Up to half of women stop taking the drug prematurely but in doing so significantly reduce their survival odds, says Cancer Research UK. Data shows for every hundred women who complete the full… Continue reading
Check out Cancer Care’s booklet, Your Guide to the Latest Cancer Research and Treatments , which features highlights from the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), with up-to-date… Continue reading
Women with the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) are significantly less likely to develop invasive disease if they are given radiotherapy after surgery, and the effect… Continue reading
Researchers say they have identified a series of gene variations which together may play a role in the development of a common breast cancer. A study of women in Finland and Sweden found… Continue reading
The eight unexplained symptoms most closely linked to cancer have been highlighted by researchers at Keele University. The team also points to the age at which patients should be most concerned by the… Continue reading
Scientists have tracked the spread of breast-cancer cells “live” for the first time in an advance which it is hoped will lead to new cures. The team tagged cancer cells with a protein that… Continue reading
Each year, the American Society of Clinical Oncology releases a report that pinpoints the top advances in cancer treatment, prevention and screening. This year, ASCO identified 15 key advances in four areas. Here is… Continue reading
Scientists are close to discovering how breast cells become cancerous it emerged yesterday. Dr Paul Edwards from Cambridge University has identified a gene called NRG1 which is linked to more than half of… Continue reading
Cancer treatment will be dramatically transformed in the near future as a number of research projects reach fruition. Sir David Lane, chief scientist at Cancer Research UK, revealed this week that teams are… Continue reading
