Does a past abortion or miscarriage affect a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer?
A prior abortion or miscarriage was not linked with an increased risk of developing pre- or postmenopausal breast cancer in a study published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. In…
The Lancet: AI-supported mammography screening results in fewer aggressive and advanced breast cancers
Artificial intelligence (AI)-supported mammography identifies more cancers during screening and reduces the rate of breast cancer diagnosis by 12% in the years following, finds the first randomised controlled trial of…
Finding new cell markers to track the most aggressive breast cancer in blood
Of all the types of breast cancer, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and lacks specific therapies. TNBC also is more likely to metastasize, or travel through…
Breast cancer risk markers linked to physical activity in adolescent girls
Recreational physical activity may be associated with breast tissue composition and biomarkers of stress in adolescent girls, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health…
Hereditary Mutations in BRCA Genes Increase Risk of Rare Lymphoma Among Women with Breast Cancer Who Received Textured Breast Implants
Women with breast cancer who were also carriers of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation and received textured breast implants as part of their reconstructive surgery after mastectomy were 16 times…
Alcohol-fueled cancer deaths are on the rise in the US #ASCO25
A new study led by experts at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, is the first to look at trends over time…
#ASCO25: Artificial Intelligence assistance can help improve accuracy in identifying HER2-Low and HER2-Ultralow breast cancers, avoid misclassification
“Accurate HER2 scoring is important to ensure that patients receive the best treatment for their breast cancer. This international study shows that an AI-assisted approach improved HER2 scoring, including in…
Breast-conserving surgery improves sexual well-being compared to breast reconstruction
For women with breast cancer, breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is associated with improved sexual well-being, compared to mastectomy followed by breast reconstruction, reports a study in the March issue of Plastic…
YouTube content can help to cope with breast cancer diagnosis
Lecturers at the Faculty of Social and Communication Sciences of the UPV/EHU, who are members of the multidisciplinary research group Gureiker, analysed a playlist of 1,247 breast cancer videos from…
Estrogens play a hidden role in cancers, inhibiting a key immune cell
Estrogens are known to drive tumor growth in breast cancer cells that carry its receptors, but a new study by Duke Cancer Institute researchers unexpectedly finds that estrogens play a…