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Radiotherapy risks much higher for smokers
Smokers treated for breast cancer have much higher risks than non-smokers of developing lung cancer…
Dogs detect breast cancer from bandage
Dogs can sniff out cancer from a piece of cloth which had touched the breast…
Researchers discover key to drug resistance in common breast cancer treatment
Three-quarters of all breast cancer tumours are driven by the hormone oestrogen. These tumours are…
Happy spouse, happy house
Achieving marital quality could seem daunting, even impossible to any couple, let alone a couple…
Significant increase in number of women tested for BRCA gene, but many high-risk patients still missing out
Discovery of the BRCA genetic mutation in the mid-90s represented a breakthrough in breast and…
How obesity causes cancer, and may make screening and treatment harder
Alessandro R Demaio, University of Copenhagen and Anna Beale, Monash University Today, almost two in…
Why Me? New study finds that most cancer mutations are due to random DNA copying ‘mistakes’
Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists report data from a new study providing evidence that…
Hormonal contraceptives and hair dyes increase breast cancer risk
In her recent doctoral dissertation, researcher Sanna Heikkinen from the University of Helsinki and Finnish…
Hodgkin lymphoma survivors at high risk of second cancers
Patients who are cured of Hodgkin lymphoma are at a high risk of developing a…
Genetic similarities open up treatment options for non-BRCA breast tumours
Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators have discovered that a greater…