Medics design AI tool to predict side-effects in breast cancer patients
The Guardian | Breast cancer
by Andrew Gregory Health editor
1w ago
Trials in UK, France and the Netherlands indicate tool can predict if patient will experience problems from surgery and radiotherapy Doctors have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can predict which breast cancer patients are more at risk of side-effects after treatment. Worldwide, 2 million women are diagnosed every year with the disease, which is the most common cancer in females in most countries ..read more
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Breast cancer drug may help thousands more women than previously thought
The Guardian | Breast cancer
by Andrew Gregory Health editor
1w ago
Pembrolizumab is used to treat triple-negative form of disease but researchers say it could be used more widely Thousands more women with breast cancer could benefit from a blockbuster immunotherapy drug than previously thought, research suggests. Pembrolizumab, sold under the brand name Keytruda, targets and blocks a specific protein on the surface of certain immune cells that then seek out and destroy the cancerous cells ..read more
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UK scientists working on breast cancer monitor fitted in bra
The Guardian | Breast cancer
by Alexandra Topping
1w ago
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University hope device used at home will improve tracking of tumours Scientists are developing a device that fits inside a bra and could monitor whether a breast cancer tumour is growing. Researchers hope the device will provide a new non-invasive method of detecting tumour growth that patients can use “in the comfort of their own homes ..read more
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What is a breast cancer risk assessment score? Should I get one?
The Guardian | Breast cancer
by Madeleine Aggeler
1w ago
Olivia Munn revealed this week that she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer. She attributed the early detection to an assessment tool This week, actress Olivia Munn shared an Instagram post in which she revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2023. She said that although she had tested negative for mutated BRCA genes (which are associated with a higher risk of breast cancer) and had a “normal mammogram” that winter, her doctor decided to calculate her breast cancer risk assessment score. “The fact that she did saved my life,” Munn wrote ..read more
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Labour MP Foy says she has breast cancer and urges others to get checked
The Guardian | Breast cancer
by PA Media
1w ago
Mary Kelly Foy, the MP for Durham, is recuperating from surgery and is expected to make a full recovery A Labour MP has urged women to attend breast cancer screenings as she revealed her own diagnosis. Mary Kelly Foy, the City of Durham MP, said she was recuperating from surgery and was expected to make a full recovery thanks to an early diagnosis ..read more
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Cost of breast cancer to UK economy could reach £3.6bn by 2034, study shows
The Guardian | Breast cancer
by Charlie Moloney
2M ago
Figure represents cost to NHS, productivity lost by society, and losses and expenses for patients The cost of breast cancer to the UK economy could reach £3.6bn a year by 2034, according to a new report. This year, the total cost of breast cancer to the UK economy is estimated to be £2.6bn–£2.8bn, or about 0.1% of UK gross output, economic modelling in the study shows. That could rise by almost 40% if no action is taken to improve screening rates and cut advanced cancer cases, the study from the thinktank Demos and the charity Breast Cancer Now suggests ..read more
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Federal government condemns ‘abhorrent’ scam targeting MP Peta Murphy’s funeral
The Guardian | Breast cancer
by Josh Butler
3M ago
Fraudsters created Facebook pages purporting to offer a live stream of the memorial service Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcast The federal government has called out an “abhorrent” online scam targeting the funeral of Labor MP Peta Murphy last week, with fraudsters creating numerous Facebook pages purporting to offer a live stream of the memorial service. The pages, which were swiftly removed once brought to the attention of Facebook’s parent company Meta, appear to have targeted Murphy’s friends and ..read more
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Late MP Peta Murphy remembered as ‘brave and loved’ by Anthony Albanese in emotional tribute
The Guardian | Breast cancer
by Katharine Murphy Political editor
4M ago
‘It was so true to Peta’s character that she channelled her personal battle with breast cancer into public policy’, PM says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has confirmed that Labor MP Peta Murphy, 50, has died from breast cancer. The prime minister struggled to hold back tears as he confirmed Murphy’s passing in a short statement from parliament house on Monday afternoon. Murphy, the member for Dunkley, attended the final sitting week of the House of Representatives last week befo ..read more
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Share your reaction to women gaining access to cancer drug that halves the risk of breast cancer
The Guardian | Breast cancer
by Guardian community team
5M ago
We’d like to hear your thoughts on anastrozole being offered to women in England at higher risk of developing breast cancer From Tuesday, an estimated 289,000 women in England who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer will be given access to a drug that can halve their risk. Anastrozole will be made available to women who have been through the menopause and and have relatives who had breast cancer at a younger age, or several relatives who developed it. The drug will be taken as a 1mg tablet once a day for five years ..read more
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Drug that can halve breast cancer risk offered to 289,000 women in England
The Guardian | Breast cancer
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor
5M ago
Anastrozole to be made available to women who have been through the menopause and have family history of breast cancer Almost 300,000 women at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being given access to a drug that can halve their risk in a “major step forward” in the fight against the disease. An estimated 289,000 women in England who are at moderate or high risk of breast cancer will from Tuesday be able to take the tablet to try to prevent it from developing, NHS bosses said ..read more
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