Research News for April 2010
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Genetic Changes in DCIS Cells May Help Predict Invasive Breast Cancer Risk
New research suggests that certain genetic characteristics in DCIS cells may help predict the risk of future invasive breast cancer.
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Breast Cancer Risk Factors Seemingly Less Influential in Hispanic Women
A new study suggests that links between known breast cancer risk factors and breast cancer diagnosis isn't as strong in Hispanic women compared to non-Hispanic white women.
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Experimental Regimen May Work Against Treatment-Resistant Breast Cancer
A combination of two experimental targeted therapies shows promise in treating advanced-stage HER2-positive breast cancer.
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Radioactive Tag on Herceptin May Allow Doctors to Track Effectiveness
Attaching a radioactive tag to the targeted therapy Herceptin might allow researchers to monitor how HER2-positive breast cancer cells respond to Herceptin treatment.
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Avastin-Abraxane Combo May Treat Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Research in mice suggests that Avastin combined with Abraxane works better against triple-negative breast cancer cells than Abraxane alone.
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Tamoxifen and Evista Both Good Choices to Reduce Risk
Both tamoxifen and Evista lower the risk of invasive and non-invasive breast cancer in women at high risk, and each medicine has benefits and risks.
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Too Much MicroRNA Linked to Herceptin Resistance
New research suggests that too much microRNA-21 in HER2-positive breast cancer cells is linked to Herceptin resistance.
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Herceptin May Destroy Cancer Stem Cells
Preliminary research using math formulas suggests that HER2-negative breast cancers may benefit from Herceptin.
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Tykerb May Treat Herceptin-Resistant HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Research on cells suggests that HER2-positive breast cancers resistant to Herceptin may respond to Tykerb.
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Overactive HOTAIR Gene Makes Breast Cancer More Likely to Metastasize
New research has found that breast cancers with an overactive HOTAIR (HOX antisense intergenic RNA) gene are more likely to spread to parts of the body away from the breast (metastasize).
