According to a new 10-year study, screening for breast cancer with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) increases cancer detection rates and significantly reduces the rate of advanced cancers compared to conventional 2D digital mammography ..read more

Researchers have discovered new insights into tumor-induced B cell changes in blood and bone marrow of triple negative breast cancer patients. The findings show two distinct patterns of B cell abnormalities that could serve as blood biomarkers for determining likelihood of response to standard-of-care chemotherapy and immunotherapy ..read more

A drug that delivers chemotherapy directly to tumors has shown impressive activity against some of the hardest-to-reach cancer cells: those that have spread to the brain in patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer. The findings, from an international clinical trial, reinforce earlier findings of the benefits of the drug -- trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), an antibody-drug conjugate -- in these patients, trial leaders say ..read more

A new study shows that skin fungus colonization of Malassezia globosa speeds up breast cancer tumor growth ..read more

In a study using human breast cancer cells, scientists say they have potentially identified immune system white blood cells that appear to be the closest neighbors of breast cancer cells that are likely to spread. The researchers say the finding, focused on a white blood cell called a macrophage, may provide a new biological target for immunotherapies designed to destroy spreading cancer cells that are often markers for worsening disease ..read more

A false-positive mammogram may deter women from future screenings, according to a new study. But staying on schedule remains key to early detection of cancer ..read more

Early detection of disease is considered positive -- but what if it finds 'too much'? While early diagnosis can improve the chances of recovery, early detection can also have unwanted side effects. After all, not everything that is found would have become life-threatening in the course of the disease. TOSYMA, the world's largest randomized diagnostic superiority study on early breast cancer detection, has now investigated whether the innovative DBT+SM method for early breast cancer detection also has such an effect -- and was once again able to hint on advantages of the approach over the scree ..read more

Women diagnosed with breast cancer who had regular screening mammograms every year were less likely to have late-stage cancer and had higher overall survival than those who received screening every other year or less often, according to new research ..read more

The surprising discovery that cellular protein G 13 may actually protect against -- rather than promote growth of -- the most commonly relapsing type of breast cancer signals potential for more effective and innovative treatments ..read more

How effective medications are depends on various factors, including the time of day when they are administered. Why? Because our bodies don't always function exactly the same. Instead, they follow the cycle set by their internal clock, otherwise known as circadian rhythm. But since each person's circadian rhythm is different and depends on a number of different factors, it is difficult to tailor medication schedules to an individual patient's body clock. Researchers have now developed a method for determining the optimum time of cancer treatment based on certain breast cancer cell lines ..read more