Imaging identifies breast cancer patients unlikely to benefit from hormone therapy
Hormone therapy commonly is given as a targeted treatment for women whose cancer cells carry…
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Phase 1 human trials suggest breast cancer drug is safe and effective
A new type of breast cancer drug developed by researchers at the University of Illinois…
Studies suggest a fasting diet could boost breast cancer therapy
A US research team led by University of Southern California scientists has found that a…
TAILORx dispels chemo-brain notion: Women on hormone therapy also report cognitive decline
The Journal of Clinical Oncology reports that a subgroup of women on chemotherapy in the landmark TAILORx…
Neurofibromatosis gene provides new insight into breast cancer resistance to hormone therapy
An international team of researchers led by scientists at Baylor College of Medicine, USA, has…
ICR responds to NICE approval of palbociclib for treating advanced breast cancer after hormone therapy
The Institute of Cancer Research, London, welcomes the approval by NICE of the innovative targeted…
Gene changes may predict breast cancer relapse
Scientists have identified genetic changes that may predict the likelihood of breast cancer relapse in…
First blood based biomarker in response to the treatment of the most aggressive prostate cancer
The most aggressive type of prostate cancer, castration-resistant prostate cancer, can be treated with two…
ESMO 2018: New option for women with advanced breast cancer resistant to hormone therapy
Treatment with the cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor palbociclib achieves a clinically meaningful improvement…
Hormone therapy can make prostate cancer worse
Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have discovered how prostate cancer can sometimes withstand and outwit a standard…