Health Trends: Innovations in Breast Cancer Research
Groundbreaking research and the newest technology have improved the chances of early detection, diagnosis and optimal treatment. Annual...
Triple-negative breast cancer: Recurrence and survival rates
Doctors diagnose breast cancer by identifying which receptor is present. They run a series of tests for each of the three receptors, and...
Survivors Urge Women To Get Screened For Breast Cancer, Regardless Of BRCA Status
We’ve all heard of the BRCA genes: Mutations in those genes put women at increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer. But what if your...
Shifting Roles in Breast Cancer Care
As the ability to identify the lowest risk patients grows, and minimally or noninvasive treatments for breast cancer improve, experts...
Women who suffer persistent hot flushes during the menopause are more likely to develop breast cance
Women who suffer persistent hot flushes during the menopause are more likely to develop breast cancer, research suggests. Scientists say...
Boston Breast Cancer Program Identifies & Helps Women At Increased Risk
Many women are at increased risk for breast cancer, but don’t know what to do about it. Now a local program is helping identify women at...
Study Reveals a Weakness of Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis
A new study analyzing the cross-talk between bone cells and cancer cells in metastatic breast cancer models may have uncovered a weakness...
Breast Cancer Risk May Rise After Childbirth, but Is Still Low
Compared with women who have never given birth, those who recently had babies may have a slight increased risk of breast cancer that...
Cryoablation could treat low risk breast cancer
Cryoablation – the destruction of cancer cells through freezing – shows early indications of effectiveness in treating women with...
Breast cancer recruits cells from bone marrow to boost growth
Researchers have discovered that breast tumors can boost their growth by recruiting stromal cells originally formed in the bone marrow....
