Breast Cancer News

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as intended, says a new study published in the July issue... Read more

Physiological factors linked with metabolic syndrome may play a major role in the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer, according to a study.

The metabolic syndrome, or insulin r... Read more

According to study, the single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) known as 2q35-rs13387042 is associated with increased risk of estrogen receptor (ER) -positive and -negative breast cancer.
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A British doctor is pioneering a groundbreaking treatment for breast cancer which uses light to target and kill tumors without the need for surgery.

Cancer surgeon Mo Keshtgar is... Read more

A new analysis of the incidence of breast cancer in Italy per 100,000 women between the ages of 0 to 84 from 2000 to 2005 shows a 72 percent spike above official estimates issued by the Mini... Read more

Researchers from the University of Chicago report in the June 25, 2009, issue of the journal Cell that retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, could lead to a new set of drug target... Read more

Researchers say that varying reductions in the numbers of women taking hormone therapy (HT) may be responsible for the poor decline in invasive breast cancer rural and poor population in the... Read more

Your computer can be put to good use even when its not in use, for now it's possible to donate the idle time to cutting-edge biomedical research aimed at finding a cure for HIV, Parkinson's,... Read more

An international panel of experts in a report from the 11th St Gallen conference has proposed a radically different approach to choosing the best treatment options for early breast cancer. <... Read more

Study says a gene called eIF4G1 has been found to be over expressed in many cases of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), and is believed to trigger the proliferation of the disease.

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