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Patient Resource: Breast Cancer Trials Q&A about metastatic breast cancer
AUNZ’s largest oncology research organisation, Breast Cancer Trials are hosting a virtual Q&A on February…
“I’m not dying from cancer, I’m living with it”
When Sue (not her real name) was asked about being interviewed about living with metastatic…
Questions about metastatic breast cancer: Answered by Professor Sarah-Jane Dawson
Can you explain what metastatic breast cancer is? Metastatic breast cancer is the term used…
Metabolic vulnerabilities could be new targets for metastatic breast cancer
Metabolic differences could explain why some metastatic breast cancer cells rapidly generate tumours after migrating…
Researchers reduce breast cancer metastasis in animal models by modifying tumour electrical properties
In normal cells, electrical voltage patterns provide a blueprint for orderly growth. But with cancer,…
Study reveals cancer’s mechanism of resistance to PARP inhibitors
Scientists have revealed how cancer can resist PARP inhibitors. Their study found that some cancer…
Reducing copper in the body alters cancer metabolism to reduce risk of aggressive breast cancer
Depleting copper levels may reduce the production of energy that cancer cells need to travel…
Gene involved in sense of smell could play a role in the spread of breast cancer to the brain
An olfactory receptor gene that aids in the sense of smell may also play a…
It takes more than one mutant copy of the PIK3CA gene to make breast cancer more aggressive
Breast cancers that have an overactive PI3K enzyme, involved in cell growth and division, tend…
Breast cancer classified into 12 unique biological groups
Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in the USA have taken a major step…