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Tamoxifen Listed for Prevention on the PBS
Thousands of Australian women will benefit from the 22nd April 2016 announcement that the breast…
Multivitamin use protects against chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in breast cancer patients
Researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), in collaboration with investigators from the cooperative group…
Protective mastectomies that preserve nipple safe for women at high breast cancer risk
Protective mastectomies that preserve the nipple and surrounding skin prevent breast cancer as effectively as…
AACR 2016: Delays in radiation therapy increase chance of breast tumour development in women treated for ductal carcinoma in situ
Women who underwent treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a noninvasive breast abnormality, were…
New predictive tool for assessing breast cancer risk
Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) have identified a molecular…
How aspirin does more than kill pain
By Emma Young – Mosiac Science. As inflammation in our bodies is being linked with…
9 in 10 don’t link alcohol and cancer
Almost 90 per cent of people in England don’t associate drinking alcohol with an increased…
BPA changes foetal development of the mammary gland and can raise breast cancer risk
A new culture system that tests the role of chemical exposure on the developing mammary…
Weekly dose: Taxol, the anticancer drug discovered in the bark of a tree
By Nial Wheate, University of Sydney. Taxol is a chemotherapy drug used in the treatment of…
Breast cancer: Prolonged overnight fasting may be important for survival
In patients with breast cancer, a short overnight fast of less than 13 hours was…