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The new chemotherapy drug eribulin extends the lives of metastatic breast cancer patients who have received extensive treatment, according to a new study. The researchers found that among patients whose cancer had spread, those who took the drug lived […]
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Too many women with abnormal mammograms or other breast problems are undergoing surgical biopsies when they should be having needle biopsies, which are safer, less invasive and cheaper, new research shows. A study in Florida found that 30 percent […]
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‘Estrogen reduces breast cancer stem cells and aggression in breast cancer, study suggests’ A team of researchers at CIC bioGUNE has revealed that estrogen can reduce the risk of breast cancer. Their work shows that estrogen is capable of […]
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‘Researchers identify new, more effective tool in diagnosing breast cancer and melanoma in sentinel lymph nodes’ Researchers say a new kind of tracing agent is more accurate than current methods in helping identify tumor-draining sentinel lymph nodes in breast […]
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‘Markedly higher vitamin D intake needed to reduce cancer risk, researchers say’ Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha have reported that markedly higher intake of vitamin […]
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(Reuters Health) – Many early-stage breast cancer patients don’t get the recommended short course of radiation after surgery, even though it’s considered just as good as prolonged treatment, a new study finds. “Only a third of women are getting […]
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“Fat cancers” usually associated with wealthy countries are becoming more common in the developing world, too, according to new reports. Obese people are thought to be at a higher risk for many so-called “fat cancers,” including breast and colon […]
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