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Genetic tests help identify relative risk of 25 cancer-associated mutations
No one wants to hear that they have a mutation in their DNA associated with…
Microscope can scan tumours during surgery and examine cancer biopsies in 3-D
When women undergo lumpectomies to remove breast cancer, surgeons try to remove all the cancerous…
Clearer picture of cancer risk for women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations
A study which tracked almost 10,000 women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations for up…
Why treating breast cancer with less may be more
Ashish A. Deshmukh, University of Florida and Anna Likhacheva, The University of Texas MD Anderson…
Family history and location of genetic fault affect risk for carriers of key breast and ovarian cancer genes
A large scale study of women carrying faults in important cancer genes should enable doctors…
Cancer impacting Australia’s health more than any other group of diseases
Cancer is the disease group with the biggest impact on our health-costing us, as a…
Is the developed world we’ve created giving us cancer?
I had assumed that the small lump in my breast was a blocked milk duct…
Balance, gait negatively impacted after chemotherapy treatment
A single chemotherapy treatment can result in a significant negative impact on walking gait and…
ASCO 2017: Adding a Second HER2 Blocker May Lower Chance of Invasive Breast Cancer for Some Women
A phase III clinical trial of 4,805 women with HER2-positive breast cancer suggests adding a…
ASCO 2017: Behavioural therapy lowers survivors’ fear of cancer recurrence
About 50% of all cancer survivors and 70% of young breast cancer survivors report moderate…