Breast Cancer News

April 12, 2025

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Researchers Use 'Smart' Bomb Therapy to Destroy Breast Cancer

Apr. 2, 2025 — Scientists are working to create a new light-activated 'smart' bomb to treat aggressive breast cancer. The new light-sensitive chemicals called cyanine-carborane salts are used in photodynamic therapy, or PDT, to destroy metastatic breast cancer ...

Rates of Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening Nearly Four-Fold Higher Than Lung Cancer Screening Among Those Eligible

Apr. 2, 2025 — Lung cancer screening has the potential to catch lung cancer early and save lives -- but only if people get screened. Although lung cancer screening is recommended in the U.S. for certain individuals ...

Omega-6 Fatty Acid Promotes the Growth of an Aggressive Type of Breast Cancer, Study Finds

Apr. 1, 2025 — Linoleic acid, an omega-6 fatty acid found in seed oils such as soybean and safflower oil, and animal products including pork and eggs, specifically enhances the growth of the hard-to-treat 'triple ...

AI-Powered Mammograms: A New Window Into Heart Health

Mar. 20, 2025 — Mammograms, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) models, may reveal much more than cancer, according to a new study. The findings highlight how these important cancer screening tools can also be used to assess the amount of calcium buildup ...

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Vaccine May Improve Breast Cancer Treatment Outcomes

Mar. 18, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a promising new vaccine strategy for treating a specific type of breast cancer. The innovative approach targets human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive, estrogen ...

New Antibody Reduces Tumor Growth in Treatment-Resistant Breast and Ovarian Cancers

Mar. 13, 2025 — A new type of antibody which stimulates the immune system to target cancer cells slows tumour growth, according to new ...

Diabetes Drug Could Help Cancer Patients Make Better Recovery

Mar. 5, 2025 — Research shows that a common type of diabetes medication could help cancer patients make a better long-term recovery. Many cancer patients go on to develop heart failure -- because of the cancer ...

Links Between Metabolism and Aggressive Breast Cancer

Mar. 6, 2025 — More than 120 million Americans suffer from diabetes or pre-diabetes. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive form of breast cancer, and TNBC patients with obesity-driven diabetes ...

Scientists Upends Scientific Understanding of How Anticancer Drugs Kill Cancer

Mar. 6, 2025 — BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes play a crucial role in repairing damaged DNA. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 substantially increase the likelihood of breast and ...

Future Drugs May Snap Supply Chain Fueling Breast Cancer

Mar. 5, 2025 — Cancer cells have an insatiable appetite for energy as they multiply more rapidly than normal cells. Greedy cancer cells hijack various cellular functions to find and exploit energy and other ...

Researchers Develop Novel Computational Approach for Identifying Synergistic Drug Combinations

Feb. 20, 2025 — Researchers have developed a powerful computational tool, named iDOMO, to improve the prediction of drug synergy and accelerate the development of ...

Data from All 50 States Shows Early Onset Breast Cancer Is on the Rise in Younger Women: Does Place of Exposure Matter?

Feb. 19, 2025 — Breast cancer incidence trends in U.S. women under 40 vary by geography and supports incorporating location information with established risk factors ...

Landmark Atlas Reveals How Aging Breast Tissue Shapes Breast Cancer Risk

Feb. 14, 2025 — Aging is a privilege, but it also brings risks -- including an increased likelihood of developing age-related diseases including cancer. Researchers have now created a landmark atlas of how healthy ...

Innovative Dual-Target Drug May Lead to New Investigational Approach for Breast Cancer Patients

Feb. 12, 2025 — Researchers discover new insights into how dual-target drug may supercharge cancer-fighting immune ...

Disruption of a Single Amino Acid in a Cellular Protein Makes Breast Cancer Cells Behave Like Stem Cells

Feb. 11, 2025 — Changes to the intermediate filament (IF) protein, vimentin, were found to promote tumor growth by increasing cancer stemness in an oestrogen independent manner. Targeting vimentin and/or the long ...

Breast Cancers Broadly Defined by Their Genome Architecture

Feb. 10, 2025 — Breast cancers at all stages are defined by the structure of their genomes, researchers find. Targeting these processes early is likely to offer unexpected therapeutic ...

Fear of Breast Cancer Recurrence: Impact and Coping With Being in a Dark Place

Feb. 6, 2025 — A new study of breast cancer survivors has found this psychosocial challenge impacts almost every important domain of their lives -- the emotional, behavioral, cognitive, relational and professional. ...

