breast-cancer

Avelas Announces Latest Development, a First for Its Breast Cancer Patients

Aug 05, 2020 AM EDT

San Diego-based clinical-stage biotechnology firm, Avelas Biosciences is set to announce, it has reached Phase 2 of its three-phased clinical study, presenting the firm's cancer-specific fluorescent biomarker, pegloprastide.

Nighttime Light Exposure May Weaken Breast Cancer Therapy

Jul 25, 2014 PM EDT

Night lights could cut the success rate of breast cancer therapy, according to a new study.

Sleep Quality May Predict Breast Cancer Survival

May 02, 2014 PM EDT

Sleep quality may predict survival time in women with advanced breast cancer.

False Positive Mammograms Do Limited Harm

Apr 22, 2014 PM EDT

False positive mammograms results may be sources of unnecessary stress and worry for women, but this anxiety only lasts for a limited time and has no significant health consequences associated with it, according to a recent study.

Blood Test Predicts Breast Cancer Recurrence With Accuracy

Apr 15, 2014 PM EDT

A new blood test has been developed for breast cancer survivors that researcher claim can predict if cancer recurrence is going to happen with up to 95 percent accuracy, according to a recent study.

New Treatment For Breast Cancer Shows Promise

Apr 07, 2014 PM EDT

An experimental breast cancer drug has shown some promising results in initial trials, stopping tumor growths and even shrinking them in an encouraging number of patients, according to preliminary results.

Expert Claims Self-Checks For Breast Cancer Harm Women

Apr 02, 2014 PM EDT

British newspaper The Sun has recently launched a campaign encouraging self-checks for breast cancer among women every Tuesday, but one doctor is claiming that campaigns like this actually do more harm in the fight against breast cancer than good.

One in Three Women Need More Mammograms

Mar 22, 2014 PM EDT

New research has found evidence that indicates that three mammograms a year are not only helpful in detecting cancer in most women, but not frequent enough for approximately a third of all women -- who are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer

Experts Call for Breast Cancer Treatment Aid in 3rd World

Mar 21, 2014 PM EDT

Breast cancer diagnoses rates have increased over 3 percent annually, but the greatest global burden still rests on the shoulders of low-income countries, who report the highest numbers of late diagnoses and deaths. Experts are calling for the world ..

Vitamin D Improves Breast Cancer Survival

Mar 07, 2014 PM EST

Maintaining healthy levels of vitamin D in the body may help women survive breast cancer, according to a recent series of studies.

Removing Ovaries Early Saves Women From Cancer

Feb 25, 2014 PM EST

Women who have their ovaries removed early in their adult lives appear to significantly reduce their odds of both developing and dying from ovarian cancer, according to a new study.