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Immune cell that drives breast cancer could be effective target in novel immunotherapies
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, but many immunotherapies have had…
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SABCS 2020: Breast cancer survivors are less likely to get pregnant, but often have healthy babies and good long-term health
A large meta-analysis of breast cancer survivors of childbearing age indicated that they are less…
SABCS 2020: Some postmenopausal women with common breast cancer may forgo chemotherapy
Postmenopausal women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer…
Phase 1 trial assesses whether faecal microbiota transplant impacts cancer patients resistant to immunotherapy
In one of the first in-human studies to investigate whether modifying the gut microbiome by a faecal…
Study reveals distinct genomic landscape for young adults with appendiceal cancer
The first study to compare molecular landscapes of early-onset and late-onset appendiceal cancer has revealed…
SABCS 2020: Under-recognition of symptoms may be common in breast cancer patients receiving radiation
Among patients with breast cancer treated with radiotherapy, under-recognition of symptoms was common in reports…
SABCS 2020: CTC dynamics may predict treatment response/prognosis in metastatic breast cancer patients
Early circulating tumour cell dynamics were associated with overall survival in patients with metastatic breast…
ASH 2020: Chemotherapy and blinatumomab improves survival for patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
A study led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA, showed that…
Huntsman Cancer Institute researchers identify promising drug combination for melanoma
Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) at the University of Utah (U of U), USA,…
Digital breast tomosynthesis improves invasive cancer detection
Breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) offers significant advantages over digital mammography, including…