast cancer not only inherited genetically, finds new study
Mutations in known breast cancer genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2 are identified in only…
Breast cancer and lymphoma treatments save lives, but may make heart failure more likely for some
Patients with a history of breast cancer or lymphoma were more than three times as…
Blood test could quickly predict if the drug palbociclib will help breast cancer patients
A new study has found a blood test for cancer DNA could predict if a…
Exercising during chemotherapy for breast or colon cancer has long-term benefits
A follow-up study to a randomised clinical trial reveals that exercising during adjuvant (post-surgery) chemotherapy…
Biology of hormone-sensitive breast cancer in men mapped
Approximately 100 men per year are diagnosed with breast cancer in the Netherlands, compared to…
Stem cell vaccine immunises lab mice against multiple cancers
Stanford University researchers report that injecting mice with inactivated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) launched…
First comparison of common breast cancer tests finds varied accuracy of predictions
Commercially-available prognostic breast cancer tests show significant variation in their abilities to predict disease recurrence,…
Prevalence of routine breast cancer screening practices among migrant-Australian women
Despite increased awareness of the prevalence of breast cancer and importance of early detection, a…
‘Liquid biopsy’ can help predict outcomes in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer
A clinically relevant “liquid biopsy” test can be used to profile cancer genomes from blood…
New international practice guidelines for tamoxifen treatment based on CYP2D6 genotype
An international group of clinicians and scientists representing the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) published…