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Angelina Jolie’s surgery got you worried? Here’s what you should know about ovarian cancer risk
By Clare Scott, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute. Following her 2013 announcement in the op-ed…
The switch that might tame the most aggressive of breast cancers
Australian researchers have found that so-called ‘triple-negative breast cancers’ are two distinct diseases that likely…
Popular artificial sweetener could lead to new treatments for aggressive cancers
Saccharin, the artificial sweetener that is the main ingredient in Sweet ‘N Low, Sweet Twin…
Experts Back Angelina Jolie Pitt in Choices for Cancer Prevention
By Pam Belluck – New York Times. Cancer experts said Tuesday that the actress and filmmaker Angelina…
New possibilities for the treatment of breast cancer arise, with the help of mathematics
A means of reprogramming a flawed immune response into an efficient anti-tumoural one was brought…
Exercise slows tumour growth & improves chemotherapy in mouse cancers
One way many cancers grow resistant to treatment is by generating a web of blood…
Breast cancer risk may be increased in women who have first-degree relatives with a history of prostate cancer
Having a family history of prostate cancer among first-degree relatives may increase a woman’s risk…
Easing cancer’s effects through focus on relationships
Cancer patients look to oncology specialists for highly skilled treatment. Yet others may affect their…
Oncologists see gene expression profiling tests as helpful but have concerns
Oncologists welcome gene expression profiling tests as an added tool in deciding whether women with…
Risk of breast cancer in transgender persons—a study of veterans
A study of breast cancer in transgender veterans has identified ten new cases, increasing the…