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May 20, 2025

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South African Study Identifies Two New Breast Cancer Genes in Black Women

May 15, 2025 — South African scientists have identified two new breast cancer genes -- RAB27A and USP22 -- in Black women, marking the first GWAS of its kind on the continent. This breakthrough highlights the need for Africa-centred genomic research and tools to ...

New Approach to Treating Aggressive Breast Cancers Shows Significant Improvement in Survival

May 13, 2025 — A new treatment approach significantly improves survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers, according to researchers. In a trial where cancers were treated with ...

Studies Point to Redlining as a 'Perfect Storm' for Breast Cancer

May 9, 2025 — New research indicates that while the residential segregation policy was outlawed decades ago, it still impacts women's health ...

Incidence Rates of Some Cancer Types Have Risen in People Under Age 50

May 8, 2025 — Researchers have completed a comprehensive analysis of cancer statistics for different age groups in the United States and found that from 2010 through 2019, the incidence of 14 cancer types increased among people under age ...

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Incidence of Several Early-Onset Cancers Increased Between 2010 and 2019

May 8, 2025 — In the United States, breast, colorectal, endometrial, pancreatic, and kidney cancers are becoming increasingly common among people under age 50, according to a new ...

Removing Ovaries and Fallopian Tubes Linked to Lower Risk of Early Death Among Breast Cancer Patients With BRCA Cancer Genes

May 7, 2025 — Women diagnosed with breast cancer who carry particular BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic variants are offered surgery to remove the ovaries and fallopian ...

AI Could Help Improve Early Detection of Interval Breast Cancers

May 5, 2025 — A new study suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect interval breast cancers before they become more advanced and harder to ...

Drug Combination Reduces Breast Cancer Risk and Improves Metabolic Health in Rats

Apr. 28, 2025 — Researchers investigated the combined effects of bazedoxifene and conjugated estrogens in rat models as an alternative to ...

Breast Cancer Mortality in Women Ages 20-49 Significantly Dropped Between 2010 and 2020

Apr. 30, 2025 — Breast cancer deaths among women ages 20-49 declined significantly between 2010 and 2020, according to a new ...

Researchers Use 'Smart' Bomb Therapy to Destroy Breast Cancer

Apr. 2, 2025 — Scientists are working to create a new light-activated 'smart' bomb to treat aggressive breast cancer. The new light-sensitive chemicals called cyanine-carborane salts are used in photodynamic ...

Rates of Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Nearly Four-Fold Higher Than Lung Cancer Screening Among Those Eligible

Apr. 2, 2025 — Lung cancer screening has the potential to catch lung cancer early and save lives -- but only if people get screened. Although lung cancer screening ...

Omega-6 Fatty Acid Promotes the Growth of an Aggressive Type of Breast Cancer, Study Finds

Apr. 1, 2025 — Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid found in seed oils such as soybean and safflower oil, and animal products including pork and eggs, specifically ...

AI-Powered Mammograms: A New Window Into Heart Health

Mar. 20, 2025 — Mammograms, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) models, may reveal much more than cancer, according to a new study. The findings highlight how these important cancer screening tools can ...

Vaccine May Improve Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes

Mar. 18, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a promising new vaccine strategy for treating a specific type of breast cancer. The innovative approach targets human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive, estrogen ...

AI-Human Task-Sharing Could Cut Mammography Screening Costs by Up to 30%

May 7, 2025 — The most effective way to harness the power of artificial intelligence when screening for breast cancer may be through collaboration with human radiologists -- not by wholesale replacing them, says ...

New Antibody Reduces Tumor Growth in Treatment-Resistant Breast and Ovarian Cancers

Mar. 13, 2025 — A new type of antibody which stimulates the immune system to target cancer cells slows tumour growth, according to new ...

Scientists Upends Scientific Understanding of How Anticancer Drugs Kill Cancer

Mar. 6, 2025 — BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes play a crucial role in repairing damaged DNA. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 substantially increase the likelihood of breast and ovarian cancer, respectively. This new research ...

