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Smoking induces early signs of cancer in cheek swabs
DNA damage caused by smoking can be detected in cheek swabs, finds research published in JAMA…
High Value Care screening advice for five common cancers
In a paper published today in Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians (ACP) issued advice…
The tattoos that turn breast cancer surgery scars into works of art
By Joanna Moorhead – The Guardian. After mastectomy operations, some women are choosing to reclaim their bodies…
Men with high estrogen levels could be at greater risk of breast cancer
Men with naturally high levels of the female hormone oestrogen may have a greater risk…
MRI shows potential to improve breast cancer risk prediction
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides important information about a woman’s future risk of developing breast…
New method detects more breast cancer in screening
Tomosynthesis detects 40% more breast cancers than traditional mammography does, according to a major screening…
Explainer: why do some breast cancers come back?
Christobel Saunders, University of Western Australia; Anthony Dowling, University of Melbourne; Rik Thompson, Queensland University…
90 percent of all breast cancers can be detected with MRI
Around 90 per cent of all breast cancers can be definitively diagnosed using magnetic resonance…
Risk of breast and ovarian cancer may differ by type of BRCA1, BRCA2 mutation
In a study involving more than 31,000 women with cancer-causing mutations in the BRCA1 or…
4th Asia-Pacific Breast Cancer Summit Review by Chris Pyke
4th Asia-Pacific Breast Cancer Summit Dr Chris Pyke is a Associate Professor of Surgery at the…