
Browsing: Breast Cancer

Study links two genes to breast cancer survival
Testing for the activity of two genes could pick out women who are at increased…

Associate Professor Guy Hingston on MINDACT: Fewer Australian women will now need chemotherapy for breast cancer
MammaPrint genomic testing represents a new paradigm shift in modern breast cancer management Late last…

Breast cancer survivors left with lifelong financial burden
A Macquarie University study into the financial cost of lymphoedema borne by women who have…

Expecting the worst increases side-effects in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant hormone therapy
A study of women receiving hormone therapies such as tamoxifen as part of their treatment…

Effect of combined HRT on breast cancer risk likely to have been underestimated
The effect of combined hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in increasing a woman’s risk of breast…

How often should you have a mammogram? Breast density and risk can inform decision
Women between the ages of 50 and 74 may benefit from more or less frequent…

Duration of adulthood overweight and obesity linked to cancer risk in US women
The duration of overweight and obesity in women’s adult lives is associated with cancer risk,…

Study links two genes to breast cancer survival
Testing for the activity of two genes could pick out women who are at increased…

‘Bursts’ of chromosome changes fuel breast cancer tumour growth
As with most cancers, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells have abnormal amounts of chromosomes or…

Researchers restore drug sensitivity in breast cancer tumours
A team of cancer researchers has uncovered one way certain tumours resist vital medication. In the…