New hope for aggressive breast cancers as diabetes drug creates treatment ‘sweet spot’
A drug commonly used to treat Type 2 diabetes can force breast cancer ‘stem cells’…
Browsing: triple-negative breast cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer among black women in the US varies by birthplace
A new study finds substantial variation in the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer among black…
Obesity reprograms immune cells in breasts to promote tumour formation
Smoking has long been the biggest cause of cancer in the United States, but obesity,…
Preventing triple negative breast cancer from spreading
A breast cancer cell is like a house with three locks on the front door.…
Triple negative breast cancers can adopt reversible state that is resistant to chemotherapy
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that triple negative…
Simple test could predict response to anthracycline chemotherapy for patients with triple negative breast cancer
A new biomarker could predict whether a common type of chemotherapy will be effective for…
Study outlines targeted treatment option for aggressive breast cancer
New findings put forth by the University of Maryland Fischell Department of Bioengineering (BIOE) and…
Experimental treatment shows promise against triple-negative breast cancer
By simultaneously tackling two mechanisms for cancer’s growth, an experimental therapy reduced the spread of…
Sequencing genomes of Nigerian women could help prevent many lethal breast cancers
For the first time, DNA contributed by Sub-Saharan African women has been thoroughly evaluated with…
Paper identifies genes associated with risk for aggressive breast cancer
A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has identified specific genes associated…