A conservative approach to removing lymph nodes is associated with less harm for breast cancer patients and often yields the same results as more radical procedures, researchers have found. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131001191427.htm...
Scientists have identified a key biological mechanism that for the first time explains why women with dense breast tissue are at greater risk of developing breast cancer. The research has important implications for future cancer prevention and treatment. Read More...
Women with BRCA-related breast cancer who have a double mastectomy are nearly 50 percent less likely to die of breast cancer within 20 years of diagnosis compared to women who have a single mastectomy, according to a new study. Read More...
Researchers are working with breast cancer survivors to help them regain muscle mass and bone density lost through both chemotherapy and the aging process. Read More...
A protein that fuels an inflammatory pathway does not turn off in breast cancer, new research shows, resulting in an increase in cancer stem cells. This provides a potential target for treating triple negative breast cancer, the most aggressive form of the disease. The researchers...