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Studies Show HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Requires Combined Targeted Therapies

Studies Show HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Requires Combined Targeted Therapies

Posted by on March 8, 2011 · 1 Comment

The findings, reported in two papers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), suggest that upregulation of the HER3 receptor limits the effectiveness of two classes of targeted therapies (HER2- and PI3 kinase-targeted therapies). Therefore targeting HER3 together with these agents should improve their clinical utility. Around 25 percent of breast cancers have increased expression [...]
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Sweden Discovers Method to Identify Recurring Breast Cancer

Sweden Discovers Method to Identify Recurring Breast Cancer

Posted by on February 28, 2011 · 0 Comment

About a quarter of women who survive breast cancer are at a risk of the cancer reoccurring. Scientists have now developed a technique that can identify the women which belong to this group. The research was carried out by scientists Lund University, Sweden in recent years. The technique developed by this research will hopefully be implemented in Swedish hospitals within the next 2 years. Later it will [...]
Filed in: Cancer, Researches
A Rare Type of Breast Cancer Linked To Multiple Childbirth

A Rare Type of Breast Cancer Linked To Multiple Childbirth

Posted by on February 25, 2011 · 1 Comment

A latest study led by Amanda Phipps, a postdoctoral research associate in the Public Health Sciences Division of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has found a link between multiple childbirth and triple-negative breast cancer – a rare but very aggressive form of triple-negative breast cancer. The study was based on data from the Women’s Health Initiative. The analysis included histories [...]
Filed in: Cancer, Researches
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