Estimates show that around 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer at
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Study hints at new target to improve immune therapy in triple-negative breast cancer
Therapies that recruit the immune system to attack tumors are revolutionizing cancer care. Among these successful immunotherapies is a class
Continue reading »Six months of Herceptin could be as effective as 12 months for some women with HER2 positive breast cancer
For women with HER2 positive early-stage breast cancer taking Herceptin for six months could be as effective as 12 months
Continue reading »Early warning tool for breast cancer prediction in southeast Asian women
A researcher at The University of Nottingham Malaysia is collaborating with scientists at Cancer Research Malaysia, Singapore and the United
Continue reading »Breast cancer prognosis may be worse if diagnosis follows ‘negative’ mammogram
(HealthDay)—About 15 percent of breast cancers are diagnosed in the interval between regularly scheduled mammograms, where the last mammogram showed
Continue reading »UK: 450,000 women missed out on breast cancer test
Britain’s health minister apologized Wednesday for what he called a “serious failure” that resulted in hundreds of thousands of women
Continue reading »Making individualized choices about breast cancer screening
In a JAMA Insights article, published on May 1 by JAMA, co-authors Keating and Pace summarize the current state of
Continue reading »New breath and urine tests detect early breast cancer more accurately
A new method for early and accurate breast cancer screening has been developed by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the
Continue reading »Study may explain why some triple-negative breast cancers are resistant to chemotherapy
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of the disease accounting for 12 to 18 percent of breast cancers.
Continue reading »Web-based decision aid may help with breast reconstruction decisions following mastectomy
A new Psycho-Oncology study indicates that a free web-based decision aid that helps women with breast cancer make decisions regarding
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