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Hand-held Test for Breast Cancer Uses Your Saliva and Gives Accurate Readings in 5 Seconds
Do women prefer a mammogram to test for breast cancer? Or would they rather place a tiny sample of saliva on a test strip...
Vaccine Targeting Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Shows Good Response in First Clinical Trial of Patients
A drug that targets the deadliest form of breast cancer has recently been found to elicit no side effects, and triggered an immune response...
Ultrasound Scanners Inside of a Bra Could Detect Breast Cancer Earlier, and Between Screenings
A miniature ultrasound device, fitted to a flexible polymer strap, can be slipped into a bra and detect breast cancer tumors among those most...
AI Can Accurately Detect 20% More Breast Cancers than Traditional Screening by Radiologists
A trained radiologist assisted by artificial intelligence was able to spot 20% more breast cancers in mammogram screenings without any increase in false positives,...
Tiny Battery Obliterates Breast Cancer Tumors in Mice by Creating Oxygen-free Target to Better Kill Disease
A tiny implant has placed a big target on the back of breast cancer tumors in mice, according to the results of a new...
Protein Changes in Blood Could Become New Test for Catching Breast Cancer Up to 2 Years Early
Newly discovered protein changes in the blood could pave the way for a new test to catching breast cancer up to two years early.
On...
Aggressive Breast Cancer Could Be Tamed By Ingredient Found in Cardamom Spice, Say Scientists
The spice cardamon could hold the key to tackling aggressive types of breast cancer, according to new research.
A natural compound called cardamonin found in...
Screening For Breast Cancer Might Soon Use Simple Blood Test Following Milk Discovery
Breast cancer screening could be done via a blood test in the future, following a major breakthrough.
Scientists say a simple blood test for women...
Tiny Yorkshire Terrier Detects Breast Cancer in Woman, Jumping Up and Down on Her Chest in Alarm
A Yorkshire Terrier saved her owner's life after jumping up and down on her chest to alert her to a cancerous lump.
Eleven-year-old pooch Bella...
Live Cells Discovered in Human Breast Milk Could Lead to Future Breast Cancer Treatments
Research at the University of Cambridge has found that breast milk cells, which were once thought to be dead or dying, are in fact...
To Protect the Heart From Breast Cancer Treatment, Study Finds Statins Could Help
Statins, common cholesterol-lowering medications, may protect women’s hearts from damage caused during chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer, according to new research published today in...
Common Weed Stops the Growth of Breast Cancer Cells, Scientists in London Report
A plant which had previously been dismissed as not being medically useful could prove to be a hero in disguise, after scientists discovered that...
Fasting-Mimicking Diet Shown to Be ‘Safe and Effective Supplement’ to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients
The research also suggests that short-term fasting or fasting-mimicking diets could help to prevent tumor growth in other cancer patients as well.
Tulane Researchers Find a Switch to Turn Off Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer Growth
Researchers at Tulane U. have identified a gene that causes an aggressive form of breast cancer—and a way to “turn it off” to inhibit growth of the cancer.
Mom Fighting Breast Cancer Comforted By Random ‘Angel’ in a Restaurant When She Needed It Most
Right when Amy Pettenato was beginning to despair in the face of her cancer fight, an “angel” in a restaurant swooped in to comfort her.
Simple Blood Test is Being Developed to Predict Breast Cancer Five Years Before Any Clinical Signs of Disease
The scientists estimate that with further research and development, the test could be commercially available at the clinic within four to five years.
Indonesian Teens Use Native Tree Species to Cure Rats of Breast Cancer
Two Indonesian high-school students used local lore of a plant’s medicinal properties in their own bid to develop a cure for cancer.
The girls, who...
Strangers Write 125,000 Loving Letters to Breast Cancer Patients – How You Can Join Their Mission
It takes very little effort to write a letter of encouragement to someone who many need it – which is why this charity is asking you to write one too.
A Woman Given Months to Live From Advanced Breast Cancer is ‘Cured’ in World First
For the first time in world history, a woman with advanced stage breast cancer was “cured” thanks to an experimental new therapy.
Judy Perkins, a...
Watch Neighbors Throw a Parade for Breast Cancer Patient on Last Day of Chemo
This woman couldn't believe her eyes when she walked outside and found a parade waiting to celebrate her last day of chemotherapy.