Latest Breast Cancer News

• 'Trojan horse' approach to kill cancer cells without using drugs September 23, 2020
  Cancer cells are killed in lab experiments and tumor growth reduced in mice, using a new approach that turns a nanoparticle into a 'Trojan horse' that causes cancer cells to self-destruct.
• Combining two precision medicines can treat drug-resistant cancers September 14, 2020
  Launching a dual-pronged attack on tumours using a combination of two innovative precision medicines could treat patients with multiple common cancers, a new clinical trial shows.
• New way to target some rapidly dividing cancer cells, leaving healthy cells unharmed September 9, 2020
  Scientists say they have found a new way to kill some multiplying human breast cancer cells by selectively attacking the core of their cell division machinery.
• Personal use of permanent hair dye not associated with greater risk of most cancers or cancer death September 2, 2020
  Women who use permanent hair dye products to colour their hair at home do not experience greater risk of most cancers or greater cancer related mortality.
• Effective cancer immunotherapy further linked to regulating a cell 'suicide' gene September 2, 2020
  Researchers have added to evidence that a gene responsible for turning off a cell's natural 'suicide' signals may also be the culprit in making breast cancer and melanoma cells resistant to therapies that use the immune system to fight cancer.