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Few Ontario Women With Invasive Ovarian Cancer Referred For Genetic Testing Of Breast Cancer Genes
An Ontario study of 491 women with invasive ovarian cancer found only a small proportion, 19%, were referred for genetic testing of BRCA1 and BRCA2, the breast cancer genes, which means family members are not informed of their cancer risk.
Cancer Study and Research : Ovarian cancer - not a ’silent killer’
Ovarian cancer is often referred to as a “silent killer” as women are generally unaware they have it until it has spread.
But health experts have warned that if women pay attention to their symptoms their chances of survival could be dramatically improved.
Protein Compels Ovarian Cancer Cells To Cannibalize Themselves
A protein known to inhibit the growth of ovarian cancer works in part by forcing cancer cells to eat themselves until they die, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report in the Nov. 15 issue of Cancer Research.
Scintiest Find More Skin Cancer Vaccination
THE pioneering Australian scientist who discovered a vaccine against cervical cancer is on the verge of creating the world’s first skin cancer vaccination.
Professor Ian Frazer, a former Australian of the Year, has revealed human trials of the vaccine will start next year – and it could be ready for widespread use as early as 2013.
Breast Cancer Researh : Scientists find cell pathway driving a deadly sub-type of breast cancer
An intra cellular pathway not previously linked to breast cancer is driving a sub-type of the disease that is highly lethal and disproportionately over-represented in African American women.
The pathway regulates how cells identify and destroy proteins and represents a class of genes called proteasome targeting complexes.
Cancer Research and Therapy : Therapy May Block Expansion Of Breast Cancer Cells
Breast cancer stem cells are known to be involved in therapy resistance and the recurrence of cancerous tumors. A new study appearing in Clinical and Translational Science shows the mechanisms governing stem cell expansion in breast cancer (called Notch activity), and finds that therapy targeting a protein called cyclin D1 may block the expansion of […]
More Men Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates nearly 2,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed among men in the United States this year.
Enos Catchings Sr., of Jackson, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003. He said he shares his story with men so they will understand breast cancer affects men as well as women.
New technique to study the genetics of breast cancer
A new technique to study genetic changes that can lead to breast cancer could be one step closer.
The University of Nottingham has received £15,000 from the charity Breast Cancer Campaign to fill in one of the research gaps identified by the country’s top breast cancer experts in a recent study carried out by the charity.
Vitamin D May Not Help Lower a Woman’s Breast Cancer Risk
When studies came out showing that women with breast cancer tended to have low levels of vitamin D, doctors hoped that boosting vitamin D in women could reduce their breast cancer risk.
But in a study of more than 36,000 women, those taking daily supplements of vitamin D had the same risk of developing breast cancer […]