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Breast cancer researchers learn how to teach an old drug new tricks to help patients
Paclitaxel, or Taxol, is an old standby drug in the oncologist’s tool belt. Yet only about half of breast cancer patients treated with the drug see their tumors shrink or disappear, and doctors and researchers have no way of knowing which patients will benefit. But that may soon change. Published Sept. 8 in Science Translational […]
Breast cancer ‘ecotypes’ present new path to personalised treatment
A team led by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research has revealed a new approach for classifying breast cancer subtypes based on their cell profile, which could help personalize treatments for patients. By analyzing breast cancer biopsies from patients at Sydney hospitals, the researchers revealed more than 50 distinct cancer, immune and connective cell types […]
Breast cancer patients face insurance denials that complicate recovery
It had been a long four years since that July night when Marianne Sarcich first felt the lump in her right breast as she toweled off from a shower. Breast cancer. The cancer was caught early enough that it had not spread to other parts of her body, but doctors said she would need a […]
New research shows breast cancer treatment in patients over age 70 can be safely reduced
Oncologists faced with treating older women with breast cancer often must decide if the treatment may be more detrimental than the cancer. A study published today in JAMA Network Open by researchers at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine sheds new light on this choice and suggests the rate […]
Going deep: Artificial intelligence improves accuracy of breast ultrasound diagnoses
In 2020, the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization stated that breast cancer accounts for most cancer morbidities and mortalities in women worldwide. This alarming statistic not only necessitates newer methods for the early diagnosis of breast cancer, but also brings to light the importance of risk prediction of the […]
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Reduced Breast Cancer Risk, Earlier Diagnosis
(Reuters Health) – Women with obesity who undergo bariatric surgery may have a lower risk of breast cancer and get diagnosed at earlier stages when they do develop these malignancies, a recent meta-analysis and systematic review suggests. Researchers examined data from 11 studies with a total of 1,106,939 women with obesity, including 105,295 women (9.5%) […]
Study finds increased risk of death among breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened soda
New research from the University at Buffalo suggests that breast cancer patients who drink sugar-sweetened beverages regularly are at increased risk for death from any cause and breast cancer in particular. Compared to women who never or rarely drank non-diet soda, those who reported drinking non-diet soda five times or more per week had a […]
Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer
A large, retrospective study shows how germline genetic testing has evolved over time in women with breast or ovarian cancer and reveals a path forward for testing these patients. Investigators found racial and ethnic disparities in genetic testing as well as “persistent underuse” of testing in patients with ovarian cancer. The team also discovered that […]
PET Predicts Response to Endocrine Therapy in ER+ Breast Cancer
Endocrine therapy is standard of care for estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer, but only about half of women respond. At present, there is no method for identifying the women who are likely — and also unlikely — to respond. But a new approach looks to be useful: it involves a trial of estrogen and then […]