Master switch to control aggressive breast cancers identified
Turns out, aggressive breast cancers return to a flexible, earlier state found in fetal breast tissue. This cellular reprogramming may be...
Novartis trial win lifts profile of new breast cancer drug
Novartis’s efforts to tackle an elusive gene mutation behind tough-to-treat breast cancer were rewarded on Thursday, as the Swiss...
New Treatments Offer Hope for Some Breast Cancer Patients
Recent studies show more women in the U.S. are living with metastatic breast cancer, or breast cancer that has spread. And many are...
What Women Should Know About Breast Cancer — No Matter Their Age
Breast cancer is scary, and for many women, it’s not something we really like to think about. However, as one of the most commonly...
Scientists discover a dynamic cellular defense against breast cancer invasion
Johns Hopkins researchers report they have demonstrated in mouse tissue grown in the lab that the cell layer surrounding breast milk...
New 'Double Hit' Strategy May Provide New, Minimally Toxic Therapies For Breast Cancer
A new research study has identified a potential new target for therapies that could be used in triple-negative breast cancer, while...
Women who eat more than the recommended 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day can reduce their ri
Women who eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables each day can reduce their risk of breast cancer, a study claims. Scientists...
What Is Triple-Negative Breast Cancer?
BREAST CANCER IS NOT A single disease, but a variety of subtypes that have different features, prognoses and treatments. Based on an...
New approach to breast cancer screening — tailoring guidelines for each patient — may save lives and
Preventive care experts have been divided for years on how to best counsel women on when to get breast cancer screenings. But a new study...
The latest discovery in breast cancer treatment is a win for research that puts patients, not drugs,
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published a study that’s made waves in the medical community. The trial assessed the...