Breast Cancer

Scientists develop new method to treat aggressive breast cancer

Scientists develop new method to treat aggressive breast cancer

In a new study, researchers outline a new therapeutic strategy to treat triple-negative breast cancer. Triple-negative breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of breast...
Older biological age linked to higher risk of breast cancer

Older biological age linked to higher risk of breast cancer

In a new study, researchers found older biological age is linked to a higher risk of breast cancer. Biological age is a DNA-based estimate of...
This “smart drug” may help treat metastatic breast cancer

This “smart drug” may help treat metastatic breast cancer

In a new study, researchers found a new type of “smart drug” shows promise for women with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. The research was conducted...

How breast tissue stiffening linked to breast cancer

A study provides new insight into how the stiffening of breast tissue plays a role in breast cancer development. By examining how mammary cells respond...

Scientists discover how sleep patterns linked to breast cancer risk

In a recent study, researchers found women who are “larks”, functioning better at the beginning of the day than the end of the day,...

How diet could influence spread of breast cancer

In a recent study, researchers found a single protein building block commonly found in food may hold a key to preventing the spread of...

Breast cancer drug may help treat pancreatic cancer

In a new study, researchers found that the well-known drug tamoxifen could exploit a weakness in the physical 'scaffolds' around tumors. The report's authors were...

Heart drug and trastuzumab could reduce heart damage in breast cancer patients

In a new study, researchers found that breast cancer patients who take a heart drug at the same time as trastuzumab have less heart...

A better way to detect tumor margins for breast cancer surgery

In a new study, scientists developed a new rapid and inexpensive way to accurately detect the margins between cancer and non-cancerous tissue during breast...

Breast cancer drugs could help treat lung cancer

In a new study, researchers found that a class of drugs used to treat certain breast cancers could help to tackle lung cancers that...