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Chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells, but they also affect the vasculature inside the tumour. (Photo: Pixabay)

New system can predict chemotherapy outcome

There is currently no method that can predict treatment outcome of chemotherapy early on in treatment.

12 Feb 2018 4:06 PM

Limiting asparagine in one's diet dramatically reduces the cancer's ability to travel to distant sites in the body. (Photo: Pixabay)

Diet may help prevent spread of deadly breast cancer: study

Foods rich in asparagine include dairy, whey, beef, poultry, eggs, fish, seafood, asparagus, potatoes, legumes, nuts, seeds, whole grains.

08 Feb 2018 5:31 PM

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in women, and this risk increases with age. (Photo: Pixabay)

Breast cancer survivors may die of heart disease, doctors warn

Chemotherapy can weaken heart muscle, some newer medicines can increase risk of heart failure, radiation can cause heart rhythm disorders.

08 Feb 2018 8:11 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Doctors warn of heart risk from some breast cancer therapies

Not all treatments carry these risks, and there may be ways to minimize or avoid some.

02 Feb 2018 6:12 PM

New online tool imparts knowledge of breast cancer treatment options

The interactive site was designed to walk people systemically through key facts about breast cancer surgery.

31 Jan 2018 3:26 PM

Brain tumour survival in children has improved in many countries. (Photo: Pixabay)

Global cancer survival rates improved, says study

Studies however, show that there are huge disparities between countries when it comes to survival prospects.

31 Jan 2018 8:07 AM

Omega-3s prevent and fight cancer by turning on genes associated with the immune system and blocking tumour growth pathways. (Photo: Pixabay)

Choose omega-3s from fish for cancer prevention

Humans should consume two to three servings of fish a week to have the same effect.

27 Jan 2018 2:52 PM

Body fat levels are typically measured via BMI, which is a ratio of weight to height. (Photo: Pixabay)

High body fat levels may up breast cancer risk: study

The study included participants who had a normal BMI (between 18.5 to 25.0) and no history of breast cancer.

27 Jan 2018 2:43 PM

Exposure to chemical compounds called xenoestrogens may significantly reduce the effectiveness of anti-oestrogen treatments for cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chemical in bread, soybean may reverse breast cancer therapy

Under the influence of either xenoestrogen, the breast cancer cells also resumed proliferating at a rate seen in absence of treatment.

15 Jan 2018 3:39 PM

In 2013, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie announced she had had both breasts surgically removed as a preventative measure after tests revealed she carried the mutation (Photo: AFP)

Study shows breast cancer gene doesn't really increase risk of death

Women with a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have a seven-in-10 chance of getting breast cancer by the age of 80.

12 Jan 2018 11:00 AM

Many women uninformed about breast cancer surgery options

Women should look for information that presents multiple treatment options and the pros and cons of those options, researchers explain.

11 Jan 2018 5:36 PM

Female night shift workers at risk factor for common cancers

These results might help establish and implement effective measures to protect female night shifters.

08 Jan 2018 1:50 PM

Breast size dissatisfaction affects self-examination

Here is what a new study has found.

05 Jan 2018 11:21 AM

Novartis’s Kisqali (ribociclib) has won U.S. Food and Drug Administration breakthrough therapy designation for treating some breast cancer patients. (Photo: Pixabay)

Novartis breast cancer therapy gets FDA breakthrough

Designation covers initial endocrine-based treatment of pre- or perimenopausal women with hormone-receptor positive.

03 Jan 2018 1:44 PM

This could possibly cause cancer to metastasize, or spread, even before a tumour has developed. (Photo: Pixabay)

Immune cells linked to very early spread of breast cancer

Future work will involve identifying the type of macrophages involved in early dissemination and exactly how the process occurs.

03 Jan 2018 11:22 AM

Aggressive breast cancers can be caught early, without excessive recalls or biopsies. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bi-annual MRI effective in detecting breast cancer: study

Volunteers had to have a lifetime breast cancer risk greater than 20 per cent.

10 Dec 2017 9:00 AM

Excess weight raises the risk of breast cancer as fat cells produce hormones that help drive tumours. (Photo: Pixabay)

Losing weight may cut breast cancer risk: study

Researchers found that those who lost five per cent of their weight saw their breast cancer risk fall by 12 per cent.

09 Dec 2017 3:09 PM

About 65 percent of women with hormone-positive disease and a positive blood test did not have a new breast cancer within two years (Photo: AFP)

Blood test may help identify women who at risk of recurring breast cancer

Women in the study had a CellSearch test five years on average after their cancer was found and treated.

08 Dec 2017 7:51 PM

Women in their 40s may want to consider non-hormonal IUDs, getting their tubes tied or talking with their partners about vasectomy. (Photo: AP)

Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives

Researchers found a similar breast cancer risk with the progestin-only intrauterine device.

07 Dec 2017 12:21 PM

Dr Mishra and his team has shown that the growth of estrogen receptor positive breast cancer can also be inhibited by Artemisinin. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ray of hope for women suffering from breast cancer

Indian scientist Mishra proves cancer cells migration, invasion can be checked.

02 Dec 2017 12:27 AM

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