Browsing: Breast Cancer
How Australians Die: cause #2 – cancers
By Terry Slevin, Cancer Council Australia and Andrew Redfern, University of Western Australia. Described as…
ASCO 2016: New Treatment for Advanced Breast Cancer Doubles Progression Free Survival Rates
New practice changing clinical trial results show that for postmenopausal women with advanced or metastatic…
Study shows patients require less painkilling medication after breast-cancer surgery if they have opiate-free anesthesia
New research presented at Euroanaesthesia 2016 (London 27-30 May) shows that patients undergoing breast cancer…
GFC linked to over 260,000 additional cancer deaths
Unemployment and reduced public-sector health spending following the 2008 global economic crisis were associated with…
Catching metastatic cancer cells before they grow into tumours: a new implant shows promise
By Rachel M Dudek, University of Michigan and Lonnie Shea, University of Michigan. “Cure” is a…
UCSF team finds new approaches to eradicate aggressive breast cancers
Conventional chemotherapy generally fails to eradicate aggressive breast cancers due to the early distant metastasis…
High fruit intake during adolescence linked with lower breast cancer risk
Two linked papers in The BMJ shed new light on the relation of alcohol and diet with…
UK Post-mortem cancer study goes national
Cancer Research UK has today announced a £4 million ($7.8 million AUD) investment to expand…
Chemo & CAM: Is initiation of chemo affected by complementary, alternative medicine use?
Women with early-stage breast cancer for whom chemotherapy was indicated and who used dietary supplements…
Radiotherapy during surgery could save millions of travel miles and tons of CO2 in the UK
One targeted dose of radiotherapy given during surgery to remove early stage breast cancer could…