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229 articles
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Higher BMI is associated with a lower risk of breast cancer before the menopause
Thursday 21 June 2018
Having a higher body mass index (BMI) at a younger age is associated with a decreased risk of developing breast...
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Study shows older breast cancer patients in England are less likely to survive than in other European countries
Thursday 7 June 2018
A recent study in the Netherlands has found that breast cancer patients over the age of 70 have a lower chance of...
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Study shows one patient’s advanced breast cancer has been ‘eliminated’ using T-cell immunotherapy
Monday 4 June 2018
The immune system of one patient has been tweaked to eliminate breast cancer cells, offering a potential treatment...
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Scientists identify cause of resistance to breakthrough breast and ovarian cancer drug
Thursday 10 May 2018
Scientists part-funded by Breast Cancer Now have identified a mutation that gives cancer cells resistance to the...
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Carboplatin offers “long-awaited” advance on docetaxel chemotherapy for triple negative breast cancer patients who have BRCA mutations
Monday 30 April 2018
‘Platinum chemotherapy’ found to offer certain patients with incurable breast cancer 2.4 extra months before the...
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Six in seven women at high risk of breast cancer reject tamoxifen as a preventative measure
Tuesday 24 April 2018
A study by Cancer Research UK has found that six out of seven women with an increased risk of breast cancer choose...
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More than a third of women experience a loss of identity after being diagnosed with breast cancer
Wednesday 11 April 2018
New figures show that many women feel they lose their identity after a breast cancer diagnosis. But more...
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Lung cancer drug shows promise as targeted therapy for thousands with breast cancer
Monday 2 April 2018
A major new study by The Institute of Cancer Research has found that a drug developed for lung cancers can...
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New study suggests women at low risk of local recurrence within five years could be spared gruelling treatments
Friday 23 March 2018
Findings could have a major impact on how we treat some breast cancers, large-scale clinical trials are needed...
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New results show patients report fewer adverse side-effects from partial or reduced breast radiotherapy
Friday 23 March 2018
A new study has shown that breast cancer patients experience fewer adverse side-effects when they have...