How Hungry Fat Cells Could Someday Starve Cancer to Death

Feb. 4, 2025 — Liposuction and plastic surgery aren't often mentioned in the same breath as cancer. But they are the inspiration for a new approach to treating cancer that uses engineered fat cells to deprive ...

Inhibitor Drugs to Treat Aggressive Breast Cancer Identified

Feb. 3, 2025 — A national study seeking more effective treatment for deadly metaplastic breast cancer has identified two inhibitor drugs with the potential to interrupt disease ...

Routine Brain MRI Screening in Asymptomatic Late Stage Breast Cancer Patients

Jan. 28, 2025 — A new study shows that asymptomatic brain metastasis is more common in stage 4 breast cancer patients than previously believed. The study suggests that doctors may need to rethink current screening ...

Inherited Gene Elevates Prostate Cancer Risk in Affected Families

Jan. 28, 2025 — The inherited mutated gene WNT9B, which functions normally in embryonic prostate development, increases risk of adult prostate cancer, according to a new ...

Dissolving Clusters of Cancer Cells to Prevent Metastases

Jan. 24, 2025 — Successful test in breast cancer patients: the active agent digoxin, a cardiac medication, dissolves clusters of circulating breast cancer cells in the blood, thus reducing the risk of metastases ...

New Combination Immunotherapy for Melanoma and Breast Cancer

Jan. 23, 2025 — A research team has investigated a new combination therapy against cancer. This therapy employs systemic administration of the tissue hormone interferon-I combined with local application of ...

Drug Candidate Eliminates Breast Cancer Tumors in Mice in a Single Dose

Jan. 22, 2025 — Despite significant therapeutic advances, breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Treatment typically involves surgery and follow-up hormone therapy, but late effects ...

Telephone Therapy Reduces Fatigue Interference With Activities, Mood and Cognition for Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivors

Jan. 21, 2025 — A clinical trial demonstrates the effectiveness of telephone-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in reducing fatigue's interference with functioning and improving the quality of ...

Drug in Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer Could Also Treat Some Blood Cancers

Jan. 16, 2025 — Two new studies have identified a possible way to block the progression of several forms of blood cancer using a drug already in clinical trials against breast ...

Trastuzumab Emtansine Improves Long-Term Survival in HER2 Breast Cancer

Jan. 15, 2025 — In patients with high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer, post-surgery, or adjuvant, treatment with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) reduced the long-term risk of death or invasive disease by 46% and ...

Researchers Resolve Uncertainty in BRCA2 Testing, Improving Cancer Risk Assessment and Patient Care

Jan. 8, 2025 — Findings from a multi-institutional, international study have significantly advanced the understanding of genetic alterations in the BRCA2 gene, a key player in hereditary cancer ...

Researchers Boost Chemotherapy Uptake in Breast Cancer Treatment With Localized Magnetic Fields

Jan. 6, 2025 — Researchers have developed a non-invasive method to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy while reducing its harmful side effects. By applying brief, localized pulses of magnetic fields, the team ...

Approaches Against Metastatic Breast Cancer: Mini-Tumors from Circulating Cancer Cells

Jan. 3, 2025 — Tumor cells circulating in the blood are the 'germ cells' of breast cancer metastases. They are very rare and could not be propagated in the culture dish until now, which made research into ...

Patients With Heart Disease May Be at Increased Risk for Advanced Breast Cancer

Jan. 2, 2025 — Patients diagnosed with late-stage or metastatic breast cancer have a statistically significant increased risk of pre-diagnosis cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to those with early-stage cancer ...

Study Explores Whether CBD Can Reduce Scan-Related Anxiety in Patients With Advanced Breast Cancer

Dec. 16, 2024 — A new study explores whether cannabidiol (CBD), a component of marijuana, can reduce anxiety levels, specifically among patients with advanced breast cancer before a scan assessing tumor ...

AI-Powered Blood Test First to Spot Earliest Sign of Breast Cancer

Dec. 13, 2024 — A new screening method that combines laser analysis with a type of AI is the first of its kind to identify patients in the earliest stage of breast cancer, a study ...

Study Reveals Short Term Safety of Active Monitoring for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ

Dec. 12, 2024 — The first study comparing surgery to active monitoring as treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) finds women who carefully monitor the precancerous cells are no more likely to develop breast ...