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Study Promises Better Treatment For Chemotherapy Therapy Res...

According to new study conducted at the University of Kentucky and published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, scientists are at one step away from discovering new agents that may treat triple-negative forms of breast cancer [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Resveratrol Found in Grapes Fight Breast Cancer Cells

The chemical resveratrol found in the grapes is being claimed to obstruct the growth of breast cancer cells and can fight the disease. A research carried out on the aspect has found that resveratrol found in grape wine can obstruct the de [...]

Posted On : Oct, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Discovery Halts Breast Cancer Stem Cells

Breast cancer stem cells (CSCs), the aggressive cells thought to be resistant to current anti-cancer therapies and which promote metastasis, are stimulated by estrogen via a pathway that mirrors normal stem cell development. Disrupting t [...]

Posted On : Nov, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Genetic changes linked to diet, alcohol could predict breast...

Epigenetic changes to DNA in breast cancers are directly linked with diet, alcohol, and tumour size, and could hence give a glimpse of the severity of the disease, according to researchers from Brown University and the University of Cali [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Genetic clues may help identify breast cancer risk

Five common genetic variants may put some women at an increased risk of developing breast cancer, a new study says.Scientists at Cambridge University have identified five genetic clues that seem to explain why some families have a histor [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

Breast cancer gene patents judged invalid

A US District Court has ruled that claims in seven patents supporting a widely used genetic test for inherited breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility are invalid. The decision is likely to be challenged in a legal appeal — b [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Genetics Add Little to Breast Cancer Risk Prediction

The addition of genetic information only modestly improved breast cancer risk assessment in an analysis of 5,600 cases. In a model that included age, study characteristics, and four conventional risk factors, the inclusion of 10 genetic [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Gene Tests Don’t Add to Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

Gene tests made by DeCode Genetics Inc., 23andMe Inc. and Navigenics Inc. add little that’s useful to what women learn about their risk for breast cancer from a family-history evaluation used for 20 years, a study found. Researcher [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Cambridge experts find two new breast cancer genes

Two new breast cancer genes, of which one reduces the chance of developing the disease while the other increases it, have been identified by an international team of scientists led by Cambridge University researchers. The new study, publis [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2009 | Comments : 0

Resistant breast cancers responsive to Tamoxifen treatment

Patients suffering from hard-to-beat cancers have a glimmer of hope coming their way from the researchers at Lund University, Malmo, Sweden. The anti-cancerdefine drug Tamoxifendefine coupled with a signalling protein Foxy-5 might prove to [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Protein may aid breast cancer growth

Canadian researchers say they have identified a protein that may play a critical role in breast cancer cell growth.The study, published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, says the protein -- known as ARF1 -- is also involved in the spr [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

New study casts doubt on vitamin D's role as a breast cancer...

TORONTO — Vitamin D may not have the cancer preventive powers proponents ascribe to it, at least in so far as breast cancer is concerned, a new study suggests.The work, published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute [...]

Posted On : Nov, 13 2008 | Comments : 0

Latest Research on Breast Cancer Presented in a Virtual E-Co...

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is launching a novel multimedia educational program, "Optimizing Adjuvant Breast Cancer Strategies: From Biomarkers to Treatment Selection," to present recent key research data on th [...]

Posted On : Oct, 30 2008 | Comments : 0

Scientists find 'master' breast cancer gene

Geneticists have identified a super gene which causes breast cancer to metastasise, the deadly process by which the disease spreads to other organs, according to a study released Wednesday. Described by the US researchers as a "master [...]