Breast Cancer

A new way to treat drug-resistant breast cancer

In a new study from Dartmouth, researchers found a new method to treat drug-resistant breast cancer. Anti-estrogen treatments, which block growth signals from estrogen receptors...

This diabetes drug may help treat aggressive breast cancer

In a new study from the National University of Singapore, researchers developed an approach to target highly resistant triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) with diabetes...

Daily exercise may help slow breast cancer growth

In a new study from Harvard Medical School, researchers found that exercise training may slow tumor growth and improve outcomes for females with breast...

This study shows a big cause of inflammation in common bowel disease

In a recent study from Weill Cornell Medicine, researchers found a type of gut bacteria that causes intestinal inflammation in patients with Crohn’s disease,...

Common drugs for type 2 diabetes and obesity do not increase breast cancer risk

In a new study from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, researchers found that commonly used medications for type 2 diabetes and...

COVID vaccines and breast cancer screening: What you need to know

The foremost network of cancer centers in the United States is recommending that people wait to get certain imaging such as mammograms until four...

Lower dose of this drug can reduce breast cancer risk with less side effect

While the drug tamoxifen reduces the risk of developing breast cancer and prevents recurrence, the side-effects cause many women to discontinue their treatment. In a...

Electricity may slow or even stop spread of breast cancer

In a new study, researchers found that electricity may slow—and in some cases, stop—the speed at which breast cancer cells spread through the body. They...

This stuff in furniture, kitchenware may increase beast cancer risk

Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are found in furniture, electronics, and kitchenware to slow the spread of flames in the event of a fire. However, a...

This common beverage may increase death risk in breast cancer

In a new study, researchers found that breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened beverages regularly are at increased risk for death from any cause...