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Washington, July 7 (ANI): Scientists have found a genetic function behind breast cancer cells’ ability to survive and spread to the bone years after treatment has been administered. Led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), the study comes ... Read More »
Majority of breast cancer patients take antioxidants despite likely risk
Washington, June 8 (ANI): A large number of women with breast cancer go for antioxidant supplements while undergoing cancer treatment, despite the possible side-effects of the practice remain unknown, according to a study. The study called for additional research ... Read More »
Wet earwax, smelly armpits ‘signal breast cancer risk’
Washington, June 2 (ANI): Having malodorous armpits and goopy earwax is any woman’s nightmare. Now, a discovery made by Japanese scientists may add a more serious problem for ladies facing these cosmetic calamities. A new research in the FASEB Journal ... Read More »
Magic bullet drug raises hope for breast cancer sufferers
London, May 29 (ANI): Scientists have created a drug that launches a two-pronged attack on the most advanced form of aggressive breast cancer. The combo of the wonder drug Herceptin with another used in chemotherapy could provide extra months to ... Read More »
Eating meat does not increase breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women
Washington, May 29 (ANI): Consuming red or white meat does not raise the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, says a new study. The large study, conducted by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has ... Read More »
Mariah Carey’s rare designer gown up for grabs
Washington, May 26 (ANI): Mariah Carey is auctioning off a rare designer dress especially created for her to raise money for breast cancer research. The ‘Hero’ singer is supporting charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure to sell a hot ... Read More »
Family history doesn’t affect hormone replacement therapy-breast cancer risk
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Researchers from University of Rochester Medical Centre have revealed that the risk of developing breast cancer due to taking hormone replacement therapy remains the same, regardless of the family history of disease. “Although we know that ... Read More »
Gene in breast cancer pathway identified
Washington, May 13 (ANI): In a new study, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have unravelled a mechanism responsible for turning on and off a gene crucial to breast cancer spread. Einstein scientists had previously discovered ... Read More »
Gene behind most common form of breast cancer identified
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Defects in a gene, called p18, have been found to be the cause of the most common form of breast cancer, say scientists. Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine ... Read More »
Genes behind breast cancer’s spread to the brain identified
London, May 7 (ANI): A group of scientists have identified three genes that specifically mediate the metastasis, or spread, of breast cancer to the brain and how. Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) have found that COX2 and HB-EGF ... Read More »
3T MRI detects breast cancer not visible via mammography, sonography
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Lesions in early breast cancer, not seen via mammography and sonography, can be easily detected by 3T MRI, a powerful tool for evaluating patients with a high risk of having the disease, according to a new ... Read More »
Bone density may help predict prostate cancer risk
Washington, April 27 (ANI): A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers has found that men with denser bones may be more likely to develop prostate cancer. Recent research at other institutions has suggested that women with high bone mineral density ... Read More »
Breast cancer patients’ emotional health affects their exercise patterns
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): Emotional health plays a very important role in influencing exercise patterns in breast cancer patients, according to a new study. The study found that patients with greater depressive symptoms and a lower emotional quality of life ... Read More »
Walnuts can help keep breast cancer at bay
Washington, Apr 22 (ANI): Walnuts contain compounds that reduce the risk of breast cancer, claims a new study. Elaine Hardman, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine at Marshall University School of Medicine, said that while her study was done with laboratory ... Read More »