Photo Source: NCI Breakthrough with cancer vaccine Scientists are ready to trial a new cancer vaccine in humans following the successful outcome of their preclinical studies. The new vaccine was developed by a Mater Research team based at The Translational Research Institute in collaboration with The University
Photo Source: Cancer Research UK Researchers destroy cancer cells with ultrasound treatment An international research team led by Dr. Tali Ilovitsh of the Biomedical Engineering Department at Tel Aviv University developed a noninvasive technology platform for gene delivery into breast cancer cells. The technique combines ultrasound with
Scientists find a switch to flip and turn off breast cancer growth and metastasis Researchers at Tulane University School of Medicine identified a gene that causes an aggressive form of breast cancer to rapidly grow. More importantly, they have also discovered a way to "turn it off" and
Cancer researchers locate drivers of tumor resistance Cancer biologists at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, have identified important drivers that enable tumors to change their behavior and evade anticancer therapies. By studying tumors in cell lines, mice and human samples, the
Photo courtesy of: NCI Visuals Online A large new study finds that women who lost weight after age 50 and kept it off had a lower risk of breast cancer than women whose weight remained stable, helping answer a vexing question in cancer prevention. The reduction in
A diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer means that the three most common types of receptors known to fuel most breast cancer growth–estrogen, progesterone, and the HER-2/neu gene– are not present in the cancer tumor. This means that the breast cancer cells have tested negative for hormone epidermal growth
Radiation therapy and surgery: Radiation therapy and surgery can be used to ease the pain of bone metastases. Radiation therapy to the bone can relieve pain at the site of the tumor(s) and prevent fractures. Drugs called radiopharmaceuticals (samarium (Quadramet) or alpharadin (Xofigo) can also treat pain from
Exposure to estrogen. Because the female hormone estrogen stimulates breast cancer growth, exposure to estrogen over long periods of time, without any brakes, can increase the risk of breast cancer. Some of these risk factors are not under your control, such as: starting menstruation (monthly periods) at a young age (before age 12) going through
Race. White women are slightly more likely to develop breast cancer than are African American women. Asian, Hispanic, and Native American women have a lower risk of developing and dying from breast cancer. Radiation therapy to the chest. Having radiation therapy to the chest area as a child or young adult as treatment for another
Gender. Being a woman is the most significant risk factor for developing breast cancer. Although men can get breast cancer, too, women's breast cells are constantly changing and growing, mainly due to the activity of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone, This activity puts them at must greater risk for breast cancer. Age. Simply growing
