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Zinc Control Could be Path to Breast Cancer Treatment
The body’s control mechanisms for delivering zinc to cells could be key to improving treatment for some types of aggressive breast cancer. New research by Cardiff University and King’s College London has identified the switch which releases...
Researchers Identify Possible Receptor for Key Breast Cancer Regulator
A key protein potentially involved in regulating breast cancer progression has been identified by researchers at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. Led by professor Costel Darie, the team worked to identify the binding partner of Tumor Differentiating...
Breast Cancer Survivors Benefit From Practicing Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
Women recently diagnosed with breast cancer have higher survival rates than those diagnosed in previous decades, according to the American Cancer Society. However, survivors continue to face health challenges after their treatments end. Previous research...
McMaster Researchers Say Women Should Still be Concerned About Hormone Replacement Therapy
McMaster University researchers have found consistent evidence that use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with breast cancer globally. This study comes at a time when more women are again asking for this medication to control hot flashes...
York Minster Turns Pink
A month-long fundraising initiative which saw York go pink in October is set to raise over £15,000 to help fund breast cancer research.
Breast Tenderness During Combination Hormone Therapy Linked to Higher Cancer Risk
Using menopausal hormone therapies to relieve symptoms in post-menopausal women has long raised difficult questions. Is the combination of estrogen and progestin better or worse than estrogen alone? In women who haven’t had a hysterectomy and still...
Linking of Mutations in 12 Genes to Ovarian Cancer May Lead to More Effective Prevention
More patients with ovarian carcinoma carry cancer-predisposing mutations, and in more genes, than previously thought. A rapid experimental method for screening genomes has located mutations in 12 genes for inherited cancers of the ovary, fallopian tubes...
Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation Chosen As the Beneficiary of Puma’s Project Pink
PUMA® has announced the beneficiary of Project Pink on behalf of all the fans who made Project Pink their project in 2011, as well as program supporters actress Nina Dobrev, soccer icon Julie Foudy, and current soccer stars Marta, Amy Rodriguez, Leslie...
