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For Breast Cancer Screening, One Size Doesn't Fit All
April 8, 2013 — Although mammography, the gold standard of breast cancer screening, reduces breast cancer mortality, it has important limitations. Critics point to reduced sensitivity for women with dense breasts, a ... > full story -
HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Biomarker Analysis Identified Women Most Likely to Benefit from T-DM1
April 7, 2013 — For women with metastatic, HER2-positive breast cancer, the amount of HER2 on their tumor might determine how much they benefit from a drug called trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), according to data ... > full story -
Black Women Had Worse Breast Cancer Mortality Regardless of Cancer Subtype
April 7, 2013 — Black women with breast cancer had significantly worse survival compared with other racial and ethnic groups across cancer subtypes, which suggests that the survival differences are not solely ... > full story -
New Frontiers in Breast Cancer Screening
April 5, 2013 — Researchers predict that advancements in breast cancer screening will need a personalized touch because mammography is not a "one strategy fits all" ... > full story -
Assessing Insulin Resistance Can Inform About Breast Cancer Risk
April 4, 2013 — The link between obesity and cancer seems now well established although the molecular mechanisms underlying this connection are still largely unexplored. Scientists have ow studied the correlation ... > full story -
One Specific microRNA Promotes Tumor Growth and Cancer Spread
April 3, 2013 — Researchers have determined that the overexpression of microRNA-155 (miR-155), a short, single strand of ribonucleic acid encoded by the miR-155 host gene, promotes the growth of blood vessels in ... > full story -
New Drug Target Companion Prognostic Test for Hormone Therapy Resistance
April 1, 2013 — A team of international cancer researchers has identified the signalling pathway that is over-activated in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells that are resistant to hormone therapies such ... > full story -
Surgical Removal of Lung Metastases in Breast Cancer Patients May Improve Overall Survival
April 1, 2013 — Patients with primary breast cancer that has spread to the lungs may live longer if the lung metastases are surgically removed, according to a new ... > full story -
Estrogen Plus Progestin Use Linked With Increased Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality
March 29, 2013 — Estrogen plus progestin use is linked with increased breast cancer incidence. In addition, prognosis is similar for both users and nonusers of combined hormone therapy, suggesting that mortality from ... > full story -
Certain Breast Cancers Have a Trait That Could Be Attacked by New Therapies
March 27, 2013 — The odds of developing breast cancer increase for women taking hormone replacement therapy to avoid the effects of menopause. New research may lead to treatments for breast cancers associated with ... > full story
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