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App detects harsh side effect of breast cancer treatment
Some 20 percent of breast cancer survivors will suffer from lymphedema, a potentially severe side…
Weight gain linked to lower risk of breast cancer before the menopause
Gaining weight from early adulthood is linked to a lower risk of breast cancer before…
Experimental drug combination shows potential for triple-negative breast cancer
Researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, USA, discovered a role for MYCN in triple-negative breast cancer…
Cancer cells spread using a copper-binding protein
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have shown that the Atox1 protein, found in…
Higher concentrations of IGF-1 are a probable cause of breast cancer
A growth hormone called insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) is likely to play a role in…
Possible treatment for breast cancer patients could roll out to clinical trial immediately
A worldwide collaborative study led by scientists at the University of Sussex, UK, has proposed…
Older women with breast cancer may benefit from genetic testing, study suggests
About 1 in 40 postmenopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer before age 65 have cancer-associated…
Smart scaffolding to monitor tumour growth in real time and controlled environments
It is a project geared towards the study of cancer, melanoma and breast cancer, in…
Tomosynthesis outperforms digital mammography in five-year study
A study published in the journal Radiology has found that the advantages of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT)…
Study reveals breast cancer cells shift their metabolic strategy to metastasise
New discovery in breast cancer could lead to better strategies for preventing the spread of…