Ultrasound lags behind MRI for supplemental breast cancer screening
3/03/2015
Cancer screening of women with dense breast tissue is a subject of great interest to both the medical community and the press.
Chemo before breast cancer operation increases likelihood of breast-preserving procedure
3/03/2015
Patients with larger malignant tumors of the breast who undergo chemotherapy before a breast cancer operation are more likely to opt for a breast-preserving procedure and forgo a mastectomy (surgical...
Disparities in the level of awareness and knowledge of breast density exist among U.S. women, according to the results of a Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Disparities in the level of awareness and knowledge of breast density exist among U.S. women, according to the results of a Mayo Clinic study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Scientists discover new mechanism that drives cancer spread
3/02/2015
Scientists have uncovered a previously overlooked biological mechanism that switches on metastasis in cancer cells, enabling them to spread to other parts of the body.
New breast cancer test links immune 'hotspots' to better survival
3/02/2015
Scientists have developed a new test which can predict the survival chances of women with breast cancer by analysing images of 'hotspots' where there has been a fierce immune reaction to a tumour.
New breast cancer test links immune 'hotspots' to better survival
3/02/2015
Scientists have developed a new test which can predict the survival chances of women with breast cancer by analysing images of 'hotspots' where there has been a fierce immune reaction to a tumour.
Leukemia-associated mutations almost inevitable as we age
3/02/2015
Researchers estimate that 7 in 10 over 90-year-olds have early leukemia cellsIt is almost inevitable that we will develop genetic mutations associated with leukaemia as we age, according to...
Growth signal can influence cancer cells' vulnerability to drugs, study suggests
3/02/2015
Exposure to TGF-beta prompts changes that help mouse tumor stem cells evade drugsTo see how the growth signal TGF-beta influences cancer cells, the researchers used a red tag (top) to mark...
Statin use associated with reduced risk of liver cancer among those in the UK
3/02/2015
In a nested-case control study of individuals living in the UK, a part of the world with a relatively low incidence of liver cancer, statin use is associated with a decreased risk of liver cancer...