
Browsing: Breast Cancer

Hormone signalling and inflammation of fat influences breast cancer development
New research led by York University Professor Michael Connor highlights how fat cells could help…

A ‘key’ to metastasis formation
Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have demonstrated that a molecule, called biglycan, plays an…

Strategies to mimic fasting during chemotherapy enhance anticancer T cell activity in mice
Fasting is known to increase positive outcomes during cancer treatment, and now two independent studies…

Cutting nerves during breast cancer surgery is associated with chronic pain
An analysis led by McMaster University researchers has found that women who undergo armpit lymph…

Exercise improves memory in breast cancer survivors
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is related to improved subjective memory in breast cancer survivors, who often…

Statins may be associated with reduced mortality in four common cancers
A diagnosis of high cholesterol is associated with reduced mortality and improved survival in the…

Two groundbreaking studies reflect new paradigm in breast cancer research
In a new paradigm of breast cancer research, physicians are fast-tracking promising new experimental drugs…

New technology helps ID aggressive early breast cancer
When a woman is diagnosed with the earliest stage of breast cancer, how aggressive should…

Metastasis: Unexpected findings reveal insight into how cancer spreads in the body
Cancer cells appear to depend on an unusual survival mechanism to spread around the body,…

Low doses of paclitaxel may promote cancer spread
New research indicates that paclitaxel suppresses tumours when given at a certain dosage, but at…