Links Between Metabolism and Aggressive Breast Cancer

Mar. 6, 2025 — More than 120 million Americans suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetes. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive form of breast cancer, and TNBC patients with obesity-driven diabetes ...

Diabetes Drug Could Help Cancer Patients Make Better Recovery

Mar. 5, 2025 — Research shows that a common type of diabetes medication could help cancer patients make a better long-term recovery. Many cancer patients go on to develop heart failure -- because of the cancer ...

Future Drugs May Snap Supply Chain Fueling Breast Cancer

Mar. 5, 2025 — Cancer cells have an insatiable appetite for energy as they multiply more rapidly than normal cells. Greedy cancer cells hijack various cellular functions to find and exploit energy and other ...

Researchers Develop Novel Computational Approach for Identifying Synergistic Drug Combinations

Feb. 20, 2025 — Researchers have developed a powerful computational tool, named iDOMO, to improve the prediction of drug synergy and accelerate the development of combination therapies for complex diseases. The ...

Data from All 50 States Shows Early Onset Breast Cancer Is on the Rise in Younger Women: Does Place of Exposure Matter?

Feb. 19, 2025 — Breast cancer incidence trends in U.S. women under 40 vary by geography and supports incorporating location information with established risk factors into risk prediction, improving the ability to ...

Landmark Atlas Reveals How Aging Breast Tissue Shapes Breast Cancer Risk

Feb. 14, 2025 — Aging is a privilege, but it also brings risks -- including an increased likelihood of developing age-related diseases including cancer. Researchers have now created a landmark atlas of how healthy ...

Innovative Dual-Target Drug May Lead to New Investigational Approach for Breast Cancer Patients

Feb. 12, 2025 — Researchers discover new insights into how dual-target drug may supercharge cancer-fighting immune ...

Disruption of a Single Amino Acid in a Cellular Protein Makes Breast Cancer Cells Behave Like Stem Cells

Feb. 11, 2025 — Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumor growth by increasing cancer stemness in an oestrogen independent manner. Targeting vimentin and/or the long ...

Breast Cancers Broadly Defined by Their Genome Architecture

Feb. 10, 2025 — Breast cancers at all stages are defined by the structure of their genomes, researchers find. Targeting these processes early is likely to offer unexpected therapeutic ...

Fear of Breast Cancer Recurrence: Impact and Coping With Being in a Dark Place

Feb. 6, 2025 — A new study of breast cancer survivors has found this psychosocial challenge impacts almost every important domain of their lives -- the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, relational and professional. ...

How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death

Feb. 4, 2025 — Liposuction and plastic surgery aren't often mentioned in the same breath as cancer. But they are the inspiration for a new approach to treating cancer that uses engineered fat cells to deprive ...

Inhibitor Drugs to Treat Aggressive Breast Cancer Identified

Feb. 3, 2025 — A national study seeking more effective treatment for deadly metaplastic breast cancer has identified two inhibitor drugs with the potential to interrupt disease ...

Routine Brain MRI Screening in Asymptomatic Late Stage Breast Cancer Patients

Jan. 28, 2025 — A new study shows that asymptomatic brain metastasis is more common in stage 4 breast cancer patients than previously believed. The study suggests that doctors may need to rethink current screening ...

Inherited Gene Elevates Prostate Cancer Risk in Affected Families

Jan. 28, 2025 — The inherited mutated gene WNT9B, which functions normally in embryonic prostate development, increases risk of adult prostate cancer, according to a new ...

Dissolving Clusters of Cancer Cells to Prevent Metastases

Jan. 24, 2025 — Successful test in breast cancer patients: the active agent digoxin, a cardiac medication, dissolves clusters of circulating breast cancer cells in the blood, thus reducing the risk of metastases ...

New Combination Immunotherapy for Melanoma and Breast Cancer

Jan. 23, 2025 — A research team has investigated a new combination therapy against cancer. This therapy employs systemic administration of the tissue hormone interferon-I combined with local application of ...

Drug Candidate Eliminates Breast Cancer Tumors in Mice in a Single Dose

Jan. 22, 2025 — Despite significant therapeutic advances, breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Treatment typically involves surgery and follow-up hormone therapy, but late effects ...