How a smart bra could one day outdo the mammogram

How a smart bra could one day outdo the mammogram

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The Breast Tissue Screening Bra in the works is non-invasive, painless, and may even be more accurate than 3D mammography. Those breast exams women are supposed to regularly give themselves in the shower are no [...]

Cup of herbal tea could help fight breast cancer

Cup of herbal tea could help fight breast cancer

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Scientists at Aston University and Russells Hall Hospital have discovered that an extract from a common plant in Pakistan may help cure breast cancer. The plant, Fagonia cretica, and known as Virgon’s Mantlem, is commonly [...]

Ultrafast Camera Renews Promise of Blood Test for Early Cancer Detection

Ultrafast Camera Renews Promise of Blood Test for Early Cancer Detection

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The biggest challenge has been quickly examining billions of rapidly moving blood cells in a sample Cells that break away from a cancerous tumor and circulate in the bloodstream are a serious threat to helping [...]

Breast cancer breakthrough is a tribute to our scientists

Breast cancer breakthrough is a tribute to our scientists

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TALKING of heroes, Victorian scientists have done it again with another major breakthrough in the treatment of breast cancer. As the Sunday Herald Sun reports on page 7 today, a team from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre [...]

In Study, Drug Delays Worsening of Breast Cancer, With Fewer Side Effects

In Study, Drug Delays Worsening of Breast Cancer, With Fewer Side Effects

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“It’s less toxic than its comparator and also more effective”   A drug that delivers a powerful poison to tumors without some of the side effects of traditional treatments can delay the worsening of breast [...]

Key Gene Found Responsible for Chronic Inflammation, Accelerated Aging and Cancer

Key Gene Found Responsible for Chronic Inflammation, Accelerated Aging and Cancer

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“Nature has designed a way to simultaneously turn off harmful inflammation and repair our chromosomes, thereby suppressing aging at the cellular level and in the whole animal.”   Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have, [...]

Blood test 'could detect breast cancer years in advance'

Blood test ‘could detect breast cancer years in advance’

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A blood test that can detect breast cancer decades before the disease develops could be available in five years  The test could help doctors to identify women at high risk of the disease allowing them [...]

Scientists hail revolutionary breast cancer breakthrough

Scientists hail revolutionary breast cancer breakthrough

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  A dramatic breakthrough in breast cancer research   A dramatic breakthrough in breast cancer research will lead to a revolution in the way the disease will be diagnosed and treated in years to come, [...]

Changing the Pace of Scientific Research

Changing the Pace of Scientific Research

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Science Advocates will be ambassadors for open innovation and efficiency in science Last year, my research into the mechanisms of breast cancer development hit a roadblock. As a postdoctoral candidate at the University of Miami, [...]

Antibody offers hope against cancers

Antibody offers hope against cancers

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Can shrink or even get rid of a wide range of human cancers In a potential breakthrough for cancer research, Stanford immunologists discovered they can shrink or even get rid of a wide range of [...]

'Bed-Of-Nails' Breast Implant Deters Cancer Cells

‘Bed-Of-Nails’ Breast Implant Deters Cancer Cells

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One in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer Researchers at Brown University have created an implant that appears to deter breast cancer cell regrowth. Made from a common federally approved polymer, [...]

Could a NOSH-Aspirin-a-Day Keep Cancer Away?

Could a NOSH-Aspirin-a-Day Keep Cancer Away?

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New Hybrid Aspirin Shrinks Tumors, Curbs Cancer Cell Growth The humble aspirin may soon have a new role. Scientists from The City College of New York have developed a new aspirin compound that has great [...]