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New research provides hope for patients with hard-to-treat breast cancer
Cancer Research UK scientists have found a new way to slow the growth of the…
ASCO 2016: Mediterranean diet may help stop breast cancer coming back, study says
By Sarah Boseley – The Guardian. Out of 199 women asked to eat lots of…
Saturated fatty acids linked to breast cancer in postmenopausal women
Fatty acids in the breast may be useful indicators of cancer in postmenopausal women, according…
More effective and less invasive: how breast cancer treatment has evolved since the 1950s
Nicholas Wilcken, University of Sydney. Treating breast cancer with a very high dose of chemotherapy…
How Australians Die: cause #2 – cancers
By Terry Slevin, Cancer Council Australia and Andrew Redfern, University of Western Australia. Described as…
ASCO 2016: New Treatment for Advanced Breast Cancer Doubles Progression Free Survival Rates
New practice changing clinical trial results show that for postmenopausal women with advanced or metastatic…
Study shows patients require less painkilling medication after breast-cancer surgery if they have opiate-free anesthesia
New research presented at Euroanaesthesia 2016 (London 27-30 May) shows that patients undergoing breast cancer…
GFC linked to over 260,000 additional cancer deaths
Unemployment and reduced public-sector health spending following the 2008 global economic crisis were associated with…
Catching metastatic cancer cells before they grow into tumours: a new implant shows promise
By Rachel M Dudek, University of Michigan and Lonnie Shea, University of Michigan. “Cure” is a…
UCSF team finds new approaches to eradicate aggressive breast cancers
Conventional chemotherapy generally fails to eradicate aggressive breast cancers due to the early distant metastasis…