Women in rural Malawi are learning how to detect breast cancer thanks to the country’s first dedicated training programme for health workers, aimed at reducing the burden of the disease. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, many countries are grappling with high mortality rates from breast cancer, with the disease often diagnosed too late and access to treatments … Read more
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that living in an area with high levels of particulate air pollution was associated with an increased incidence of breast cancer. The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, is one of the largest studies to date looking at the relationship between outdoor air … Read more
Queen Stewart, a lawyer and mother of two, learned she had breast cancer at age 35. She found the lump herself because she was too young for insurance-paid screenings. “I just cried, and I just worried so much about whether I would be here for my girls,” Stewart told CBS News. According to a new … Read more
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New Delhi: Scientists have found at least four new genes associated with breast cancer that may help identify women at increased risk of the disease. The finding, published recently in the journal Nature Genetics, also provides crucial information on the biological mechanisms underlying cancer development, potentially opening the way to identifying new treatments. The international … Read more
Some women with early-stage, low-risk breast cancer may not need radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery according to new research led by McMaster University, BC Cancer, Hamilton Heath Sciences, and the University of British Columbia. The research, published in The New England Journal of Medicine on Aug. 17, shows women 55 or older with a specific … Read more
The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) formally recommend mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) and other integrative therapies to manage anxiety and depression symptoms in adults living with cancer. The guideline, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, reviews the effectiveness of integrative therapies such as yoga, relaxation, hypnosis, acupuncture, … Read more
Israeli computational model predicts breast cancer risks Tel Aviv [Israel], August 16 (ANI/TPS): Tel Aviv University researchers on Tuesday announced the development of a computational model to predict increased genetic risk for breast cancer. The model will enable, for the first time in Israel, the determination of a personal genetic risk score for breast cancer … Read more