HRT increases breast cancer recurrence in survivors
Mar 26 : Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of disease recurrence in breast cancer survivors, warns a new study. Read the rest of this entry »
How breast cancer cells’ walk turns into a run
Jan 1 : Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered that cancer cells, even in the early stage of breast cancer, are highly motile and might trigger the recurrence of tumors in the same breast by traveling through the milk ducts. Read the rest of this entry »
Breast reconstruction surgery rarely discussed with patients before treatment
Dec 23 : Most general surgeons do not discuss reconstruction with patients before surgical breast cancer treatment, a study has found. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Seed’ therapy highly accurate in pinpointing breast tumours
October 12 : Medical practitioners at UT Southwestern Medical Center have shown that a new technique, Read the rest of this entry »
Breast cancer therapies may be a threat to the heart
Oct 12 : Breast cancer therapies may give women with the disease a new lease on life, but a new study is warning that it may also put them at an increased risk of heart and vascular Read the rest of this entry »
Past trauma, stressful events quickens breast cancer recurrence
Sept 27 : A University of Rochester Medical Center scientist has found in a study that women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, who have also endured previous traumatic or stressful events, see their cancer recur nearly twice as fast as other women. Read the rest of this entry »
Mechanism that silences estrogen receptor gene alpha during breast cancer
Aug 18 : Temple University’s researchers might have discovered the mechanism that silences the estrogen receptor gene alpha (ER-a) in certain breast cancer cell lines. Read the rest of this entry »