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New Peter Mac study shows innovative drug can stop cancer growth
A new Peter Mac study using a pioneering drug has successfully controlled the growth of…
Hormonal contraceptives increase breast cancer risk for women with BRCA1 gene abnormalities
Taking hormonal contraceptives, such as “the pill”, adds to breast cancer risk for women with…
Largest study of its kind suggests physical activity reduces a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer before menopause
Regular leisure time physical activity may reduce the risk of breast cancer for women before…
New understanding of devastating type of breast cancer spread could lead to better treatments
A new study has increased the understanding of an increasingly common complication of advanced breast…
Researchers uncover on/off switch for breast cancer metastasis
Despite their promise, immunotherapies fail to treat many cancers, including over 80% of some of…
Paradoxical role of white blood cells in breast cancer spread
A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that a certain type of white…
SABCS 2023: Blood hormone levels key to identifying which post-menopausal women will benefit most from taking anastrozole to prevent breast cancer
Research led by Queen Mary University of London’s Wolfson Institute of Population Health has found…
50% of patients involved in immunotherapy clinical trial are breast cancer free at surgery
Results from the Neo-N clinical trial have shown that over half of early-stage triple negative…
SABCS 2023: Potentially targetable fusion RNAs may be more common in metastatic breast cancer than previously realised
Comprehensive profiling of fusion RNAs present in a large cohort of metastatic breast tumours revealed…
SABCS 2023: PROSPECT trial results – Less treatment, fewer side effects and reduced costs to the health system
New research shows that the use of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) prior to breast…