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Combined therapies increase adverse side effects for patients with advanced hormone receptor-positive breast cancer
Patients with advanced breast cancer who are treated with a combination of drugs that target…
Exercise can counteract side-effects and improve fitness in advanced breast cancer patients
Taking part in regular exercise can reduce fatigue and pain, and improve cardiovascular health and…
ASCO Calls for Reduced Alcohol Consumption
Alcohol use—whether light, moderate, or heavy—is linked with increasing the risk of several leading cancers,…
BRCA testing FREE for high risk patients
By Dr Hilda High for oncologynews.com.au From 1st November, funded BRCA testing will be available…
Blood test can effectively rule out breast cancer, regardless of breast density
A new study published in PLOS ONE demonstrates that Videssa Breast, a multi-protein biomarker blood test for…
A new clue into treatments for triple negative breast cancer, a mean disease
Nikita Wright, Georgia State University When a woman finds a lump in her breast, her…
Pregnancy poses no greater risk to breast cancer survivors
A recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that pregnancy does not…
‘Double decker’ antibody technology fights cancer
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have created a new class of antibody-drug conjugates…
3-D scaffold map to help the search for new cancer treatments
Melbourne researchers have produced the first three-dimensional (3-D) map of a molecular ‘scaffold’ called SgK223,…
Concern at underuse of radiation therapy in cancer treatment
Many Australian patients with cancer are missing out on the optimal use of radiation therapy…